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 | Sep 16, 2011 | hawaii, news
It’s all over the Hawaii news, an allegedly “harmed” consumer in Northern California has filed a lawsuit against the Safeway grocery store chain, claiming that the Kona coffee blend sold by the company probably had less actual Kona coffee than was...
by andrew | Sep 14, 2011 | associations, competitions, events
Breathtaking is the only word that comes to mind when describing the 2011 World Barista Championship held this past June in Bogota, Colombia. No, I am not referring to Bogota’s 2,625 m (8,612′) elevation that had many of us looking for commemorative oxygen...
by andrew | Aug 20, 2011 | events, origin, roasting
Origin tours are important in the specialty coffee industry so that buyers can travel to growers’ estates and develop productive personal relationships, understand the foreign and complex inner workings of farms and local culture, as well as exchange information...
by andrew | Aug 12, 2011 | events, hawaii
The Art of Hawaiian Coffee If you’re in Honolulu this weekend or early next week, be sure to check out the Art of Hawaiian Coffee event this is being held at the DFS Galleria in Waikiki. Reigning United States Barista Champion Pete Licata, roaster extraordinaire...
