by andrew | Feb 12, 2012 | events, industry, news
While I was on the road for the past month, there was no news story from the coffee world that caught my attention more than the tragic fire at SafeHouse Coffee in Griffin, GA. Thankfully no one was injured, but the business was left destroyed. More than just a coffee...
by andrew | Dec 31, 2011 | economy, featured, industry, origin, quality, retail |
The January / February 2012 issue of Roast Magazine includes a feature Specialty Coffee’s New Frontier article about the emerging coffee markets of China, the Middle East, India and Russia titled, “The New Frontier.” This handy introduction to...
by andrew | Dec 29, 2011 | associations, industry, retail, roasting
Some will look back at 2011 as the year of sweeping political change in the Middle East and Egypt, or as the year that a 9.0 earthquake killed at least 16,000 people and triggered a dangerous nuclear reactor meltdown in Fukushima, Japan, or even as the year that the...
by andrew | Dec 7, 2011 | featured, industry, oddities, origin, quality, retail |
Kopi Luwak coffee. You’ve heard of it before: the coffee consumed and excreted by palm civet cats in Southeast Asia, washed off by resourceful locals, and served by annoying dinner hosts to their unsuspecting guests for the sole purpose of...
by andrew | Nov 1, 2011 | hawaii, industry, origin
Karen Paterson of Hula Daddy Coffee today published an amazing blog article about the state of coffee in Kona that should be read by all with interests in Hawaii and its signature coffee growing origin. The article, titled Kona Coffee Farmers at the Crossroad...
by andrew | Dec 8, 2010 | economy, industry, sustainability |
Earlier this week I shared comments with a coffee industry publication regarding truth and fiction surrounding today’s higher coffee prices and the prospect of future shortages. The article will probably pull a few of my words that are quote-worthy, but I...
