World Bank Group | Agriculture & Rural Development | Executive Summary - Coffee Markets: New Paradigms in Global Supply and Demand (#)

„It seems that in this region the differentiated product market is growing the fastest.The differentiated product market requires that producers distinguish their products by distinct origin, defined processes, or exceptional characteristics, such as superior taste or few defects. These can be traded through more lucrative channels than the typical industrial grades that flow in the undifferentiated commodity channels and include:Geographic Indications of Origin (appellations)Gourmet and specialtyOrganicFair tradeEco-friendly or shade grownOther certified coffeesWhile these differentiated segments can provide some producers with competitive advantages and added value, they are not necessarily easy to access and are still relatively small. Nevertheless, they are important because of their growth rates and their potential to provide better social, economic, or environmental benefits for farmers. Though much of the coffee industry feels that premiums paid to growers for differentiated coffees are reasonable, it may be prudent to de-emphasize price premiums as a reason for entering these markets because it is quite plausible, at least in some cases, that these premiums will diminish.“

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Tea & Coffee 01/03 - A Place for Robustas in the World of Gourmet Coffees (#)

„Being home to 3 of the 5 largest Robusta exporters and producing about two thirds of their total, Asia is the continent with the most to lose or win with their fate. While the world’s biggest and most recent robusta origin is often decried, rather simplistically, as the villain who caused the present crisis, I cannot help thinking of a potentially different image, in a situation where only 1, 2 or 3% of those 15 million Vietnam bags would be sold as Gourmet coffees, fetching a 100% premium as is common with Central American milds. I imagine Indonesia achieving with its Robustas just part of what it has accomplished with other coffees, I can think of Uganda, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Thailand and others, and I know this is achievable, since India has already done it with its Raigode, and Ecuador is just showing out its Château Quinsaloma. Let us just hope that my list is too short, and that it gets longer in the next few years.“

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Café Forum | South Carolina Coffee Companies (#)

„- 225 Main Street, Seneca, SC 29678 - Tel: 864-985-0708 - Email: salavgeyard@hotmail.com - Url: www.crosswinds.net/~javahouse Return to Menu Coffee Roasters Sumter The Gourmet Coffee Club Enjoy one of life's most affordable pleasures for only pennies a cup. Secure online ordering for gourmet coffees, teas and cocoas. Delivered by Priority Mail - 1500 Airport Rd Ste D, Sumter SC 29153-8204 - Tel: 803-773-9200 - Fax: 803-773-8700 - Email: sales@gourmetcoffeeclub.com - Url: www.gourmetcoffeeclub.com Surfside Beach The Gourmet Grind Great International Coffees and Gourmet teas, baskets, candies are among many of the quality items we offer here at the Gourmet Grind. We take pride in all our gift baskets custom made with minimum turn around time from order to delivery.“

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Timeforcoffee.com (#)

„Bourbon Santos is smooth in flavor, medium in body, with moderate acidity in short, another decent but hardly extraordinary coffee. Since it generally sells for about the same as more distinguished, unusual coffees, I see little reason to buy it except gourmet curiosity. The cheaper Brazilian coffees are occasionally for sale in specialty stores, presumably to be used by consumers to save money in their private blends.“

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Café Forum | Illinois Coffee Companies (#)

„- 4110 W. Wright Wood, Chicago, IL 60639 - Tel: 800-654-2862 - Fax: 773-489-2148 - Email: twjava@stewarts.com - Url: www.stewarts.com Huntley Chicago Coffee Roastery Wholesaler/roaster of gourmet coffee - 11880 Smith Court, Huntley, IL 60142 - Tel: 847 669-1156 - Fax: 847 669-1114 - Email: cmaster@coffeemasters.com - Url: www.chicagocoffee.com Oak Park Hayes Coffees Coffee Roasters, Brokers, Wholesale, Mail Order, Retail, Home Delivery - 1010 North Blvd., Oak Park, IL 60301 - Tel: 708 524-1914 - Fax: 708 524-1919 - Email: hayescoffees@webtv.net - Url: www.hayescoffee.com Woodstock Coffee Masters High quality "Coffee Masters-brand" arabica coffee. We purchase only from the top 3% of the highest quality arabica grown. The largest specialty coffee roaster in the Midwest.“

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Café Forum | Maryland Coffee Companies (#)

„Burk - Tel: 410-313-8558 - Fax: 410-313-9237 - Email: waltburk.relo@erols.com Easton CKC Corporation Gourmet Coffee from Dominican Republic. Estate grown, exclusive importers of Dominican Coffee - # 5 Federal Street, Suite 306, Easton, MD 21601 - Tel: 410 822-1072 - Fax: 410 822 1072 - Email: Wbernard@skipjack.bluecrab.org Rockville Mayorga Imports Importers and Roasters of gourmet coffees from all around the world. - 12361 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852 - Toll Free: 301-984-7393 - Fax: 301-984-7833 - Email: Mayorga1@aol.com - Url: www.mayorgaimports.com Timonium Baltimore Coffee & Tea Company, Inc. Importers and Roasters of fine European Preparation Coffee.“

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The SCAE Awards for Coffee Excellence (#)

„Having leaned the through meaning of coffee quality by his European experience at a then leading coffee trader, he applied that to the development of the Brazil Specialty Coffee Association since its foundation in 1991 as the quality man, and during this period he has trained numerous cuppers in Brazil and thought many growers to do the evaluation of their production by themselves. As the national quality consultant for the ICO Gourmet Coffee Project, he has helped revolutionize the concept of fine coffees from Brazil, this having a major impact in the way Brazilian coffee growers handle their production, with a strong focus on quality in recent years.“

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India Coffee- Indian Coffee, monthly magazine-Cover Story (#)

„What we're witnessing is the evolution of a coffee house that served one standard house blend to a trendy bar that serves a variety of beverages and snacks. The espresso counter is a focal element, with the full range of gourmet coffees on order. Urban youth of every new generation always tend to claim a certain public space as their own; certainly the coffee pubs in the Indian metros are the social milieu where the bold and the beautiful get together today. Further, an Indian twist - the accent is on conviviality, on group activity - way different from the coffee pubs in the western world which are designed for the individual wanting a quick, quiet cuppa.“

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Office Coffee as Perk (#)

„Due to Melitta'sinternational brand recognition, Spencer Turer, manager of coffee development, reportsthat Sysco Corp., a leading national wholesale food distributor, markets Melitta productsas their specially coffee. Having entered the U.S. market in the 1960s, Melitta was one ofthe first gourmet coffees on the shelves of supermarkets. Naturally, Melitta is a productfit for the wholesale grocer distributor market. For office coffee, Melitta utilizesregional distributors who specialize in that segment throughout the country.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„Welel area near the Sudan border. Of the twelve coffees, four were supplied by the Gourmet Coffee Project, an initiative funded by the United Nations designed to identify and develop new specialty coffees in producing countries and promote those coffees in more well-heeled parts of the world like North America and Japan. The four Gourmet Project coffees are identified rather specifically in terms of estate or mill.“

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Health Page 1 (#)

„Normally, the lower the altitudeof growth, the higher the caffeine content of the bean. For example, robusta coffee -- theother principal botanical species, which is used primarily in blended, canned coffees--normally has twice the caffeine content of arabica (specialty or gourmet) coffee. Afive-ounce cup of coffee will contain from 75 to 155 milligrams (.0026 to .0054 ounces) ofcaffeine, depending on the type of bean, brewing method and amount of coffee used.“

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South America (#)

„Bourbon Santos is smooth in flavor, medium in body, withmoderate acidity in short, another decent but hardly extraordinary coffee. Since itgenerally sells for about the same as more distinguished, unusual coffees, I see littlereason to buy it except gourmet curiosity. The cheaper Brazilian coffees are occasionallyfor sale in specialty stores, presumably to be used by consumers to save money in theirprivate blends.“

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Tea & Coffee 12/04 - Gourmet Robustas: The Awakening of Specialty Coffees (#)

„The lots were very small but the action was duly noted and repeated by several Indian producers. Quantities remain minimal, but this is no obstacle in the trade of gourmet coffees. High-end consumers want exclusivity, not mass market ng, and types consisting of a few hundred, or even tens of bags can be successfully channeled at top prices through small specialty roasters as is the case in Italy and the United States.“

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Evaluation of Green Coffee Samples (#)

„The more one knows about the history of coffee growth, species, processing methods, current events, trade information, etc., the better equipped one is to have insight into coffee buying. For example, with two broad statements, one can discount 2/3 of world production as not being suitable for "gourmet" quality coffees.“

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CoffeeGeek - Specialty Coffee Industry to Present the Hottest Products and Services (#)

„The World Alliance of Gourmet Robustas (Wagro) brings together those who produce and consume high quality robustas, which deserve the status of Gourmet Coffees. In Atlanta, it exhibits fine robusta coffees, "The Other Gourmet Variety."“

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Brazilian Coffee (#)

„Brazil has made this method famous and produces some of the best pulped-natural coffees in the world. All twenty winners of the Gourmet Cup competition in Brazil in 2000 processed their coffees using the pulped natural method.“

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Indian coffee board- monthly magazine- Quality Circle- Mysores and Monsooned Malabars:Coffees of India (#)

„Together the leading producers and the Coffee Board have performed a remarkable turnabout, rapidly rebuilding India's image as a gourmet coffee origin, particularly in Europe, where Indian coffees won three medals at the recent Grands Crus de Cafe competition in Paris, more than any other participating country.“

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Global Exchange : catholicvoice011000.html (#)

„Fair trade coffee sells between $7.50 to $12 a pound in Bay Area stores, a price comparable to other gourmet coffees. Church and community groups can also buy fair trade coffee at wholesale prices in larger amounts. For more information contact Transfair USA by phone at (510) 663-5260 or by visiting their“

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Tea & Coffee 04/01 - St. Helena: The Forgotten Coffee (#)

„Helena coffee performs as an espresso. Most gourmet coffees do not lend themselves well to espresso and, as a consequence, most espresso coffee is a blend. St. Helena coffee, to the contrary, has received positive feedback from Italian roasters and cuppers extolling its performance as an espresso.“

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Coffee Links - Espresso Coffee Beans and Makers (#)

„100% Fresh Arabica & Flavored Gourmet Coffees. A unique coffee shop that combines your passion for coffee with the most delicious options of gourmet coffees from around the world. Free shipping with large orders. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.“

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Melitta in the News (#)

„Coffee, along with citrus fruit juices, tea and soft drinks can create an inflamed lower esophagus. The new Melitta Mild Coffee allows coffee lovers that suffer from acid reflux the ability to enjoy gourmet coffee with reduced levels of acidity found in regular coffees.“

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View topic - Trying to locate a type of coffee - Coffee Forum (#)

„no not at all thank you for your response, any information is good. I have been drinking coffee for quite some time now but have just recently been introduced to gourmet coffees or good coffee. Can you recommend any brands? I have heard kona is very good.“

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Coffee History - Learn about coffee... (#)

„The higher the altitude, the less caffeine. Therefore, gourmet coffees are naturally lower in caffeine than typical supermarket blends. Old Turkish proverb: "Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and sweet as love." next page “

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Products & Ordering Info (#)

„We offer our gourmet arabica coffees in a full range of Organic, Conventional Flavored and Decaffeinated varieties, including blends and single source coffees, from Latin America, Africa and Asia.“

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International Coffee Organization (#)

„Mexican coffee sales have become more diversified in recent years with the production and marketing of organic coffee, in which Mexico played a pioneering role, and fine or "gourmet" coffees.“

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International Coffee Organization (#)

„The project demonstrated the return on investment potential of the gourmet approach, identified new gourmet coffees and assisted countries in marketing them.“

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Café Forum | Oregon Coffee Companies (#)

„Specialty coffees, gourmet cocos, exotic teas, and iced tea concentrates - 2181 NW Nicolai Street, Portland, OR 97210 - Tel: 503 227-4490 - Fax: 503 225-9604“

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Arabica (#)

„Definition: A variety of coffee used to produce quality and gourmet coffees. Arabica beans are very aromatic and highly flavourful.“

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Fair Trade, Organic & Shade Grown (#)

„At Equal Exchange, we take as much pride in the taste of our gourmet coffees as we do in our work with the farmers who grow them.“

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