by andrew | Mar 30, 2011 | business, hawaii, news, origin
Massimo Zanetti, the Italian-based mega coffee roasting company best known in the USA for brands including Chock Full ‘O Nuts, Hills Brothers, Chase and Sanborn, MJB and Segafredo Zanetti today announced the acquisition of the Kauai Coffee Company from Alexander...
by andrew | Oct 1, 2010 | hawaii, news, origin
There’s a skillfully written editorial article about coffee and Hawaii coffee specifically that can be found in an airline magazine. One might be skeptical, which is why you should read the article Adventures in Coffeeland, which debuted today in the October /...
by andrew | Sep 6, 2010 | hawaii, origin, science
Hawaii’s resident coffee scientist Shawn Steiman investigates the conflicting historical accounts of when coffee first arrived in Hawaii. If you look into the history of coffee’s arrival to Hawaii, you’ll discover that most sources report that it was...
by andrew | Jul 20, 2010 | competitions, hawaii, origin
Last week’s Hawaii Coffee Association statewide cupping competition was won by Rusty’s Hawaiian coffee of Ka’u. No surprise there, it’s really outstanding stuff. However, what I did find interesting is that of the top 5 scoring coffees, only 1...
by andrew | Apr 28, 2010 | events, hawaii, origin
A trifecta of Hawaiian coffee masters will present this weekend at the 2nd annual Kau Coffee Festival in Pahala on the Hawaii’s Big Island. Not since John, Paul and George (minus Ringo) has so much talent come together on one stage. Admission for coffee training...
by andrew | Apr 6, 2010 | hawaii, origin
From the Pacific Business News: Hawaii’s revenue from coffee production plunged 13 percent year-over-year to $25.6 million in the 2009-10 growing season. The drop in revenue was a result of a 6 percent decline in the average farm price and an 8 percent decrease...
