Tea & Coffee Trade Journal articles from April 2009

Tea & Coffee Trade Journal archives from April 2009

To new beginnings.(from the Editor's Desk)(Editorial)
April 1, 2009... So, this is me... taking the reins. With my new undertaking as Editor-in-Chief, I find myself reminiscent of the days when coffee was merely my caffeine fix and tea was my wellness in a cup. I knew nothing of origin subtleties (or not so...

Sendawula urges new law on coffee.(World News: Coffee and Tea Reports from the Front Line)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... KAMPALA -- The chairman of the Private Sector Foundation, Gerald Sendawula, has asked the government to adopt a law to help the Uganda Coffee Development Authority adequately regulate good coffee growing. Sendawula said this would help...

Honduran harvest down 8%.(World News: Coffee and Tea Reports from the Front Line)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... TEGUCIGALPA -- According to the Honduran Coffee Institute, or Icafe, Honduras coffee harvest in 2008/09 through March 17 saw an 8% decline compared to the same period last year from 1,317,913 to 1,212,951 bags. For the second consecutive...

Sri Lanka rupee overvaluation hurting tea exports.(World News: Coffee and Tea Reports from the Front Line)
April 1, 2009... COLOMBO -- An artificially strong rupee could further hurt exports of Sri Lankan tea to key markets whose currencies have been devalued in recent months, a brokerage has warned. Asia Siyaka Commodities said Colombo auction tea prices would...

Tanzanian prices down on lower quality.(World News: Coffee and Tea Reports from the Front Line)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... DODOMA -- According to reports from the Tanzania Coffee Board, coffee prices for lower quality coffee fell about 6% at a recent auction. The top Arabica AA grade sold for as much as US$109.20 for a 50-kilo bag, compared with US$116.20 a...

Ethiopian coffee exports plummet below target.(World News)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... ADDIS ABABA -- The government set a target of over 101,000 tons of coffee to be exported during the first seven months of the current fiscal year while the actual export stood at 66,000 tons, thereby decreasing the forecast in coffee export...

Coffee production estimates cut down by 4.18%.(World News)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... LONDON -- Coffee prices were little changed in February, with the monthly average of the ICO composite indicator price at US107.60 cents/lb compared to US108.39 cents/lb in January 2009. Prices of the Colombian milds and other milds groups...

Chinese coffee to be exported to U.S. directly.(World News)
April 1, 2009... BEIJING -- Yunnan Hogood Co Ltd and Denmark-based ECUM Coffee Group inked an agreement, under which the Chinese company will export 240 tons of coffee beans per month to the latter's unit Atlantic (USA) Inc, according to a statement by Hogood....

Calendar.(Calendar)
April 1, 2009... April 16-19: SCAA 21st Annual Conference & Exhibition, Atlanta, Georgia, Tel: +1(562) 624-4100 Web: www.scaa.org May 2-4: World Tea Expo Las Vegas, Nevada Tel: +1(702) 253-1893 Email: info@worldteaexpo.com Web:...

Tailoring your roast to the bean: in the pursuit of "deliciousness," craft roasting has become an art form. Part experience, part science and part experimentation, the coffee industry has discovered that a quality bean is only as good as its roast.(Custom Roasting)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] We have all watched as an Olympic sprinter flashes with great grace toward the finish line, with rippling muscles and pumping veins leaning and stretching with all they have trying to finish one hundredth of a second...

The challenge of grinding coffee for pods and capsules: with the popularity of pods and capsules on the rise, it is important to understand and practice the processes that will result in the best cup. Never compromise on quality, use the best materials you can and, perhaps most importantly, find the perfect grind.(The Perfect Grind)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Properly grinding coffee for use in high quality single cup brewing methods, such as pods and capsules, may be the toughest challenge in all of coffee processing. It is extremely important for any brewing method,...

You mean tea doesn't come from teabags? In a most challenging task, I have managed to summarize my amazing two-week tour of India's most well-known tea producing regions. Stay tuned for more articles throughout the next few months, highlighting independent estates, notable tea towns and the future of India's tea industry.(Incredible India)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When I first got the email that the Tea Board of India had generously offered to send me on a trip of a lifetime, my initial reaction was pure fear. Would India be as overwhelming as I imagined? Would the food be too...

Being the "nice guy" in business: unfortunately, there's no user's manual on customer relations and troubleshooting. But if you stay true to your morals and ethics and never compromise your company's integrity, customer loyalty will be easier to come by than you may think.(Business Relations)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The coffee industry is a wonderful place to be right now. Ok, that might really read as: "It's a heck of a lot better than Wall Street," given the times. However, think about our profession; for the most part, it's...

Coffee second only to oil? Is coffee really the second largest commodity? Mark Pendergrast investigates and finds some startling results.(Coffee Commodity)(Viewpoint essay)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the introduction to Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World (Basic Books, 1999), I wrote: "Coffee is the second most valuable exported legal commodity on earth (after oil)."...

Jaliya Wickramasuriya: from tea taster to ambassador: Larry Luxner visited Sri Lanka, where he met the country's leading tea exporters. It all began with a visit to Colombo's ambassador in Washington.(Sri Lanka)(Viewpoint essay)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On a breezy Saturday afternoon in late January, 150 or so Tamil supporters lined up along Washington's Connecticut Avenue, waving homemade signs and urging passing motorists to honk their horns to protest Sri Lanka's...

Organic tea makes inroads in Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka is the home of the world's first certified organic tea garden. With the demand for organics growing, Sri Lanka is expanding its production of organic tea.(Sri Lanka)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When it comes to tea exports, Sri Lanka ranks among the world's undisputed leaders. But few people know that this island also gave birth to the world's first certified organic tea garden. Idulgashinna, located in...

10 steps to sustainability: the 10 steps that can change the future of your company ... and the future of the planet.(Sustainability)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With more than 25 million people in the tropics depending on coffee production for their livelihood and over six million acres of land used to grow and harvest tea leaves, the beverage industry, from farmers to...

The science of tasting: as coffee and tea professionals, we've most likely all observed cuppings, maybe even cupped ourselves ... but have we ever stopped to consider the science behind the craft?(Tongue Ties)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Making Sense of Taste: The Science of Tasting In recent years scientists have slowly savored entering a new field of research, a field not commonly pursued within the academic world. Throughout history scientists...

Surviving in these economic times: it's on the news, in the newspapers and plastered all over our emails: this recession is taking its toll on businesses throughout the world. We must learn to adapt to the changing times, using thoughtful strategies that can save time, money and energy.(Coffee Economics)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As we progress into 2009, we are seeing that this economic downturn is more than a passing trend--people are trying their best to hold on to business as they see a change. But even through this difficult time,...

Cut costs by spending more: did you know that the right retail specialty coffee Point of Sale (POS) system is one of the critical keys to help you survive and maybe even squeeze out a fair profit amidst this horrific economic meltdown?(POS Systems)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What we are talking about here is a way to help you cut costs, control labor and enable your employees to be more consistent with pricing. POS systems have evolved to the point of becoming more than just a glorified...

Taste the origin of chocolate.(Product Showcase)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Nahualli Trading Co. combines the flavor of dark chocolate with roasted seeds of the cacao tree to create Chocolate Seeds. Nahualli Trading Co. sources Criollo cacao seeds from Fair Trade and organic Ecuadorian...

Coffee love: 50 ways to drink your java.(Product Showcase)
April 1, 2009... The book features an evocative narrative that takes readers on a globe trotting adventure through cafes and coffee houses from Seattle to Florence to Budapest and everywhere in between. The author, Daniel Young briefly traces coffee's roots...

A portable wellness boost from Ito En.(Product Showcase)
April 1, 2009... Ito En (North America), Inc. has released their Oolong Shot, a premium unsweetened ready-to-drink tea brewed from whole loose oolong tea leaves. The drink, which contains more oolong tea leaves brewed per serving than any other ready-to-drink...

Acai berry flavored coffee.(Product Showcase)
April 1, 2009... Joy Brazil Coffee Inc, a coffee import company based in New York, carries roasted coffee sold to its customers through its website, MyBrazilianCoffee.com. MyBrazilianCoffee.com now offers Baggio Gourmet Coffee with the exotic flavor of the acai...

B.W. Cooper teams up with BYB.(Trade News)
April 1, 2009... Bazza High-Energy Tea, created by tea and herb master Barry W. Cooper, has joined the BYB Brands family of refreshing beverages. "Bazza is high-energy ready-to-drink tea that creates the perfect bridge between two of the fastest growing...

Coffee Fest Las Vegas preview and Chicago recap.(Trade News)
April 1, 2009... Heralding the Coffee Fest Las Vegas' line-up is the Executive Summit, held one day prior to the show at the Las Vegas Convention Center on June 12-14, 2009. The Thursday Executive Summit entitled, "Surviving and Thriving in Coffee Today,"...

Retraction.(Correction notice)
April 1, 2009... In the February issue, an article titled The Future of Flavors was wrongly printed. An older version of the article was run, which included many mistakes. Flavor & Fragrance Specialties was also misidentified as Flavor & Fragrance...

Bunn strengthens sales and service team.(People News)(Bunn-O-Matic Corp.)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... The Bunn-O-Matic Corporation recently strengthened and expanded its sales and service team, shifting the focus of two executives and adding two new members. An executive with Bunn since 1991, Kurt Powell has been named senior vice president of...

ICA hires new international sales director.(People News)
April 1, 2009... ICA S.p.A., the Italian based manufacturer of innovative coffee packaging systems, with over 1,000 installations worldwide, has recently promoted Dr. Giulio Evangelisti to international sales director. Dr. Evangelisti has over 15-years...

Farmer Brothers appoints vice president, coffee & tea.(People News)
April 1, 2009... The company elected executives to two newly created positions: Heidi Modaro to vice president sales and operations, coffee & tea; and Hortensia Gomez to vice president and controller. Modaro joined Farmer Bros. in March with the acquisition...

Barnie's brings in new director of coffee and tea.(People News)
April 1, 2009... Anne Valdez, a coffee expert with more than 20 years of experience, has joined Barnie's Coffee & Tea Company as director of coffee and tea for the retail chain. Valdez previously spent 18 years working with Barnie's. She has experience as...

WeighPack's new Verita gram scale.(Equipment & Packaging News)
April 1, 2009... WeighPack Systems Inc. (WeighPack), a supplier of a broad range of weighing and packaging solutions for a variety of industries worldwide, has expanded their innovative product line and has developed a highly accurate gram scale that weighs in...

Compact Ecoflex wet milling sets.(Equipment & Packaging News)
April 1, 2009... Pinhalense recently launched a line of machines developed specially for the requirements of small growers and small central mills. Based on the ecoflex concept--wet milling machines combined according to clients' needs--the new machines are...

Insulair Viridian cup from Georgia Pacific.(Equipment & Packaging News)
April 1, 2009... Georgia-Pacific Food Services Solutions unveils Viridian, the cup with a new stock design and the latest addition to the company's Insulair line of environmentally responsible cups, featuring a minimum 25% post-consumer recycled fiber. The...

Probat grinders for Superfine coffee.(Equipment & Packaging News)
April 1, 2009... With the new grinders of the Grinder Superfine series from Probat-Werke yon Gimborn Maschinenfabrik GmbH, roast coffee producers achieve consistently reproducible degrees of density and grinding. An automatic temperature monitoring system...