by andrew | May 8, 2008 | events, retail |
CSP Magazine published a summary of their annual Convenience Retailing University session, this year held in San Antonio, Texas on February 12-13. I am honored to see my session “C-Store Coffee Success” get coverage in the wrap-up beside Steve Wozniak,...
by andrew | May 7, 2008 | competitions, events, retail
MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The nation’s top espresso-makers battled it out Monday to be called best-of-the-best, but it was Kyle Glanville of Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea who took home top honors. Glanville won the Specialty Coffee Association...
by andrew | Apr 27, 2008 | ideas, industry, quality, restaurants, retail
Better than Average Joe by Jeff Colchamiro When it comes to coffee, the old adage “The more things change, the more things stay the same” certainly applies. “There haven’t been many changes in how coffee is extracted since the initial...
by andrew | Mar 25, 2008 | news, oddities, retail |
Last week, Green Bay, Wisconsin based “Jo to Go America” announced plans to launch the ominously-named Phase Two of its coffee expansion plans: a Mexican catering business! Jo To Go America, Inc. Rolls Out “Phase Two” of Jo To Go Coffee/Taco...
by andrew | Mar 10, 2008 | news, origin, retail |
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...
by andrew | Feb 21, 2008 | business, events, industry, marketing, news, retail, starbucks
Just two days after Coffee Klatch Roasting of Southern California announced that it would serve free coffee at its two coffee shops when all U.S. Starbucks stores close on February 26 for employee retraining, hundreds of independent coffee shops and small chain...
