by andrew | May 15, 2007 | competitions, events, retail
Heather Perry from Coffee Klatch Roasting of San Dimas, California, has won the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s 2007 United States Barista Championship. The United States Barista Championship is an annual coffee competition where 50 of the best...
by andrew | Mar 31, 2007 | business, retail
The lucrative beverage component of the quick-service restaurant business is taking a big leap forward as McDonald’s and other traditional segment players try to siphon off market share from leading coffeehouse chains by offering new varieties of teas, coffees...
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 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 | Jul 31, 2006 | events
Press release out today about my speaking at the upcoming National Coffee Association conference: Andrew Hetzel, president of leading specialty coffee retail consultancy Cafemakers, LLC, will address the National Coffee Association at their annual Fall Education...
