Price and Value | Global Forces in Specialty Coffee
By David Piza Cossio, Relationship Coffee Manager, Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers In early September of this year, international coffee prices for Arabica coffee plunged to a 4-year low, breaking the $1.16/lb threshold experienced back in the early stages of the Great Recession. The large Brazilian crop is estimated to surpass 50 million 60kg bags during …
Sustainability Efforts at Retail | How Can We Make an Impact?
Interview With Richard Young, Food Service Technology Center Chronicle: Your work focuses on promoting energy efficiency practices in the food service sector. What are some of the ways you explain why it is important to care about these efforts? Richard: Commercial food service operations, from cafes to cafeterias, are very energy-intensive. Most operators have no idea what …
Signature Drinks and The Specialty Coffee Experience
By Colin Whitcomb For those who build and run specialty coffee shops, the big question is: How do we want people to experience coffee? It’s a loaded question, as answering it requires probing even further: How do we want people to drink coffee? How do they interact with coffee? Should they be drinking black coffee …
Specialty Coffee | Less and Less a Bull’s-eye to Hit, More and More the Bull to Catch
By Michael Kaiser I was not born a coffee farmer, but providence would introduce me to one. In July of 2011, one month after moving to El Salvador, I found myself across the table from Emilio Lopez Diaz, listening to the story of Cuatro M, the collection of coffee farms, processing facilities and their exporting …
90+ Profiles: Getting to Know Andy Sprenger
Who are you and what do you do in coffee? I’m Andy Sprenger, the owner of Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters in Lakewood, CO. Right now I’m working on building out the space for the roastery/cafe, and everything else that opening a business involves. Soon we’ll be roasting and brewing beautiful coffee for the good people …
Portfolio | Issue No. 5 | Design
Let’s face it, there are tons of challenges in life and drinkware shouldn’t be one of them. We’ve all experienced the coffee dribble down the shirt. The Contigo brand is a leading innovator of Travel Mugs. Our AUTOSEAL® line has become America’s #1 Selling* line of travel mugs. Our patented AUTOSEAL technology is designed to …
Portfolio | Issue No. 5 | Get It Now
If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Why should I care about the sauces I serve?” it’s time we chat over a cup of coffee. Better yet, a mocha. Look down at that mocha and imagine the work it took to get it just right. The right bean. The right roast. The perfect amount of water. Before …
Portfolio | Issue No. 5 | People
The New Black is bringing the best of the Third Wave to Asia We can’t share the details in this setting, but let’s just say our vision is ambitious. If you have that elusive blend of artistry, ambition and discipline, we’d love to tell you more about it. An unparalleled opportunity for the right coffee …
Portfolio | Issue No. 5 | Innovation
Cablevey Conveyors is a manufacturing company that develops and builds state-of-the-art systems used to convey specialty materials. Based on patented, gentle, cable-and-disc technology, our conveyors gently move products such as roasted and ground coffee through an enclosed tube without the use of air. This virtually eliminates the product separation and degradation that occur with traditional …
Roya Recovery Project Info
Hemileia vastatrix, or Coffee Leaf Rust (Roya in Spanish), is a leaf fungus that causes significant damage to coffee plants and therefore the supply and quality of crop for several harvest cycles after infestation. Today, it is creating a state of emergency in many parts of Central America. Most experts conclude that a warmer-than -normal …
Portfolio | Issue No. 4 | Events
Busting Coffee Myths at Barista Nation LA The Dreaded Single Shot of Espresso, Light vs. Dark Roast Coffee, Is It Harder for Women to Have Careers in Coffee? These and many other myths will be explored and busted on September 28th, 2013 at Barista Nation LA hosted by Curtis. Learn latte art with the LA …
Once Upon A Coffee
By Mike Ferguson, Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters If hindsight is 20/20, then memory is myopic and has astigmatism. Human memory is beautifully and tragically flawed, nearly beyond measure and certainly beyond our willingness to admit. While this can be bad news within a justice system dependent on witness testimony, it is otherwise good news …