by andrew | Feb 1, 2007 | news, retail, starbucks
Reprinted with the permission of Nation’s Restaurant News Espresso, historians tell us, was given to the world by Italians in the early 20th century. It would take a quirky Seattle retailer with New Age proclivities to move it into storefronts, malls, airports...
by andrew | Jan 26, 2007 | business, ideas, retail
A little more than a year has passed since The Slate ran its popular online article Bitter Brew – I opened a charming neighborhood coffee shop. Then it destroyed my life by Michael Idov. I read the article again just recently and found that its lessons remain as...
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 | Jan 4, 2007 | industry, retail
It was not so long ago that “red or white” were the only wine options for patrons of a typical restaurant in America; it was a simpler culinary time, a time when people accepted what wine they were served with few complaints. No matter how bad that wine...
by andrew | Dec 5, 2006 | retail, starbucks
Starbucks put me out of business is the scapegoat of choice for coffee shops that are operated poorly. Competition is as much an opportunity for specialty coffee businesses as it is a threat. Starbucks does not put independent coffee shop operators out of business:...
by andrew | Nov 27, 2006 | news, retail
Press release from our friends at Bearclaw Coffee: CHELSEA, MI: Bearclaw Coffee Co. (Bearclaw) of Chelsea, Michigan, has expanded its Board of Directors with the addition of Ms. Mary Jean Raab. The announcement was made by Bearclaw President and cofounder, Debi...
