by andrew | May 3, 2011 | associations, competitions, events, hawaii, news, origin
In two coffee industry firsts this weekend in Houston, Pete Licata of Honolulu Coffee Co. became the first competitor from Hawaii to win the United States Barista Championship and also the first-ever to prevail at any national barista championship using 100% Hawaiian...
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 | Dec 30, 2010 | business, ideas, marketing, news, retail
I receive updates periodically on coffee news from Google, including but not limited to stories including the keywords “World Barista Championship,” and “World Barista Champion.” There are normally a half dozen or so stories per month excluding...
by andrew | Oct 7, 2010 | associations, competitions, news
The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) and Speciality Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE) announce the formation of World Coffee Events (WCE), a nonprofit joint venture that will develop and manage competitive events on behalf of both organizations....
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 23, 2010 | associations, marketing, news, origin
Nishant Gurjer of Sethuraman Estate and Kaapi Royale Coffee in India was featured earlier this week in the Hindu Business Line about his success at estate branding and robusta sales within the U.S. market. Washed robusta coffee has begun to get a toehold in the...
