by andrew | Sep 25, 2008 | competitions, events, news |
2008 World Barista Championship runner-up and reigning Australian Barista Champion David Makin is featured in this article about the barista profession and competitions: TO many people, a cup of coffee is just a cup of coffee. To a few, it can be a work of art, if a...
by andrew | Aug 20, 2008 | news, quality
Dora Jaramillo slides off the top of a wooden box to reveal 36 numbered vials of “perfume.” Each number in the kit corresponds to a different aroma commonly found in coffee, some positive (lemon and butter) and some not so positive (medicinal and rubber)....
by andrew | Aug 18, 2008 | news, starbucks |
BusinessWeek features the story of big investors dumping their interest in Starbucks in a new feature article. RESTORING LUSTER But Schultz faces a tough battle in bringing back the company’s traditionally prolific growth. As recently as 2004, Starbucks’...
by andrew | Jul 22, 2008 | news, retail, starbucks
Starbucks’ announcement to close 600 stores has brought sadness from customers and employees, cheers from some competitors and Wall St., and last but not least, thousands of tasty press articles that need subject matter experts on the topics of retail coffee...
by andrew | Jul 16, 2008 | industry, news, retail
Article: Coffee Market to be Valued at $59 billion by 2012 2008-07-15 — Taking the lead over the soft drink industry for the first time, the coffee market (inclusive of both retail and foodservice sales) was valued at $44 billion in 2007. According to an updated study...
by andrew | Jul 10, 2008 | competitions, news
…or so says this article from The Pitch, a Kansas City food blog that recently interviewed our friend from PT’s Coffee. You may notice (above, left) the publicity photo for “Coffee Prince,” a hugely popular Korean drama television series. What...
