Tea & Coffee 11/01 - The Fair Trade Ideal: The Ultimate Answer For Sustainability? (Cont) (#)

  „It is almost as if Fair Trade’s natural friends are either under attack by its advocates or speaking out against Fair Trade practices. The fair-trader's camp neglected to do their homework. They did not identify the good guys, their natural allies, before unloading on the trade.“

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Tea & Coffee 02/02 - The Starbucks Experience Going Global (Cont)

  „After all, a share purchased in 1992 at the IPO is now worth more than 16 times its original value, taking into account stock splits. As Schultz points out, a contemplative moment of relaxation over a Starbucks latte is an affordable luxury even during a recession. “I have a strong buy recommendation on the stock,” says John Glass of Deutsche Banc Alex Brown. This is the best long-term play in the restaurant/retail field I’ve ever seen.” As long as the company sticks to its core expertise, Glass is confident that the firm can continue to expand successfully.“

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View topic - Fair Trade Only...Is it possible? - Coffee Forum

  „Sustainability is the only way to sustain high quality. Now Fair Trade is NOT the only answer but the thought that because it is certified or fairly traded or shade grown that it is crappy coffee is ludicrous and wrong. it used to be that way but not any more.“

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Tea & Coffee 08/01 - Coffee: Then and Now (Cont)

  „Flavored coffees created an awareness of gourmet coffees which continues to grow to this day. Innovative allied products such as cappuccinos, cold and frozen coffee beverages have begun to enhance the continued sales of coffee throughout the North American market place. The same awareness is growing in the Asian and South American market places. Melchers has experienced growth in smaller areas such as Europe, Africa and Australia.” Indeed, while many purists resist giving the category its due, flavored coffees popularized the whole bean sector and may have created, over the past two decades, many more specialty coffee drinkers than otherwise would have appeared.“

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The Espresso Pages from Sweet Maria's: Crema! A Sign of Good Espresso, or a Symptom of Bad Espresso

  „A thorough cleaning of a neglected machine can be a considerable undertaking. I cleaned a La San Marco for 2 days straight trying to remove the cause of my bitter espresso. When the machine is clean, you should be able to do a dry-run with no coffee in the portafilter (meaning, run hot water into the cup through the coffee handle) .then let the water cool and taste it.“

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Tea & Coffee 06/02 - Fresh Ideas To Help Your Café Stand Out This Summer (Cont)

  „By contacting My Grandma’s at least one month prior to opening, new entrepreneurs can get some free cakes as well as free publicity. My Grandma’s will offer a significant discount on the first order of coffeecakes and additional free cakes to be sampled at the “grand opening party.” My Grandma’s will also contact local newspapers, sending them a sample cake with a press release announcing the grand opening date, location and free cake sampling. This is free of charge to the café owner. “After tasting the cake most newspaper people want to let their readers know where to find it,” say the folks at Grandma’s.“

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