by andrew | Dec 16, 2011 | retail
‘Tis the season of lists: all of the things that happened this year, all of the things predicted to happen next year and, of course, everything that you should run out and buy right now. Dear Coffee I Love You got in on the gift listing action after Thanksgiving...
by andrew | Dec 16, 2011 | news, retail
Ryan Willbur of United States Barista Championship and other coffee industry fame has compiled his own top 10 list of coffee happenings in 2011, among them (#8) Pete Licata winning the US Barista Championship this year in Houston and you’ll never guess what is...
by andrew | Dec 7, 2011 | featured, industry, oddities, origin, quality, retail |
Kopi Luwak coffee. You’ve heard of it before: the coffee consumed and excreted by palm civet cats in Southeast Asia, washed off by resourceful locals, and served by annoying dinner hosts to their unsuspecting guests for the sole purpose of...
by andrew | Sep 23, 2011 | news, retail
Fortune Magazine published an extensive feature profile of Blue Bottle Coffee as well as a a companion list of the best coffee companies in America, with the assistance of industry veteran Ken Davids. What I like most about this list of best coffee companies is that...
by andrew | Jul 13, 2011 | hawaii, retail |
Dennis McQuoid and his Beach Bum Cafe were featured in this morning’s Honolulu Star Advertiser. The article, very well-written by Joleen Oshiro accurately describes his brew bar concept, despite it being a relatively new one in Honolulu. “I make the coffee...
by andrew | Mar 12, 2011 | business, retail
Nespresso is Western Europe’s dominant single serve coffee system and also the most reliable decent cup of coffee available in some emerging specialty coffee markets. I had the pleasure of commenting on Nestle’s fastest growing brand for Time Magazine,...
