by andrew | Mar 19, 2009 | marketing, starbucks |
The tweet in question was from @MyStarbucksIdea, a marketing representative of Starbucks, which read, “Sbux VIA was an idea from a customer almost 20 years ago.” The message was posted at 8:32 AM HST (11:32 PST) on March 18th. The message was not a reply...
by andrew | Mar 16, 2009 | associations, competitions, events |
A press release today from the Dubai conference & exhibition group IC&E announces a cooperation with the Specialty Coffee Association of America to launch the first ever specialty coffee & tea conference in Dubai this November. The conference will host...
by andrew | Mar 16, 2009 | competitions, events
Despite the seemingly non-stop activity surrounding this year’s United States Barista Championship in Portland, I had the pleasure of sitting down to discuss the competition and what it means to be a barista judge with Internet radio producer Kyle O’Brien...
by andrew | Mar 10, 2009 | competitions, events, oddities
An article in the Baltimore Sun this morning debates the entertainment value of a baseball competition called the World Baseball Classic, where writer Bill Ordine suggests that he would rather (and quite genuinely, it seems) join us in Atlanta for the World Barista...
by andrew | Mar 8, 2009 | competitions, events
The United States Barista Championship finals round is today, Sunday March 8, 2009 at Noon PDT broadcast live from Portland. Stay here for streaming coverage of the action: http://www.ustream.tv/flash/live/1/512153 USBC Finalists (not in order): 1. Scott Lucey –...
