by andrew | Apr 19, 2012 | events, news, origin
Kaapi Royale Coffee and Crop to Cup Coffee Importers have jointly announced that they have reached a deal to bring the very first Q Certified Robusta to the United States, beginning with a shipment scheduled to arrive in late May. Read all of the details in the press...
by andrew | Mar 6, 2012 | news, quality
Did you ever have the feeling that you’ve reached a professional turning point or game changing moment for the better that suddenly makes the road ahead look much clearer than before? The sort of thing where the little hairs stand up on the back of your neck? I...
by andrew | Feb 29, 2012 | health, news
A new medical study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has credibly disproven any connection between coffee consumption and increased risk of chronic diseases, including myocardial infarction (heart attack), stroke, type 2 diabetes and cancer. The...
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 16, 2011 | news, retail
Ryan Willbur of United States Barista Championship and other coffee industry fame has compiled his own top 10 list of coffee happenings in 2011, among them (#8) Pete Licata winning the US Barista Championship this year in Houston and you’ll never guess what is...
by andrew | Oct 24, 2011 | business, competitions, events, marketing, news
Last week while paging through the October 2011 issue of Bon Appetite magazine, I nearly fell off of my chair. Staring right back on page 25 was the smiling face of a friend, Italian Barista Champion Francesco Sanapo. Francesco is the face of an advertising campaign...
