Timeforcoffee.com (#)

„The most famous regional market names are Antigua, from the countryside west of the old capital of Guatemala; Coban, from Alta Verapaz, a district a hundred or so miles northeast of Antigua; and the less celebrated Huehuetenango, from a district about a hundred miles northwest of the old capital. The Antigua coffees are most famous, but some specialty roasters feel that they have become inconsistent owing to the complacency of many of their producers, and prefer the similar but lesser-known coffees of Huehuetenango. Some shops may advertise their Guatemalan coffees by grade; the highest grades are strictly hard bean, indicating coffees grown at altitudes of 4,500 feet or higher, and hard bean, indicating those grown between 4,000 and 4,500 feet. Well-known Guatemalan estates include San Miguel, Capitillo, San Sebastian, and Los Volcanos.“

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Transfair USA | Press Releases (#)

„"I am delighted to know that our certified organic Fair Trade coffees will be made available in many of our nation's popular national parks and resorts," said Robert Stiller, president and CEO of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. "Together, Xanterra and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters will offer national park and resort visitors high-quality coffees that are making a positive difference in the environment and in the lives of many small-scale farmers and their families."Organic Fair Trade Certified™ coffee is the latest in a series of sustainable cuisine options available at many Xanterra parks & resorts.Two years ago, the company implemented a program to support sustainable fishing by placing a ban on serving certain kinds of seafood because of threats to either the fish species or the environment. The company will not serve Chilean Sea Bass (Patagonian Toothfish), Atlantic Swordfish, all species of Shark and Bluefin Tuna. Xanterra also recommends other species to guests if they are part of a wild population that is abundant enough to sustain fishing, there are low levels of wasted by-catch and the fish are caught or farmed in ways that minimize the impact to the environment.The company also uses "Conservation Beef," in selected restaurants.“

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

„This will have an impact on supply, making it easier to smooth shipments across wide cyclical production swings that occur particularly in Brazil.The market oversupply was not entirely unexpected, but the depth of its impact has been a shock to most participants and observers. A combination of policy and market failures left producers without access to realistic information about developments elsewhere, while policy signals isolated them from the consequences of expanding production; however, even with good information it is unlikely that many coffee producers would have had the capacity for a suitable response due to their limited resources, as well as lack of viable income alternatives in many poor rural areas.Roasters have responded to the shift in supply by adapting their technology to increase their use of lower-cost natural arabicas and robustas. They also introduced greater flexibility in their blends to respond to lower-priced availability, though there is recent anecdotal evidence that this tactic may have sometimes resulted in a negative consumer response as coffee quality declined. The increasing concentration of roasters has enabled them to work with lower inventories by pushing increased just-in-time logistical demands down to their suppliers.“

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Transfair USA | Press Releases (#)

„"When consumers choose Cafe Verde™ or Cafe Verde™ Decaf to brew at home, they are voting with their dollars to protect vital habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife in shaded coffee producing regions of Mexico and Peru. In addition, they are voting for Fair Trade - ensuring that small-scale farmers receive a fair price for their coffee." Lindsey Bolger, Coffee Manager for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters said, "We are excited by the quality of the coffees we are using to prepare Cafe Verde and Cafe Verde Decaf. Both of these coffees are smooth, sweet, and engaging. It's wonderful to be able to offer such truly fine-tasting shade-grown certified organic Fair Trade coffees that will help Green Mountain Coffee and the National Wildlife Federation spread the word about the benefits of shaded organic coffee production and Fair Trade." The nation's largest member-supported conservation education and advocacy group, the National Wildlife Federation unites people from all walks of life to protect nature, wildlife and the world we all share.“

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Transfair USA | Press Releases (#)

„Colombian Especial and Newman's Special Blend are available in whole bean, while Nell's Breakfast Blend, Newman's Special Decaf (SWISS WATER® Processed) and Cafe Almond Biscotti are available in pre-ground packages. Andrea Brewer, Category Manager for Harris Teeter, said, "We are thrilled to offer our customers Newman's Own Organics Fair Trade Certified coffees roasted by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. We know that our customers will appreciate the high quality of these coffees in the cup, and will feel great knowing the difference they are making in the quality of life for the coffee-farming families who grow these flavorful beans." Don Barberio, Vice President Supermarket Channel at Green Mountain Coffee, said, "I'm very pleased that Harris Teeter has placed a selection of Newman's Own Organics coffees in all 143 locations. The excellent quality of these coffees in the cup, and the difference that their organic and Fair Trade certifications are making in the field, make every sip that much more enjoyable.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine April 2002 (#)

„But in this industry, the cooperative concept has typically begun and ended at origin—until now. Stirring among the bellows of a little more than a dozen small North American roasters has been an idea longstanding among small coffee producers but new to specialty coffee buyers: a roaster's cooperative, appropriately named Cooperative Coffees. Intrigued? You should be, because as small roasters and retailers, the notion of banding together with like-minded colleagues for better access to unique coffees and more direct relationships with farmers could change the way you do business.“

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South America (#)

„The most famous regionalmarket names are Antigua, from the countryside west of the old capital of Guatemala;Coban, from Alta Verapaz, a district a hundred or so miles northeast of Antigua; and theless celebrated Huehuetenango, from a district about a hundred miles northwest of the oldcapital. The Antigua coffees are most famous, but some specialty roasters feel that theyhave become inconsistent owing to the complacency of many of their producers, and preferthe similar but lesser-known coffees of Huehuetenango. Some shops may advertise theirGuatemalan coffees by grade; the highest grades are strictly hard bean, indicating coffeesgrown at altitudes of 4,500 feet or higher, and hard bean, indicating those grown between4,000 and 4,500 feet. Well-known Guatemalan estates include San Miguel, Capitillo, SanSebastian, and Los Volcanos.“

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:: Roast It Right :: (#)

„"The roasting of espresso coffee is a skill as complex as blending but is often brought into disrepute by those roasters that approach this fine art as a study on the subject of cremation," says Matthew Algie's Technical & Quality Director, Ewan Reid After that Ewan gets a bit technical. "Simplistically it's all to do with Roast Height - a function of time and temperature designed to alter the chemistry of the green bean and give the espresso the character we all know." It is essential, apparently, that the roast should not be rushed as this can lead to a harsh and bitter tasting coffee, regardless of the temperature. Roasting has to be undertaken at a pedestrian pace, monitoring the final roast height of the beans with the utmost care as it is this which will determine the flavour of your espresso.“

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Tips on Coffee - Perfect Cup: A Coffee Lover's Guide to Buying, Brewing and Tasting (#)

„These and many other questions are answered in this book. In a section entitled "How to Buy Coffee and Whom to Buy It From", Castle includes interviews with more than 30 of America's foremost coffee retailers and roasters. He also provides an overview of the regions of the world where coffee is commonly grown, and offers more than two dozen unusual recipes featuring coffee in sauces, marinades, main courses, and desserts, such as "Grilled Coffee-Marinated Lamb Chops", "Cappuccino Muffins", and "Chocolate Espresso Souffle". IngramCoffee in America has undergone a revolution in the last decade, and here is the book that both chronicles the change and offers state-of-the-art information on everything from the bean itself to the aesthetics of brewing and appreciating the perfect cup.“

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index (#)

„Cooperative Coffees gives the member-roasters an opportunity to develop relationships with the farmers they buy from, something that many of the roasters value. And by buying directly, the roasters are assured that they’re getting what they paid for: sustainably grown coffee that helps farmers stay on the land and earn a living wage. The co-op requires financial transparency from the farmer co-ops it buys from to assure that producers are getting the appropriate financial return.“

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CoffeeGeek - Barefoot Coffee Roasters and Ballet San Jose Partner to Support Arts (#)

„(Santa Clara, CA June 21,  2004)— Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley in partnership with Barefoot Coffee Roasters, announces “Business in Partnership with the Arts.” Join Barefoot Coffee Roasters in developing long term sustainable support for the local arts community. Barefoot Coffee Roasters has dedicated one of their most well received roasts to support Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley, both through retail sales, and through wholesale business as well. Business owners, and other forward thinking people, will have the opportunity to partner with Barefoot Coffee Roasters in partnership with the arts.“

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Tea & Coffee 04/04 - Green Mountain Coffee Roasters: Doing Well by Doing Good (#)

„Pinheiro is also concerned about the company’s involvement with Keurig Corporation, an innovative Massachusetts company that has developed a brewer that produces one high-quality cup of drip coffee at a time with its K-Cups. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters worked closely with the company during its startup in the 1990s, and now manufactures and sells K-Cups, as well as owning 42% of Keurig Corp. The Keurig office brewer has done extremely well, but in the last few years Keurig has invested heavily in a new home brewer, betting on a large domestic market, and this up-front R&D expense has caused bottom line losses. The home brewer costs $200, both the brewer and K-Cups are available through Green Mountain’s website and mail order continuity program.“

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Defining A Roastmaster (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„All of my roasting experience has been on one brand of roaster (AMBEX Coffee Roasters) although the sizes have varied between 30, 15, 10 and 5 kilo machines. This brand of roaster is a traditional gas-fired drum roaster utilizing a combination of radiant and convective heat, I have no roasting experience on either fluid-bed air roasters or electric infr-red roasters. We roast most of our coffees between 15-18 minutes, this allows the coffee to fully develop. I do not finish my roasts by increasing the heat at the end of the roast because of the relative lightness of the majority of our roasts.“

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Tea & Coffee 07/00 - 2000: The Year of Self-Evaluation for Roasters (#)

„Over the last two years, the coffee roasting industry has been undergoing a period of significant consolidation. Since this trend is continuing and appears to be accelerating, roasters, both privately-held and public, are faced with the following decisions: should they grow through acquisition, should they do nothing, or should they consider a sale of the business. Each roaster must evaluate the trends in the industry and determine the strategy that will provide the best possible return to its shareholders. For the well-positioned company, which will act as one of the surviving “platform consolidators” in the industry, consolidation provides the opportunity to grow and gain market share.“

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Website Document (#)

„Cooperative Coffees is currently comprised of 17 small-scale, fair-trade roasters who are building their businesses upon the ideals of alternative trade. We came together to form a legally structured buying cooperative, because the volumes we need as small-scale roasters, would have made it impossible to import directly (one of the main tenants of fair trade) from a variety of coffee farmer cooperatives. Collectively as Cooperative Coffees, we have established commercial relationships with thirteen coffee cooperatives based in democratic and participatory development models in ten different producer countries.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Founded in 1982, SCAA is the world’s largest coffee trade association with over 2,500 member companies. SCAA members are located in over 40 countries and represent every segment of the specialty coffee industry, from coffee growers to coffee roasters and retailers. The SCAA’s mission is to be the recognized authority on specialty coffee, providing a common forum for the development and promotion of coffee excellence and sustainability. The SCAA’s dedication to excellence in coffee is realized through the setting of quality standards for the industry; conducting research on coffee, equipment and perfection of craft; and providing education, training, resources and services for members.“

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Coffee Acidity (#)

„Dry-processed coffees will have a low-toned and subtle acidity.  It is important to note that as the roast develops, acidity decreases.  Acidity is not a favorable quality in high amounts in espresso.  For this reason most American roasters will roast espresso very darkly.  Unfortunately at darker roasts the aroma and sweetness diminish, which is equally detrimental to the espresso.“

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We've Seen the Future..It's Organic! (#)

„Sachs approaches coffee roasting from the perspective of an engineer first. His studies at UC Davis helped him design the Puroast process, which has its origins among roasters in the Andes. (Going back ever further, a process of slowly roasting beans over an open fire was used by early coffee drinkers in Arabia.) The company roasts its beans in sealed drums which are fueled by sawdust pellets, a renewable biomass fuel. Using this method, beans are shielded from burner gases which could deposit combustion residues on the beans.“

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www.coffeereview.com - the worlds leading coffee buying guide - Roasters' Choices (#)

„The target for roasting success is much narrower than with medium or moderately dark roasts. Plus, roasters need to be very disciplined about roast color, and gauge it either by cupping or by machine reading with an Agtron color reader. It is very, very difficult for the human eye to distinguish between beans brought to an M-Basic Agtron reading of 30 and those brought to a 18, even though the difference in how the two taste will be dramatic. Done right, the 30 has the potential to be roasty tasting but full-bodied, sweet and complex, whereas the 18 will end up a bit thin in body and anonymously burned in flavor no matter how well the roast is managed.“

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Drinking Decaffeinated Coffees (#)

„Personally, I drink the chemically decaffeinated coffees offered by my favorite roasters in the bay area: Peet's and Starbucks Coffees. They both provide a full-city roast, a darker roast than most other coffee roasters offer. The darker roast tends to cut down on acidity while boosting the flavor. Some people don't like this because they feel it tastes too "strong." I find it coffee-perfection and am delighted that both companies offer quite a range of decaffeinated coffee beans.“

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Indiacoffee - Indian Coffee, monthly magazine - Coffee Times (#)

„To create a sense of identity and fraternity, an association of roasters is the need of the hour. Last month saw the crucial first step in this direction, with a meeting of roasters convened at Bangalore to deliberate the formation of a National Coffee Roasters' Association. The Coffee Board is happy to play a facilitating role and I hope the Association will provide a stimulus to the trade. I would urge all roasters to send in their details to enable the development of a comprehensive database.“

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Virtual Coffee: Update on Roasting at Home (#)

„We also produced a roast from our laboratory sample roaster, an electric STA IMPIANTI fitted with one of Agtron's roast development controllers, to provide a basis of comparison. We alternated between the roasters' batch cycles to allow the machines to cool down between roasts. We then cupped (the professional taste evaluation procedure) samples from each of the batches to evaluate the quality of roast development. It would be unfair to the machines to reveal the opinions of the participants-we were having too much fun to be too scientific-but it is important to note that there was not a solid consensus as to which machine was the favorite.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„But in this industry, the cooperative concept has typically begun and ended at origin—until now. Stirring among the bellows of a little more than a dozen small North American roasters has been an idea longstanding among small coffee producers but new to specialty coffee buyers: a roaster's cooperative, appropriately named Cooperative Coffees. Intrigued? You should be, because as small roasters and retailers, the notion of banding together with like-minded colleagues for better access to unique coffees and more direct relationships with farmers could change the way you do business.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Thomas customer expressed to this reporter, "Anything to avoid the coffee line in the morning is worth it." According to Geof Smith, owner of St. Thomas Roasters, these cards have a dollar value of $35 but when you consider the amount of time customers will save by not having to wait in the coffee line each morning, the actual value in time saved will certainly exceed this out of pocket expense. Cardholders will be entitled to unlimited consumption of coffee restricted to one cup at a time during open hours from Monday through Saturday. Each card is valid for a period of 30 days from the purchase date and not transferrable.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„Five years ago, Christina and her family sold their coffee cherries to bargain-hunting exporters, and the coffee was blended or private-labeled rather than promoted under the El Valle name. The family had no relationship with the people who handled their coffee, and they had no idea what the coffee sold for to roasters or consumers. Today, things are much different. The farm’s coffee crop is bought and shared exclusively by three companies—Stumptown Coffee, a small roaster in Portland, Ore.; Batdorf & Bronson, a medium-sized roaster in Olympia, Wash.; and Allegro Coffee Co., a larger roaster in Boulder, Colorado.“

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GreatCoffee.com (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„GreatCoffee.com has made partnerships with several roasters to sell a vast selection of coffee varietals and blends. In addition to selling beans, they also sell coffee equipment such as french presses and home roasters. Select roasters use GreatCoffee.com to sell their coffee. The prices are slightly higher than buying from a single roaster, but the advantage is that a user has a greater selection and is able to buy from multiple roasters on a single purchase.“

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Asia Pacific (#)

„In the process Kona has become a bit pricey, perhaps toopricey when compared with some of the world's great and undervalued coffees, such as thebest Sumatran, Guatemalan, and Kenyan. Furthermore, its cost has created an equivalent tothe Jamaican Blue Mountain syndrome: We now have commercial roasters producing Kona stylecoffee, Kona blend coffee, and coffee vaguely labeled Kona that probably consists in largepart of Central American beans. In 1991 most "Kona Blend" coffees sold in Hawaiicontained at most 5 percent actual Kona. Proposed regulations up the minimum percentagerequired by law to 51 percent.“

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CoffeeKid - The Current Setup (#)

„This is its biggest plus, in my opinion. It also does a different style of roast than air roasters like the Hearthware or FreshRoast do. It tends to give more body to the beans that like body, which is good, but also tends to mute bright notes in beans you want to have bright notes in, which isn't so good. Construction is pretty good in the device, and while I expected that there would be a lot more interactive controls on the device (in pictures, it looks like this, but in reality, the control panel is mostly stickers that do nothing, other than a heat and cool button), bottom line is, it does the job.“

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Hawaii Coffee Association (#)

„1. For RIO roasters who buy (not produce) green within origin and roast within origin: A verifiable report listing a) beginning green inventory pounds, b) pounds of green roasted, c) percent and pounds of roast weight loss, d) distribution of roasted pounds into packaged quantities (i.e.: 5#, 1#, ½#, 10 oz, 3 ½ oz, etc., consumed as tasting samples, home use, etc.), and d) the ending inventory of green. The packaged total weight for commercial sale and donations must be approximately the same as the number of 100% stickers, recognizing a small percent of error for ruined labels, roast errors, etc.“

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Global Exchange : bingham0899.html (#)

„Still, sustainable coffee has a long way to go before it takes off among America's coffee drinkers. Most coffee still comes from big roasters who currently have little commercial reason to take interest in the issue. What's more, shade is just one of the environmental issues involved in coffee growing, making it difficult to define sustainability, as some in the specialty industry are trying to do. Two other critical issues are water pollution, which is a problem on many shade and sun farms, and the use of chemicals, which shade tends to reduce but not necessarily eliminate.“

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How to Stereotype Roasters (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„Flavored Focus Just like a cafe, any roaster that lists flavored coffee above varietals is sure to suck. Selling flavored coffee is something that a lot of roasters do out of financial necessity. They do it to please the bottom rung customer - sort of like a microbrewery that grudgingly keeps bottles of Bud for those customers that refuse to expand their beer palette. The good roasters aren't proud of their flavored coffees, and would never display HAZELNUT or SNICKERDOODLE over one of their own creative blends.“

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:: Packaging Perils :: (#)

„The beans give off carbon dioxide gas as a by-product of the chemical changes within them, and this gas has to be dealt with. Traditionally, coffee roasters have a de-gassing stage after roasting when any carbon dioxide has a chance to be expelled prior to packaging. But in pursuit of the ultimate freshness, we want to pack beans the moment they come out of the roaster. The problem with this is that any trapped gas inside a sealed coffee bag would cause it to explode - an unfortunate experience for any barista… So, how to pack fresh roast beans without explosions?“

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Hot Rod Home Coffee Roasters, The Spirit of Invention : Homemade and Seriously Modified! (#)

„Either they don't offer enough control of the roast, are too expensive, or just don't allow the roaster (uh, the person that is) to express themselves. The homemade or seriously modified commercial roasters on this page are alternately amusing and intimidating in appearance, but whatever the case, they probably work very well. And if they don't, you can bet they will be reconfigured endlessly until they do by their respective owners. A disclaimer on behalf of every roaster on this page: modifying electric and gas roasting equipment is dangerous.“

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International Coffee Organization (#)

„Coffee farmers are free to sell their coffee to cooperatives, acting as agents for the FNC, or to private exporters, through intermediaries. Coffee is exported by Federacafé, which has strong links with all major roasters and conducts promotional campaigns for Colombian coffee generally, and also by private exporters. Private exporters, including Expocafé, owned by the coffee cooperatives, shipped about 60 percent of the total exports in 1996. All shipments are subject to strict quality control by Federacafé.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„You may only ever need to roast on a single machine, but I truly believe that one of the best ways to help you grasp the concepts of coffee roasting is to apply those concepts to equipment with which you are not familiar. If you do not have direct access to a different roaster than the one you learned to roast on, then this is just one of the many reasons why The Roasters Guild is such an excellent tool for those in our trade. A sense of community invariably breeds a sense of purpose. A community creates a dialogue, a forum to exchange ideas and experience.“

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World Business Archive | BBC World Service (#)

„According to Caroline Eagles "the roasters say that in fact the cost of the coffee bean is a very, very small part of their overall cost, because they have packaging, marketing, etc. But then other people would say that, when the cost of the coffee bean rockets, the roasters are very, very quick to increase the price of coffee in the shops."“

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CRI Coffee Tour (#)

„The importer will then send the coffee to coffee roasters around the country.  Coffee roasting is the most important process for flavor development.  Depending on how the coffee is roasted the flavor, body, aroma, and acidity are affected.  Lighter roasts will portray more flavor, aroma, and acidity.  Darker roasts will portray a heavier body and a more complex cup.  Unfortunately, darker roasts are typically used to attain consistency or even worse to hide defects.“

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CRS Fair Trade (#)

„We collaborate on Fair Trade Fund activities with a broad range of leading Fair Trade organizations, including Fair Trade pioneer SERRV International and nearly two-dozen Fair Trade coffee roasters throughout the United States. And we make Fair Trade Fund grants in the context of our continuing work in the areas of emergency relief, HIV/AIDS, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding. All this experience and knowledge means that the impact of your contribution on the lives of low-income producers overseas is multiplied.“

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IndiaCoffee - Indian Coffee, monthly magazine - Kaapi Shastra fires up roasters (#)

„The charm of this training programme is that the roasters went back to their businesses and started applying their new-found knowledge immediately, profitably. They picked up new trade secrets such as better brewing techniques that would help to extract more cups of coffee out of a kilo of coffee powder, without compromising on quality. They learnt the tricks of blending, how to manage with the variations in bean supply during different seasons, an inevitable aspect of the coffee trade, to effectively rationalize within set standards.“

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Amazon.com: Books: Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America (#)

„Almond isn't interested in "The Big Three" (Nestle, Hershey's and Mars). Instead, he checks out "the little guys," visiting the roasters at Goldenberg's Peanut Chews headquarters and hanging out with a "chocolate engineer" at a gourmet chocolate lab in Vermont. Almond's awareness of how strange he is—the man actually buys "seconds" of certain candies and refers to the popular chocolate mint parfait as "the Andes oeuvre"—is strangely endearing. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.“

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www.coffeereview.com - the worlds leading coffee buying guide - Roasters without Stores (#)

„Perhaps some of these green coffees were held in a garage or warehouse so long they turned faded and baggy. Perhaps some green coffee dealers are foisting third-rate coffees off on small, inexperienced new roasters. Or, and I hope this is the real reason, these roasters are exercising their own judgment about what constitutes a good coffee and that those judgments are so idiosyncratic and personal that I find it difficult to fit them into the usual "good" coffee norms.“

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Amazon.com: Books: Coffee : A Guide to Buying, Brewing, and Enjoying, Fifth Edition (#)

„Through his three books and informative website (...), Ken Davids is a leading expert on coffees of the world. He is also the green bean guru to home coffee roasters everywhere and it is primarily for them this book was designed. For anyone exploring the many pleasures of roasting their own beans, Davids is the only comprehensive guide available, which makes it particularly maddening that the book hasn't been updated in five years. When Davids wrote the book in 1996, home coffee roasting was beginning its rebirth.“

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Hearthware Home Coffee Roasters: Home Innovations Precision $100 - $121 with Green Coffee! (#)

„The roaster heat and air cycles are controlled by a computer chip linked to a temperature sensing thermocouple in the roasters hot air stream. It makes adjustments on the fly to make every batch adhere to the ideal roast profile programmed on the chip. This profile, a slow initial warmup of the beans ramping up to a faster finish, is considered by the SCAA the best profile to produce maximum quality in the cup.“

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Virtual Coffee: Feature Articles (#)

„The greatest threat facing sustainable organic and shade-grown coffee is the possibility that uncertified product will clutter the market and confuse or willingly mislead consumers. One problem is that many roasters and retailers label their products without obtaining certification themselves. Sadly, whenever people pay premium prices for a particular point of differentiation, free riders will always have an incentive to commit fraud.“

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Coffee Association of Canada (#)

„Our members - roasters, retailers and suppliers to the coffee industry - work directly with growers to improve agricultural practices and produce more and better coffee beans. The results are often greater financial returns for the farmers and increased compensation for their workers. Both are key catalysts in lasting social and economic change.“

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Office Coffee as Perk (#)

„There seems to be opportunities for selling coffee locally in small, independent delis,businesses, and shopping centers. Even small roasters and retail coffee chains areparticipating in marketing away-from-home coffee. Often, a national company with a relatedfood product -such as yogurt, bagels, or donuts -has corporate guidelines for coffee andallows branch offices to select the vendor. If the local roaster has the ability to complywith these specifications, there is an opportunity for a ready sale.“

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View topic - ambex roasters and learning to roast on the job - Coffee Forum (#)

„My suggestion would be to keep your day job and to spend a year or so roasting for fun...ie: making roasting a hobby rather than trying to use it as your main source of income. I think it would be fair to say there are a lot of succesful roasters in the business who began roasting for fun in their garages at home....there are also a lot of people no longer in the business who took the plunge, invested in equiptment based on a notion that they would automatically be able to make money from roasting.“

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

„But Alfred Peet's store inspired the most new entrepreneurs, including George Howell and his influential Coffee Connection store in Harvard Square. Eventually, however, single stores turned to multiple stores, multiple stores to vast chains, and the little twelve-kilo roasters in the back room grew to batteries of two baggers in the industrial parts of town. Alfred Peet sold his namesake business long ago, George Howell is consulting and lecturing, and Freed Teller & Freed, sadly, is closing.“

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SCAE 4th World Specialily Coffee Conference & Exhibition, 4-7 March 2005 Athens Greece (#)

„Is the speciality coffee community allergic to Robusta coffee – Is it mistaken in its belief that robusta is an inferior coffee which has no place in the speciality menu line up? The panel will comprise quality Robusta growers as well as speciality roasters who maintain an open mind. This promises to be a stimulating and challenging discussion which will look at future opportunities for robusta in the speciality sector. (Note: Eight fine robusta coffees can be tasted in Workshop 1.8)“

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BSCA - News (#)

„Other gold medal winners were acquired by UK-based Mercanta, The Coffee Hunters for a group of European roasters, by Norway’s Solberg & Hansen (which has bought in every Cup of Excellence auction), US specialty roasters Diedrich Coffee Co and San Antonio Coffee Roasters, as well as Japanese firms Bontain Coffee Co, Toa Coffee Co and Wataru, which was bidding for roaster Toho Coffee.“

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Café Forum | Coffee Roasters Page 1 (#)

„The Central Coast's only coffee roasters, specialists in blending and roasting premium quality beans from around the world. A coffee lover's emporium - there is no other shop like this one anywhere, the smell is divine as you walk in the door and the service is exceptional. Caesars Coffee 'taste the difference' Since 1985 - 222 The Entrance Road, Erina, NSW, Australia 2260 - Tel: 02 43651988 - Fax: 02 43678510 - Email: info@caesarscoffee.com.au - Url: www.caesarscoffee.com.au “

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BSCA - News (#)

„Owned and managed by The Alliance for Coffee Excellence, Inc a US based non-profit organization, the Cup of Excellence is a valuable asset to roasters. What makes it such an asset is the stringent attention to detail that the competition process adheres to, the innovative improvements in and focus on quality discovery, and the ability to personally connect with the winning farmers and feel good about a program that empowers farmers and impresses consumers. No small feat.“

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SCAE 4th World Specialily Coffee Conference & Exhibition, 4-7 March 2005 Athens Greece (#)

„This panel presentation will look at the coffees which are generally available in Greece at the moment and suggest ways on how to extend choice but without damaging the current market situation. The presenters will look at the issue from different perspectives analysing the situation from the viewpoint of the green coffee trader, roasters and coffee bar owners as well as looking at regional influences which either restrict or allow expansion of the coffees available.“

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International Coffee Organization (#)

„As well as the expansion of domestic trade, German roasters have been very active in the export market and though much of the trade has been directed to other Members of the European Community, shipments to Eastern Europe have increased considerably. The domestic market became even more competitive during 1994 and 1995. Price reductions reflected not only world market falls but also a narrowing of margins in a period of dampened consumption.“

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Coffee Association of Canada (#)

„CAC membership is open to all businesses participating in the Canadian coffee industry. Members include coffee roasters, retailers, importers and suppliers to the industry. CAC also offers a provisional membership (for one year only) to firms or individuals who are evaluating starting, but not currently engaged in a coffee business.“

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Global Exchange : nacla1000.html (#)

„TransfairUSA began its efforts in late 1998 by producing a video about coffee farmers, Santiago's Story, then launching a Bay Area campaign to convince coffee roasters of the benefits of Fair Trade for their businesses. They have branched out nationally and to date there are over 50 roasters and coffee importers that have voluntarily agreed to abide by Fair Trade criteria and submit to monitoring by TransFairUSA.“

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Interview with a Roastmaster (#)

„Frank likes to get his roaster, a newish German Probat model, nice and hot, so he cranks it up about half an hour before he starts the roasting process. Roasting machines come in several varieties, most commonly wood, natural gas or air roasters. The Probat at Roma is a natural gas roaster. "You tend to get the most even roast with an air machine," according to Frank.“

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Espresso Blends (#)

„Nonsense! In fact the coffee samples from small Italian roasters I have (in green form) appear to be very mild, sweet blends with about 40% Brazil Dry-process, 40% Colombian and 20%+ Centrals, like Guatemalan. For bite and earthiness you can use a DP Ethiopian like Sidamo or Djimma. Its fun to play with Robusta but I personally don't like it too much beyond experimentation and I personally don't enjoy having more caffeine in my coffee than is necessary,“

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CoffeeKid - A Home Roasting Primer (#)

„But many people pushed the roaster to this limit, banging out 5, 6 8 or more roasts in succession, and causing premature wear and tear on the device. They would then send their malfunctioning roasters back to Hearthware for replacement because HW had a "no questions asked" replacement polocy. This must have cost the company a fortune. I'm sure many of the machines replaced were legitimately defective, but also many of them were simply abused.“

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Fairtrade | News | Press Release (#)

„Fairtrade is a proven viable commercial model in which producers, roasters, retailers, and consumers can participate. Arguments that Fairtrade can never be more than a niche market have been disproved with Fairtrade roast and ground coffee sales representing 14% of the UK market by value in 2001. 53 companies are licensed to market products carrying the FAIRTRADE Mark in the UK.“

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Hawaii Coffee Association (#)

„The rules board believe tracking roasted coffee is clear for certified green to roasted. Rules for small roasters ("roasted in region" roasters) will be developed so as not to put them at a competitive disadvantage. Small roasters sugges a well kept paper trail to be inspected annually by committee or some other type of self certified mechanism. “

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Transfair USA | Coffee Roasters (#)

„TransFair USA’s Volume Guidelines: Partnering with the Coffee Industry to Build the Market The specialty coffee industry has shown tremendous leadership and commitment in recent years, making Fair Trade Certified™ coffee the fastest-growing segment of the industry. To support this commitment, TransFair has adopted an initial volume guideline for new roasters interested in offering Fair Trade Certified coffees.Volume Guidelines >“

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Coffee (#)

„Most coffee roasters have their own special blend of beans. This is usually a mix of arabica beans but may also include some robusta beans to give unusual flavor nuances to their espressos. The bean designated for an espresso is roasted just slightly longer than regular coffee beans so that the rich oils in the coffee are brought to the surface the bean.“

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