CoffeeKid - Hearthware, JJ Bean, Rancilio N. America, and more news (#)
„Had a very nifty phone call with one of the top guys at Rancilio North America, a relatively new organization that is primed to change Rancilio's North American representation for the better. Most of the convo was confidential, but what I can say is I was left with a very good feeling about where the company was headed, and exciting things are planned for Rancilio in the home and commercial market for the next few years. This news is also good for Canadians, as there is no longer a monopoly in Canada for Rancilio products - Rancilio N.A. is moving in.“
http://www.coffeekid.com/cafetalk/07-08-2001 - Cached
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„In 1952, a campaign by the Pan American Coffee Bureau helped institutionalize the coffee break in America. And the invention of the still ubiquitous Juan Valdez in a 1960 ad campaign caused name recognition for Colombian coffee to skyrocket within months of its introduction. The Valdez character romanticizes a very real phenomenonAthe painstaking process of tending and harvesting a coffee crop. Yet the price of a tall latte in America, Pendergrast notes, is a day's wage for many of the people who harvest it on South American hillsides.“
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/ 0465054676?v=glance&vi=reviews
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„ Introduced in North America c. 1668, coffee became a favourite American beverage after the Boston Tea Party made tea unfashionable.“
http://www.britishcoffeeassociation.org/ id27.htm
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Amazon.com: Books: The Motel in America (Road and American Culture)
„The Motel In America explores the effect on American culture as citizens became motorists. The popularity of motels grew steadily throughout the century, booming after World War II, and reaching a peak in 1961 with over 61,000 motels operating throughout the country with the vast majority of them independently owned, introducing Americans to consumer novelties like color televisions, automatic coffee makers, shag rugs, and residential swimming polls. By the 1980s the number had dropped to around 40,000 with most of them affiliated with referral and franchise chains, reflecting the traveler's need for uniform quality and the entrepreneur's desire for regional or national recognition. The Motel In America is a comprehensive history from autocamp to franchise, illustrating much that is central to the American experience.“
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0801853834/
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„Louis in 1904. But according to Ted Lingle, executive director of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), the drink has just as much potential to become an American classic. He says the Coffee Development Group launched the first iced cappuccino during the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The drink received a huge response from both local and international visitors.“
http://www.freshcup.com/ mar02_coffeontherocks.htm
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Global Exchange : North American Fair Trade Movement Reports Big Advances
„The Fair Trade industry in North America made nearly US$100 million in gross sales in the year 2000, according to a new report released this week by the Fair Trade Federation (FTF), an association of retail and wholesale outlets committed to ensuring that Third World producers are paid a basic living wage for their products.“
http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/ 177.html
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