by andrew | Jun 4, 2007 | associations, events, industry, quality, retail
3-DAY SCAA SKILL-BUILDING WORKSHOP EVENT Presented by the Specialty Coffee Association of America July 6 – 8, 2008 Washington, D.C. – Counter Culture Coffee 1836 Columbia Road NW, Suite 202, Washington, DC 20009 ESPRESSO – CUPPING – PRO BARISTA SKILLS – BREWING JULY 6...
by andrew | May 13, 2007 | business, ideas, industry, news, quality, restaurants, retail, starbucks
The May / June Hotel Food & Beverage Magazine features an interview and web sidebar with Andrew Hetzel titled Coffee is the New Wine that discusses the latest coffee trends in the hospitality industry, suggestions for quality improvement and coffee & food...
by andrew | Feb 12, 2007 | associations, events, industry, quality, retail
Attendees to the National Restaurant Association’s annual hotel-motel convention this May can discover how to ride the espresso lane to bigger profits. That’s because Andrew Hetzel, industry expert with Cafemakers, will offer a presentation entitled...
by andrew | Jan 18, 2007 | competitions, events, news, origin, quality
After eight years of conducting the Cup of Excellence program the Brazil winning farmers saw their average price per pound rise up to over $5.00lb. Yesterday’s online auction took many by surprise as all 28 coffees had bids within the first 25 minutes, and a record...
by andrew | Jan 16, 2007 | industry, news, quality, restaurants, retail
The word is out …and it’s about time! In 2006, we started to see the wheels of the foodservice industry turn to take notice of consumers demands for better specialty coffee. There’s still a long way to go, but clearly coffee is now in the minds of...
by andrew | Aug 4, 2006 | business, ideas, industry, quality, restaurants, retail
In my August 2006 column for CoffeeTalk Magazine, I interview and share tips from restaurants that are serving great coffee. Past articles in this series have addressed many problems plaguing the quality of coffee served in America’s restaurants and made some...