Tea & Coffee Trade Journal articles from April 2002

Tea & Coffee Trade Journal archives from April 2002

You decide if our industry is worth it. (From the Editor's Desk).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
April 20, 2002... While I was still marveling over all the noteworthy seminars held at the recent NCA Convention, I read Maya Wallengren's excellent article on Reuters concerning the number of people involved in the coffee industry. She got me thinking -- people...

Germany, a coffee exporter? (World News).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 20, 2002... GERMANY -- Germany has become the world's fourth largest coffee exporter. While the country does not grow any coffee, is ahead of such traditional producers as Indonesia, Guatamala and Mexico. The country trails only Brazil, Vietnam and...

Green tea imports from China surge. (World News).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... CHINA -- Imports of green tea into Japan in 2001 surged 23.8% from the previous year to 17,739 metric tons, marking the third consecutive year the figure has hit a record high, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported. As much as 90% of the imports...

Coffee may fight cavities, study finds. (World News).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... ITALY -- A new study shows compounds in coffee loosen the grip of bacteria that cause tooth decay, reported Science News. Researchers from the Universities of Pavia and Ancona in Italy prepared coffees from beans of various origins and degrees...

Russian coffee prices won't drop soon, say experts. (World News).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... RUSSIA -- Coffee prices in Russia will remain at the earlier level in the near future, Russian coffee market experts said when commenting on Western media reports on the next price drop on the New York exchange. "A drop in prices on green...

Starbucks coming to Germany. (World News).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... GERMANY -- Starbucks wants to conquer the German market this year for the first time and open 1500 shop in the long-term from Munich to Flensburg and Dresden to Aachen. The company doesn't plan to waster any time:" we want to open up to 200...

The 2002 Tea & Coffee World Cup Asia.(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... EXHIBITION & SYMPOSIUM Putra World Trade Center Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia September 26-28, 2002 The Symposium: Sign up for the symposium to become a Barista and tasting expert. Learn to brew coffee and tea properly, and much more. ...

F. Gavina & Sons: new roasting facility fulfills family dreams.(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... The Gavina Family, enjoying its 132nd year in the coffee roasting business, has much to celebrate. The family company, F. Gavina & Sons, Inc., is fulfilling the dream begun by their late father -- the current company's founder -- Francisco...

Roaster's log: from origin; to the cupping room; to the final cup.(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... Last summer Rao's went to origin. Origin is Mecca in the coffee world. Let's face it, a life in specialty (coffee is degrees of loneliness; this was never more obvious to me than when I almost gagged and spit out the coffee served at my best...

Rebel with a cause. (On the Continent).(Malongo coffee company is profiled, France)(Statistical Data Included)
April 20, 2002... Malongo makes a success of being the rebel. As a French roaster of medium size it has grown with protean vigor. This rare achievement has been earned by specializing in specialties for a mass market and finding a niche for all seasons. As a...

Sometimes forgotten small origins.(types of coffee)(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... One question that roasters always have for their green coffee suppliers is, "What do you have that's new?" While they may be very happy with the coffees they are roasting, specialty roasters are always looking for that monthly special, a new...

Mexico: turning lows into highs.(quality of coffee)(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... As I was on my way to visit a farm in the Mexican countryside, I stopped to use a telephone station. I called the office to check some information and turned back to the car. As I opened the door an elderly man came over to me and asked,...

Finding a path: through historic maze.(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... The price of coffee has been at sea for a century and more. Successes in the fight to stabilize prices have been minimal, and lost in all are the people whose lives have been raised and crushed each time coffee triumphs or fails. Brazil...

2001 Sintercafe show review.(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... The temperature was warm, the scenery was beautiful, and the event was educational -- as well as fun. Yes, all of those descriptive words describe Sintercafe 2001. From November 10 until November 14, the topic of conversation was coffee as...

Farmers adjust to over production.(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... During a visit late last year to the coffee growing regions of the Sul de Minas Gerais and Mogiana areas of Sao Paulo, the depressed state of the market and troubled concern for the future following the horrific terrorist attack on the U.S. was...

Correction.(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... In the February issue, we printed the wrong address for Cafes do Brasil (Brazilian Specialty Coffee Association). The correct address is: Praca Melvin Jones, 154, CP 30, Alfenas, MG, CEP: 37130-000, Brazil. Tel: (55)(35) 3292-1880, Fax:...

Carts: here, there & everywhere! (Cup Service).(two coffee cart makers profiled, U.S.)(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... Twenty years ago, there were no coffee carts. There were carts where you could buy hot dogs, fruit, or souvenirs, but no coffee. Iced coffee, hot coffee, specialty coffee began sprouting up in conveniently located carts in department stores,...

Curtis TCO Oval Iced Tea Dispenser. (Product Showcase).(advertisement)
April 20, 2002... The TCO Oval Tea Dispenser utilizes stainless steel in order to avoid the use of plastic liners that stain and become scratched from continued scrubbing. The TCO is interchangeable with most major brands of dispensers on the market. It has a...

Neiman Enterprises' Shangri-La Multi-Brew. (Product Showcase).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 20, 2002... The Shangri-La Multi-Brew is the first single brewing system for home use that makes iced or hot tea, coffee, espressos and iced lattes. The machine includes a special stainless-and-glass coffee carafe that keeps coffee hot and fresh for up to...

Granita/Slush Machines from Carpigiani-Coldelite. (Product Showcase).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... Carpigiani-Coldelite has made available a new line of Fast-Freeze and FastFreeze Autofill-ready Granita/Slush Machines. The company says that the Autofill-ready machine is completely geared with ready-to-go Autofill circuitry, probes and...

Starbucks Barista Quattro Thermal Coffeemaker. (Product Showcase).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 20, 2002... Starbucks introduces the Starbucks Barista Quattro Thermal Coffeemaker, a 4-cup version of its Barista Aroma coffeemaker. The brewer's thermal carafe keeps the coffee fresh and hot for two hours without an external heat source. Features such as...

Urnex Brand's RINZA Liquid Milk Frother Cleaner. (Product Showcase).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... Royal Enterprises, Inc. recently relaunched its successful Urnex Milk Frother/Steam Wand Cleaner as "RINZA Milk Frother Cleaner." The RINZA Brand name is designed to complement the recent package of the company's NSF certified CAFIZA Espresso...

Mamma Says. (Biscotti).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... Mamma Says Inc is a baking company that specializes in confectionary Italian based products. Mamma Says launched its biscotti line. Designed by a team of chefs Mamma Says created the worlds first Italian Fortune Cookie. Inside each biscotti is...

Nikola's Biscotti. (Biscotti).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... All of Nikola's award-winning Classic Biscotti are baked in the same century old European tradition, handmade with only premium ingredients. Unique in size, texture and taste, Nikola's Biscotti are a masterpiece of appearance and symphony of...

Dan's Chocolates. (Chocolate).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... Dan's Chocolates' Swiss trained chocolatier starts by importing raw chocolate from Switzerland made from quality ingredients. Their cocoa beans are roasted by artisans who use centuries-old, closely guarded techniques. They then use the...

El Eden. (Chocolate).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... El Eden Chocolates specializes in the making of gourmet truffles using only quality ingredients. El Eden truffles are made with a European influence and distinctively American simplicity. Began as a small mail order business in 1999, El Eden...

Long Grove Confectionery. (Chocolate).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... One of the first items ever "dipped" at Long Grove Confectionery, and the most asked for today, is the California strawberry. Soon after came the Myrtle-fresh, salted, roasted pecans covered with caramel and smothered in chocolate. Then...

Seattle Chocolates. (Chocolate).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... Seattle Chocolates' European-style truffles and truffle bars are produced with chocolate imported from Schokinag, an independent manufacturer in Germany. Schokinag uses beans available from West Africa to develop base chocolate for each of...

Vintage Chocolates. (Chocolate).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... Vintage Chocolates are leading the fight to keep the genetic diversity of varietal cacaos from disappearing. Since 1993, they have sourced chocolates from only quality driven organic plantations. Such plantations keep growing heirloom and...

Uniquely Together, Inc. (Cookies).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... Mark and Anne Callahan started Uniquely Together, Inc. in September of 1992. Established as a corporate gift company, the couple concentrated on gourmet food as gifts for the company's clients. Anne's grandfather owned a handmade candy store in...

Baker's Breakfast Cookie. (Cookies).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... They offer 10 original flavors: Fruit & Nut, Chocolate Chunk Raisin, Peanut Butter, Banana Walnut, Mocha Chocolate Chunk, Double Chocolate Chunk, Pumpkin Spice, Apple Cinnamon, Oatmeal Raisin and Ginger Molasses. They also offer the following...

Honey Acres. (Cookies).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... Honey Acres' exclusive Honey Mints are made in their own candy kitchen in Ashippun, Wisconsin. These all-natural confections have solid honey creme centers, are flavored with natural peppermint oil and then are coated with unsweetenedpremium...

Cocachoc. (European Flair).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... A good cup of coffee or tea should always be served with a wrapped chocolate or a cookie to upgrade it and to make it special. Cocachoc specializes in the production of these individually wrapped small chocolates and Neapolitans and...

Monbana. (European Flair).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... Monbana has been a French family-owned chocolate company since 1934. They work mainly with coffee roasters, airlines, food distribution, marketing and advertising companies. Their main products are chocolate powder and private label chocolate...

Union Edel Chocolate. (European Flair).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... Union is a full subsidiary of the famous Belgian Chocolate specialist, Neuhaus. Union produces neapolitans -- square and rectangular -- with personalized or standard label. The quality of the different chocolate flavors, the large number of...

Specialty tea trends.(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... The worldwide low prices for tea are finally forcing modernization among the specialty tea producers. Premium tea is a niche market and a wonderful beverage, but often remarkably inefficient from a business perspective. This inefficiency has...

Fair trade tea.(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... Twenty years ago plantation workers in Sri Lanka had never heard about fair trade, let alone about fair trade tea. Today, thanks to an increasing market share in Europe and to a growing one in Japan, Canada and the U.S., many farmers and manual...

Tea wrapped in silk.(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... Want to get a retail price $42.00 per 100 teabags? Want to see a beautiful teabag product that lies silky smooth in your hand and the urge to feel it is as strong as the urge to brew it? Well the Mighty Leaf Tea Company has done exactly that....

Van Houtte acquires shares in Keurig. (Trade News).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... Van Houtte recently announced it has acquired over a million newly issued shares of the U.S. company Keurig Inc. This investment gives Van Houtte a almost a third of Keurig's worth. Headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts, Keurig...

InterCommercial and ExImWare to merge. (Trade News).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... ExImWare, Inc. and InterCommercial Markets Corp., both providers of web-based software and services to the trillion-dollar global agricultural trading industry, recently announced the signing of a definitive agreement to merge the two...

NYBOT plans electronic system for deliveries. (Trade News).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) plans to modernize and expand its Commodity Operations Processing System (COPS). As part of this effort, NYBOT will explore turning COPS into an electronic platform for the full automation of coffee and cocoa...

Tully's win Anti-Defamation League Award. (Good Deeds).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... The Pacific Northwest Region of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) presented its 2002 Torch of Liberty Award to Tully's Coffee in recognition of outstanding corporate philanthropy and community service. The Pacific Northwest Region of the ADL...

NYBOT announces Mini "C" margin requirements. (Trade News).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) announced that effective March 15, 2002, and until further notice, members shall require from customers who are members or members of the trade the following margin rates: Coffee Mini (MK): Outright...

New faces at Alakef Coffee Roasters. (People News).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... Jim Phillips in the sales and marketing division and Chris von Zastrow in the operations division recently joined Alakef Coffee Roasters. Phillips is based out of Minneapolis and comes with several years' experience in the coffee industry....

Kooistra and Lemmon join OPTCO. (People News).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... Organic Products Trading Company (OPTCO), a leader in high quality organic fair trade coffees, has hired Tim Kooistra as business development manager and Dawnell Lemmon as administrative assistant. Kooistra worked previously for The Holland...

Van Houtte CEO stepping down. (People News).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... Coffee supplier and retailer Van Houtte, Inc. said it had begun a search for a new president and chief executive to replace Paul-Andre Guillote, who will retire after 22 years. Once his successor is chosen, Guillote, 58, will become...

Niro acquires Atlas-Stord food division. (Equipment & Packaging News).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... Niro A/S of Denmark has recently acquired the food division of Atlas Stord Denmark A/S, the leading supplier of freeze-drying and vacuum equipment. The company states that this acquisition will allow Niro to further develop this important...

Spee-Dee and Matrix Packaging Premiere the CoffeePro. (Equipment & Packaging News).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... James Navin, president of Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc., recently debuted the CoffeePro, a complete filling system for the coffee industry made possible through an alliance with Matrix Packaging Machinery, Inc. The CoffeePro, which...

Kason's Bag Dump Screener. (Equipment & Packaging News).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... Kason's new Vibroscreen Circular Vibratory Bag Dump Screener scalps bag scraps and other oversize materials from manually dumped bulk materials while protecting the operator and plant environment against dust contamination. Integral to the...

Turkish grind. (Equipment & Packaging News).(Brief Article)
April 20, 2002... Turkish/Grecian type coffees utilize the finest grinds in the industry and now, through the use of Modern Process Equipment's new "active roll cleaning system", the size of these coffee particles are greatly reduced. MPE's new grinder...