by andrew | Aug 5, 2010 | events, origin
Kaapi Royale Coffee announces the January 2011 return of its annual origin tour to India’s exotic coffee growing regions for coffee professionals, this year adding Coorg to an expanded 5-day itinerary. The event begins on Tuesday, January 11th in Bangalore with a...
by andrew | Aug 1, 2010 | marketing, news, origin, retail, starbucks
Brazil’s largest business magazine, Exame, takes a look at Juan Valdez Cafe’s origins and plans for expansion worldwide, crediting Starbucks as an influence. The article Starbucks à moda latina, or “Starbucks Latin-style,” discusses the...
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 | Jun 1, 2010 | events, ideas, marketing, origin
CafeMakers company founder Andrew Hetzel will lead an origin brand marketing workshop at the 2010 Speciality Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE) conference in London. The session, “Developing an Origin Brand,” will be held at Olympia exhibition hall on...
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 11, 2010 | associations, events, origin
Kaapi Royale Coffee will serve samples of an espresso based on the rare Coffea liberica species during this week’s Specialty Coffee Association of America conference and exposition in Anaheim, California. The blend, called Anokhi Karma, combines coffee from the...
