Juan Valdez is back in the spotlight again, only a few weeks after announcing the the Colombian Coffee Federation would attempt to buy Starbucks. This time the news is even weirder, as the organization announces a lawsuit against a cartoon called Mother Goose and...
Move over Exxon Valdez, if Colombian Coffee Federation Director Gabriel Silva has his way, you’ll soon be introduced to the Starbucks Valdez; however, unlike the boat, the latter just doesn’t hold water. In an interview published Sunday, the federation...
Despite an increased number of farms and acreage, coffee production on the Big Island of Hawaii was off by about 3% in the 2007 season. I find it interesting that the Pacific Business News prefers to look at the “glass is half full” side of this story,...
Coffee scientist Shawn Steiman has released his first work, the Hawaii Coffee Book: A Gourmet’s Guide from Kona to Kaua’i, by Watermark Publishing. Pre-orders are being accepted now, with the first shipments expected next month — I hear that some...
The company claims that the new shakes, priced at $2.49 for a 16oz and $2.99 for a 24oz serving, have a “sophisticated flavor that will appeal to coffee and shake fans alike.” I have a couple of problems with this: 1) It is highly unlikely that any company...
Uganda’s New Vision newspaper reports that Urth Caffe, a popular Los Angeles establishment has pledged a $500,000 investment in the country’s coffee industry; a bold move. U.S. Coffee Investor to Sink $500,000 in Kisoro (um, sink?) URTH Café, one of the...