Tips on Coffee - Coffee Basics : A Quick and Easy Guide (#)

„You'll learn the fundamentals of coffee buying, brewing, and tasting; and develop an aficionado's ability to see beyond the expensive trappings of today's coffee explosion. You'll discover: The basic coffee facts: its origin, history, and many varieties Step-by-step methods for selecting, roasting, blending, and flavoring coffee "to taste" A coffee taster's glossary Simple charts showing grind progression, relative grinding times, and regional characteristics The scoop on decaffeinated, organic, and espresso beans Specialty coffee recipes Lists of the best sources for beans and professional equipment Whether you make coffee at home or at a fine restaurant, Coffee Basics offers a bottomless cup of brewing knowledge and drinking pleasure. About the AuthorKEVIN KNOX, Vice President and coffee buyer for Allegro and former coffee specialist for Starbucks, is the country's leading coffee expert. JULIE SHELDON HUFFAKER is a writer and editor who works with the specialty coffee industry.“

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Coffee and Cafés of Amsterdam (#)

„But even though Amsterdam, along with London, was one of the twin centres of the early worldwide coffee network, consumption at home was generally the quick and bitter fix that became the standard fare for caffeine starved workers. Of course there were specialty shops like Geels>> that served the more sophisticated tastes but, in the main, coffee in cafés was seen as simply a chaser for alcoholic stuff flavoured with hops or juniper. The entrepreneurial spirit of the Dutch, however, knew a good thing when they sniffed it. The mad growth of 'designer' cafes in America made coffee part of the youth culture and gave it a new kind of glamour.“

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Virtual Coffee: Feature Articles (#)

„The result of their collaboration is an historic video for the specialty coffee industry and coffee consumers worldwide. It is a vision of the worldwide specialty coffee community that recognizes and honors the passion and commitment of its members. "The specialty coffee industry is in the process of creating a genuine global coffee community, in which producers and consumers come to understand their common interest in creating better coffee and a better world," Kenneth Davids, writer and co-producer of the video, points out. "By giving the consumer and those who communicate directly with the consumer an intimate and technically sound look at how coffee is produced and the people who produce it, The Passionate Harvest will be a major contribution to those goals."“

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Fresh Cup Magazine April 2002 (#)

„When we talk about a specialty coffee, particularly at source, we inevitably talk about things like which cooperative the coffee came from, how that co-op is organized and what sort of growing practices the co-op adheres to. We talk about cooperatives, because they have come to define much of what we consider to be specialty coffee. 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.“

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Coffee in the News (#)

„There is also growing evidence that consumers can now tell the difference between brands and the battle for coffee supremacy is shaping up between the 'American' and 'Italian' coffee styles. Observer, 12 August 2001The following week the Observer ran a story by Nick Mathiason and Patrick Tooher on the irony between the huge rise in popularity of specialty coffee drinks in the affluent West and the crisis in the coffee producing countries where farmers are being forced to sell their crops below cost: Coffee prices, they wrote, have been in free fall since the peak year of 1995 when the sold for over $4,000 a tonne. And yet the retail price in rich countries is still rising. In real terms, world coffee prices are now less than a quarter of 1970 levels.“

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Global Exchange : News Updates (#)

„Farmers, traders, roasters and retailers all agree urgent action is needed to prevent a slide in coffee quality and the loss of perhaps millions of jobs. The luckier coffee farmers with enough capital to invest in technology and in marketing top-quality blends for the growing niche market of specialty coffees, are surviving and occasionally even thriving. But for the vast majority of the world's 25 million coffee growers, particularly those in the poorest countries of Africa and Central America, the outlook is bleak. In Central America, the World Bank estimates that 600,000 coffee workers had recently lost full-time or temporary jobs.Yet the big roasters do appear increasingly concerned about promoting specialty coffees and being seen to buy top-grade arabica beans from farmers at a fair price.“

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CoffeeGeek - 2004 Specialty Coffee Conference & Exhibition in Atlanta (#)

„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 business services for members. The SCAA's annual conference is held in a different U.S. city each year and is the coffee industry's largest gathering and exhibition.“

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Ready To Drink (RTD) Espresso and Iced Coffee (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„In the early 1990’s the added burden with RTD beverages was the challenge of marketing a beverage to a public that previously didn’t perceive iced coffee as a traditionally refreshing beverage. When it comes to specialty coffee knowledge the American consumer has become savvy and their tastes more sophisticated. Not only have they been given more Specialty coffee choices than ten years ago, the proliferating larger corporate coffeehouses and smaller independent coffee retailers both have helped to further educate and illuminate the tastes of the coffee consumer. More so than ever before Americans are in a position to demand quality specialty coffee beverages from the marketplace.“

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The Coffees of Ecuador: Specialty, Organic, Fair-Trade (#)

„Map of Ecuador Coffee has a long history in Ecuador: it was introduced in the early 19th century and became its main export in the early 20th century. But coffee from Ecuador has never been included in the list of Specialty Coffee origins, mostly because of poor harvesting and processing practices. As other Ecuadorian exports (banana, oil, shrimp) exceeded coffee in export importance, hope that the quality of the coffee would improved became less. They managed to continue to ship low grade arabica and robusta coffees, finding a market among the istitutional and commecial roasters of the U.S. and Europe who are more concerned with price than cup quality.“

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

„What I am calling the specialty coffee strategy for development involves first identifying regions that potentially produce distinctive coffees, then working with growers to improve the quality of these coffees, and finally facilitating the entry of these coffees into the North American, European, and Japanese specialty markets. Thus the ideal scenario would see small-holding farmers who previously raised some coffee along with their vegetables and chickens and sold it for a pittance to opportunist middlemen becoming organized into cooperatives around well-designed, state-of-the-art coffee mills and producing elite coffees that command specialty prices on the wholesale market.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„   Terry Davis, president of roaster manufacturer Ambex Coffee Roasters and owner of New Harmony Coffee and Tea, a retail/roaster operation in Clearwater, Fla., dedicates an entire section of his popular trade show seminar, “To Roast or Not to Roast,” to the importance of self-fulfillment. “You’re in coffee because you want to be in coffee,” says Davis, who will present his seminar at the NASCORE Specialty Coffee & Tea Trade Show in Portland this month and at Coffee Fest Seattle in October. “You chose coffee over any other industry because you’re interested in coffee. You’ve been a retailer for three or four years, you’re burning out, you need a new challenge.“

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CoffeeKid - Things I don't like about Coffee (#)

„SCAA Politics: For all the good the SCAA does (and they do a LOT of it), I do see elements of where politics and to a lesser extent, bean counting (sometimes given precedence over bean loving and promotion) can rule the day. I worry that the SCAA may forget one day the grass roots it came from; the pursuit and promotion of specialty coffee, and the increasing awareness of coffee as a quality beverage in the American (and world) eye. This includes social and ethical issues, which are intrinsic to the promotion and sustainability of quality coffees. Many of the people within the SCAA want to promote specialty coffee to the hilt, but sometimes politics, political correctness, and maybe even a lack of forward thinking can and do hamper this.“

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Virtual Coffee - The Hottest Online Coffee Zine! (#)

„19 - 20, 2005 at Roshambo Winery, one of California’s premier wineries. Baristas will compete by dazzling judges with top-quality drink preparation and service as each challenger prepares one espresso, one cappuccino and one specialty coffee drink for each of the four judges in a 15-minute window. The winner of the Western Regional Barista Competition will go on to compete in the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s United States Barista Championship, March 2005 in Seattle. Baristas are those talented people who master espresso machines and make coffee and espresso-drink making a profession.“

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Global Exchange : bingham0899.html (#)

„Whereas sun plantations grow new high-yield coffee varieties, the vintage t'pica and bourb--n varieties that many experts prefer grow in shade. "Most people in our industry feel that the new high-yield varieties are simply not as good in the cup," says Ted Lingle, the executive director of the Specialty Coffee Association of America. Some also assert that shade itself contributes to taste, for reasons that any gardener can grasp: when a plant matures slowly and produces few berries, as shade bushes do, the berries it does produce tend to be sweet and of high quality. James Stewart, the chairman and founder of Seattle's Best Coffee Company, has been buying coffee from Latin America since the late 1970s.“

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BSCA - Brazil Specialty Coffee Association (#)

„While representing Brazilian gourmet coffee producers in the SCAA, in the United States, BSCA became involved in the activities of its operational committees: the International Relations Committee, in which specialty coffee production and its international trade are discussed. BSCA represents Brazilian producers, and is joined by representatives of Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Hawaii, Kenya and Indonesia, and roasting companies and retailers from Europe and the United States; and the Environmental Committee, the main forum to discuss environmental issues, where the entity defends Brazilian coffee producers' interest and promotes discussions on the coffee industry's sustainability.“

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History (#)

„Organized in 1999, Cooperative Coffees is owned and managed collectively by a small group of specialty coffee roasters located in the United States and Canada. These roasters share a common interest and concern that each has addressed individually - the desire to source sustainably grown coffees and to work closely with the farmers growing it. These roasters know that by working together, cooperatively, they can more readily impact and multiply the positive effects of their selective coffee purchasing.“

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Espresso and coffee links (#)

„Tasmanian Gourmet Coffee- Tasmania's Award-Winning Coffee Roaster Buon Gusto Importers- distribute Caffe Guglielmo from Vancouver, BC Kona Pure Coffee brand- 100% pure Kona coffee shipped direct from the mill in Hawaii. Retail and wholesale The Captain's Coffee - Home roasting coffee, supplies, and information. Nojo's Organic Coffee - 100% certified organic coffee, coffee accessories, gifts, coffee recipes and more. Hill of Beans Coffee Roasters- A small-batch, specialty coffee roasting company “

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The SCAE Awards for Coffee Excellence (#)

„He sponsored and hosted the first SCAA sanctioned Barista Jam in Seattle in February, 2003, and plans to host another in the coming months. As any of us who are active in the promotion of specialty coffee excellence knows, financial gain is not a factor in our participation. But Jeff, who continues to stretch his own budget in order to sponsor such vents as the Barista Jam, the first ever Barista Guild party, held at Coffee Fest Seattle in October, 2003, as well as making funds available to send his baristas to origin and encourage them to volunteer with such groups as a local organization that teaches barista skills to underprivileged youths, has a passion and commitment to barista excellence that is beyond comparison in the United States.“

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Virtual Coffee - The Hottest Online Coffee Zine! - Virtual Coffee Staff (#)

„Mr. Milletto is the author of Effective & Essential Marketing for the Specialty Coffee Retailer and co-author of Bean Business Basics , Bellissimo's 670-page start-up/operational manual. He is also an award-winning film producer/director of coffee-industry films. In 2001, the Bruce Milletto/Kenneth Davids production, "The Passionate Harvest," won Best of Show at Coffee Fest Las Vegas and Best New Product at the 2001 Specialty Coffee Association of America Conference and Exhibition.“

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illy caffè North America (#)

„Your home espresso machine can be a key ingredient in creating flavorful summer coolers and cocktails-so don't leave it languishing on the counter. Giorgio Milos, an instructor at illycaffè's University of Coffee in Trieste, Italy teaches baristas from all over the world how to prepare the perfect espresso and cappuccino as well as a host of iced specialty drinks and cocktails. Giorgio recommends, "Make your espresso fresh for iced drinks, as coffee oxidizes after several hours. You won't have the same bright flavor using old coffee." Milos also recommends chilling the glasses in advance and using prepared sugar syrup rather than granulated sugar as it dissolves quicker in cold liquids.“

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Robusta Coffees for Home Roast Espresso Blends (#)

„Robusta coffee is the trade name for Coffea canephora, a different species of coffee from the genus Coffea and cousin to the higher-grown Coffea arabica L. that is the basis for specialty coffee. You may be interested to know that the bulk of cheap coffee in the world is actually arabica, not Robusta. Arabica accounts for 75% of the worlds coffee production with the top 5% qualifying as Specialty Coffee (the coffee Sweet Maria's and other fine coffee roasters stock).“

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Home (#)

„Never doubt that a small, thoughtful group of citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has… -- Margaret MeadOrganized in 1999, Cooperative Coffees is owned and managed collectively by a small group of specialty coffee roasters located throughout the United States. These roasters share a common interest and concern that each has addressed individually - the desire to source sustainably grown coffees and to work closely with the farmers growing it. These roasters know that by working together, cooperatively, they can more readily impact and multiply the positive effects of their selective coffee purchasing.“

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Brewing the Perfect Cup of Java (#)

„The problem with these coffees is you can never be too sure how long the beans sit in those chutes and, as you know, exposure to air is an enemy of freshly roasted coffee beans. I recommend your specialty coffee purveyor, not to discredit your friendly grocer, but because specialty coffee retailers are solely in the business to sell coffee beans and therefore you can be more confident their beans are fresher because they move much more rapidly than supermarket beans.“

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

„They enjoy discovering the undiscovered, and prosper by bringing the exotic and unique to their individualist customers. A coffee origin like Colombia that successfully employs slick ad campaigns aimed at a mass market, brings a live burro and state-of-the-art multimedia to its vast booths at the annual Specialty Coffee show, and implies (until recently) that all its coffees, regardless of region or farm, taste the same, does not flatter an industry built on the illusion that every coffee is an exceptional choice of an exceptional coffee company chosen exclusively for an exceptional customer.“

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Tips on Coffee - Cappuccino Cocktails: Specialty Coffee Recipes and 'A-Whole-Latte' more! (#)

„After 2-plus years of self-publishing she took her collection of hot, iced and festive coffee recipes; a few cups of her innovative coffee chapters; a handful of tips; unique techniques; sprinkled it all with java jokes and coffee quotes - voila! Cappuccino Cocktails-Specialty Coffee Recipes...and'A-! Whole-Latte' more! was printed!(Not to mention that while writing the coffee book she gulped down 833 cups of coffee, 244 of which were made from her espresso stove-top maker, 133 French-pressed, and the rest from her faithful filter-drip kitchen rooster!)“

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Office Coffee as Perk (#)

„"Coffee service packaging has become much more varied than the stereotype depicted bysome specialty coffee people." The reputation for questionable coffee quality wasearned early on through trying to serve an acceptable cup of office coffee in the marketsegment with the lowest volume business offices. Strong coffee brewed into glass decanterswould break down into a dreadful looking mess after 30 minutes. "The way to keep apot of coffee looking like coffee for a while was to weaken it by cutting weight.“

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Tea & Coffee 12/01 - Fast Food Opportunities for Specialty Coffee (#)

„As the specialty coffee category matures, its products will appear with greater frequency and profusion in more and more fast food outlets. It will become increasingly difficult for the specialty coffeehouse to differentiate itself from all the other fast food and doughnut outlets in the marketplace. Each will increasingly offer more of what the other is offering while at the same time struggling to remain unique and appealing. The good news for wholesale roasters is that they will find an increasingly receptive audience among fast food operators and an increasingly appealing venue for their brand.“

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Coffee Business Books (#)

„"Over two decades ago, when several dozen entrepreneurs began the specialty coffee revolution, everything had to be learned by the seat of the pants. While trial and error can be invigorating, especially when a success is discovered, it takes a lot of time combined with costly mistakes. Achieving Success in Specialty Coffee is a road map given to the new members of the specialty coffee movement by its pioneers.“

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Peet's Coffee & Tea (#)

„In 1984, Jerry bought Peet's simply because "Peet's had the best coffee." Over the last 15 years, Jerry has carried forward Peet's commitment to roasting the highest quality coffee and delivering it fresh. Jerry is currently a trustee for the Specialty Coffee Institute and an honorary member of the Kilimanjaro Specialty Coffee Growers Association. He was a past director of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), and a founding contributor of the American Institute of Wine and Food.“

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Timeforcoffee.com (#)

„After three or four years, the beans begin to grow larger and flat; this coffee is called Flat Bean Santos and is cheaper and less desirable than Bourbon Santos. Bandeirante is a particularly good and consistent Brazilian estate-grown coffee that appears frequently on specialty coffee lists.“

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

„To put it simply, if coffee sells as a complexly marketed specialty beverage like wine rather than an anonymous, price-driven commodity like branded supermarket coffee, and if some of the premium paid for those complexly marketed specialty coffees actually makes it back to the pockets of subsistence growers rather than staying in the hands of marketers and dealers, then specialty coffee becomes part of a self-regulating, market-oriented solution to the rural poverty that haunts many parts of the tropics.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Bellissimo is well known in the specialty coffee industry as the producer of the award-winning videos “Espresso 101,” “Espresso 501,” “The Passionate Harvest,” “Everything BUT Coffee” and “Spilling the Beans.” Bellissimo is also the publisher of the business manuals Bean Business Basics, Opening a Specialty Coffee Drive-thru and Achieving Success in Specialty Coffee. Bellissimo’s worldwide client list includes Fortune 500 companies as well as American and International entrepreneurs.“

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Amazon.com: Books: ESPRESSO! Starting and Running Your Own Specialty Coffee Business (#)

„Based on the authors' 25 years of experience in the specialty coffee industry, this outstanding guide details every step in the startup process including operational options (shop, free-standing cart, concession, add-on to another restaurant or food service), location, leases, landlords, marketing, menus and financing. Contains time-saving organizers such as sample lease and useful business forms; insider tips on shopping for supplies and equipment; checklists for planning, opening and daily operation; coffee drink recipes and a glossary of coffee terms.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„   Peet's Coffee & Tea of Berkeley, Calif. calls itself "the grandfather of specialty coffees," since it was founded in 1966. It is also one of the grandfathers of coffee law. Most of the time when you experience some freshly brewed Peet's Coffee, it will be in a Peet's Coffee bar, but you may be surprised to learn that Peet's also has partnership agreements with Larry's Market in Seattle and Safeway Inc., and has licensed the foodservices department of Stanford University and John F.“

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Peet's Coffee & Tea (#)

„Having enjoyed Peet's since my parents first allowed me to drink coffee back in the sixth grade, and having spent a few years in the specialty coffee industry myself, I have always come back to Mocha Sanani because of its challenging bite and complexity. I always tell friends that it has everything in its flavor profile that makes coffee interesting, to the extreme. I've sampled other people's roasts of this type of bean from around the country, but no one seems to capture the delicate, poetic balance of wine and flowers quite like Peet's does.“

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Transfair USA | Press Releases (#)

„Before joining TransFair, Trindle Walker was the Manager of Quality Assurance at Capricorn Coffees, where she developed and supervised new accounts, developed and promoted new product lines, and managed the quality control process. Prior to working at Capricorn, she was the Sales Manager at West Coast Specialty Coffee. Her duties there included creating and implementing sales and marketing strategies, assisting with coffee training workshops and facilitating export arrangements.“

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Coffee Universe | World of Coffee (#)

„Indonesia & New Guinea Indonesia is the world's third largest producer of coffee. However, only 10% of the crop is arabica, and the number of quality beans available for the specialty coffee industry is limited. Even though they are a small percentage of total production, arabica coffees from this region are considered some of the best in the world, and are prized for their richness, full body, long finish, earthiness and gentle acidity.“

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

„Then the Elk Hill Estate of Bombay Burmah, in south India created Raigode, a washed blue-green coffee with bold beans and zero defect, and became the pioneer gourmet robusta producer. Raigode was marketed as a specialty coffee, among much skepticism by the consuming sector and an understandable reluctance by importers to pay any premium over a standard Kaapi Royale. Nonetheless, it succeeded and quickly commanded prices close to those of Indian Arabicas. The lots were very small but the action was duly noted and repeated by several Indian producers.“

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Buying the best espresso-cappuccino machines - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„As always, use fresh coffee and a good Burr grinder. If this is your method of choice for coffee consumption, you will quickly realize, as I did, that you use precise amounts of coffee and water in the preparation of your drinks making your coffee dollar go a lot further when you are making your own specialty drinks for you and your friends. --$339 (US)Where to buy in the U.S.A? WholeLatteLove.ComBuy in CanadaEspressoTec.Com Solis SL70: Read the long review of the Solis SL70 by clicking here.“

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Arabica, The Coffee Lover's Choice (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„Simple industry statistics show that 80% of all commercially produced coffees are created from arabica beans alone. That sounds pretty good, but then did you know that only 10% of those beans are good enough for specialty coffees? That means that 90% of arabica beans are not considered good enough for specialty coffee. So, when you buy high quality arabica beans from a specialty coffee roaster, you are getting the best of the best beans.“

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Coffee Association of Canada (#)

„One-half (50%) of adult Canadians consumed a 'specialty' coffee beverage in the past year. However, with 6% of Canadians drinking these beverages on a daily basis, specialty coffee remains an occasional purchase. Iced coffee is growing dramatically. Past year penetration of 24% compares favourably to 21% in 2001 and 14% in 1999.“

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Tips on Coffee - Start and Run a Coffee Bar (#)

„About the AuthorTom Matzen and Marybeth Harrison have started many successful small businesses, including fast-food outlets, a language school, and several coffee bars. Matzen was one of the founding members of the Environment Committee of the Specialty Coffee Coach Inc., an international coaching organization for entrepreneurs. Harrison is now a professional race car driver with Mach One Racing. Excerpted from Start and Run a Coffee Bar (Start & Run A...) by Tom Matzen, Marybeth Harrison, Thomas Matzen.“

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Publications - National Coffee Association (#)

„Achieving Success in Specialty Coffee may be the most passionate business operations manual you will ever read. Each of the book's 23 chapters is written by an expert in specialty coffee, an industry that elicits from its producers, promoters, and purveyors emotions as strong as the brew itself. Marketing, customer service, staff training, equipment function/maintenance, and product information are just some of the areas discussed in-depth to help retailers devise their own personal strategies for success.“

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View topic - POLL: WHAT'S WRONG WITH STARBUCKS? - Coffee Forum (#)

„Not all of their blends are bad, and pricing isn't where most Mom & Pops are, but people keep in mind that Starbucks doesn't play follow the leader, they like to think of themselves as being the leader...There is a difference. Personally I feel as long as they continue to expand the market for specialty coffee, the better chance all of us (roasters) to expand as well. Keep in mind, Starbucks will continue to grow, I'm just happy they are doing most of the work when it comes to introducing our style of coffees to the world.“

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Brazilian Coffee (#)

„Coffee was introduced in Brazil by Francisco de Mello Palheta in 1727 from Cayenne, French Guiana. Today, Brazil is the world's largest coffee producer and is becoming a significant player in the specialty coffee industry. Bourbon, Typica, Caturra, and Mundo Novo cultivars are grown in the states of Paraná, Espirito Santos, São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Bahia.“

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ICAFE (#)

„For the domestic market, supplied almost in a 100 percent by the Costa Rican roasters, it take place coffee ground in two modalities: one pure and another mixed up to 10 percents of sugar. The last one, has been favorite by Costa Ricans, who consume it 70 percent of the times, although the taste for the pure one has been lately getting more consumers, thanks to a taste refinement and a more and more wide supply of specialty coffees.“

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CoffeeKid - Israeli Coffee Stories (#)

„They asked if they could use some CoffeeGeek and CoffeeKid photographs (photos I took, and put on the websites). Now normally I charge for this kinda stuff, but I made a judgment call - you never hear about quality coffee in Israel, and who knows, maybe I could leverage the free photos in return for an article or something about specialty coffee in Israel. So I offered the photos for free. I think I even sent the original big photos for use.“

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Supermarket Coffee vs. Specialty Store Coffee (#)

„One pound of whole beans will make 40 six-ounce cups. If you bought the most expensive specialty coffee at $12 a pound, you would be paying 30 cents for a cup of coffee. Coffee harvesting is labor intensive requiring approximately 2,000 hand picked and hand sorted beans for every pound of coffee so you are actually getting a bargain in every cup.“

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

„Twenty years ago the line was clear between specialty coffees and "commercial" coffees. Specialty coffees were sold whole-bean, freshly roasted, in stores that offered their customers a wide range of choice in roast style and origin. Commercial coffees were represented by the almost identical contents of cans lined up like fat little percolator-ready soldiers on supermarket shelves.“

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Kopi Luwak (#)

„What started as, presumably, a way for the natives to get coffee without climbing the trees has since evolved into the world's priciest specialty coffee. Japan buys the bulk of Kopi Luwak, but M.P. Mountanos (800-229-1611), the first in the United States to bring in this exotic bean, recently imported 110 pounds after a seven year search for a reliable and stable supplier.“

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Level Ground Trading --making the dream come true - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„In April 2002, Level Ground Trading's president, Hugo Ciro, was invited to Bolivia by the UNDP (United Nations Development Program). The UNDP had deployed a team of technical advisors to provide specialized technical assistance to Aymara coffee farmers and to promote international trade for their unique variety of specialty coffee. Level Ground was pleased to be the first Fair Trade importer of this coffee to North America.“

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Virtual Coffee - The Hottest Online Coffee Zine! (#)

„Bellissimo is dedicated to the growth and success of the specialty coffee industry. The focus of our consulting division is to assist individuals in all aspects of creating new coffee businesses and to provide counseling beneficial to existing operations. Our worldwide client list includes Fortune 500 companies as well as American and International entrepreneurs.“

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Sweet Flavours (#)

„Having observed the success for a few specialty coffeemerchants in other markets, they developed the flavored iced latte and granita styleflavored "Frozen Timtation"beverages. These new drinks boosted sales in theircold beverage category with both increased transactions and high average tickets. Theyalso keep the attention on Timothy's coffee and the beverages taste great because they areprepared with the best ingredients.“

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Tea & Coffee 06/01 - What’s Brewing In Specialty Retail? (#)

„And, as it did in the 1960s, those interested in growing and processing methods and their relation to health and taste have recently found their way back to the coffee world. Today, sustainable farming, awareness of origin, roasting, brewing, and - most importantly - taste, are all major concerns of one specialty coffee roaster and distributor: Allegro Coffee Company, based in Boulder, Colorado.“

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Yemen Coffees from Yemen Specialty Coffees (#)

„Over the centuriesYemenis have evolved hundreds of names for growing districts and typesof coffee. Of these, Yemen Specialty Coffees makes available premium qualitiesof the following: Mattari. Originally from the Bani Mattar district westof capital city of Sana'a, Mattari today typically includes coffees fromsurrounding areas as well. Consequently, Mattaris differ in quality andcharacter.“

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BUNN Coffee Grinders (#)

„Are you looking for the Best Grinder for Volume Ground Coffee Sales? Reliable BUNN bulk grinders are designed to help sell more for specialty coffee stores and retail coffee sales. Choose from a wide range of grinds with one turn of the adjustment knob and the largest commercial-grade motor creates a turbo action that quickly grinds pounds of coffee beans.“

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Books Selection | Page 1 (#)

„The most knowledgeable people in specialty coffee share their enthusiasm and expertise with the retailer who is serious about operating a specialty coffee business at an maximum quality and profitability. Marketing, customer service, staff training, equipment operation and maintenance are just some of the areas discussed in-depth to help retailers devise strategies for success.“

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Fall Educational Conference3 - National Coffee Association (#)

„Noted author Kenneth Davids will discuss some of the issues, problems and opportunities of these overlapping languages in molding our own and our customers’ perceptions of the sensations of coffee. He will begin with analysis of the language of cupping, and then move to issues of consumer-oriented languages in play in specialty coffee as well as other segments of the industry.“

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History of Coffee from Coffee Universe (#)

„If you can imagine, in Brazil alone, over 5 million people are employed in the cultivation and harvesting of over 3 billion coffee plants. Sales of premium specialty coffees in the United States have reached the multi billion dollar level, and are increasing significantly on an annual basis. TOP OF PAGE“

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El Salvador- Coffee and Biodiversity (#)

„Washington DC, July 15, 2001 ---- Coffee from El Salvador when grown under the shade, aimed at maintaining biodiversity, can not only preserve the typical ecosystem of secondary forest , but can also result into a profitable source of income for small- and medium-size producers, turning the production of this coffee specialty into an example of sustainable agriculture.“

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CRS Fair Trade (#)

„CRS Fair Trade Notes: Café Campesino's founder Bill Harris also established Cooperative Coffees-a green coffee importing cooperative that is owned and managed collectively by a small group of specialty coffee roasters committed to foster a more equitable and sustainable coffee trade. Telephone: 229-924-2468“

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BSCA - Brazil Specialty Coffee Association (#)

„BSCA, as manager of the Marketing Plan for Brazilian Specialty Coffees, is aware of the importance of providing the maximum amount of relevant information to all the agents of the specialty coffee segment. This will allow them to learn about, contribute with their suggestions to various strategies and participate in BSCA's actions.“

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Indiacoffee - Guide to Indian coffee - Why specialty coffee? (#)

„Consumers have come to appreciate gourmet coffees in their discerning cups; As a result, specialty coffees fetch better prices, attract premiums and attract custom. These coffees have a personality, aura, craving, and branding of their own. Specialty branding that brings in the bigger bucks for the grower!“

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Transfair USA | Fair Trade News (#)

„But why would any self-respecting business owner pay $1.26 for a pound of coffee when it's only fetching 60 cents a pound on the commodities exchange? In this case, producers and retailers are betting that consumers of specialty coffee will view environmentally and socially conscious beans as a premium product.“

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