Tea & Coffee Trade Journal articles from August 2003

Tea & Coffee Trade Journal archives from August 2003

Leaving a legacy.(from the Editor's Desk)
August 20, 2003... My father passed away... the news is hitting me hard now. I've had a bad year--my very close mother-in-law passed away in April and my father followed in May, just a few weeks before we held our World Cup show in Rome. The Rome show kept me...

Brazil increases crop financing.(World news: coffee and tea reports from the front line)
August 20, 2003... BRAZIL -- With the harvesting well under way of all Brazil crops including coffee, the government finally announced their Agriculture Plan for the 2003/04 season. The announcement was made at a staged political rally in, Brasilia, presided...

GCA votes on merger with NCA.(World news: coffee and tea reports from the front line)(Green Coffee Association and National Coffee Association of the United States of America)(Brief Article)
August 20, 2003... UNITED STATES -- The Green Coffee Association, Inc. (GCA), voted against a merger with the National Coffee Association, Inc. This Agreement and Plan of Merger was presented to the voting membership for approval and adoption and required an...

Calendar.(Calendar)
August 20, 2003... August 20-22 International Tea Convention & Exhibition, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Tel: (94)(1) 306434, Fax: (94)(1) 447087, E-mail: kamal.wtl@keells.com, Web site: www.teaconvention2003.com August 21-24: Roastmaster Challenge Cup 2003, Grand...

As crisis persists, Mexico's Nayarit coffee producers' quest to quality continues.
August 20, 2003... Still glowing from the early morning dew, the thick smoky mist has started uncovering one of Mexico's best guarded coffee secrets. Leaving the red dust of the lowland plains on the west coast beaches behind, the drive takes us down a narrow...

Speaking "privately" about Private Label.
August 20, 2003... The Private Label coffee and tea business is private in more ways than one. Getting people to talk about the business they do in this arena is extremely difficult. The bigger the player, it seems, the less likely they are to talk. The reason...

Coffee under attack.(Coffee Break)
August 20, 2003... It is a given in today's world that almost all food and beverage products are under scrutiny by the medical community of this country and sometimes the consumer needs to walk a tightrope to find out what he can drink without taking any risks...

Ready-to-drink coffee & tea: a bottleneck of opportunity ... or failure?(Cup Service: the beverage service & retail source)
August 20, 2003... Imagine you're sitting in a large conference room looking at a global map with colored pins representing ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages in bottles and cans stuck in geographic areas where they are distributed. The number of colored pins coupled...

A caravan of flavored syrups deliver new rituals to the Far East.(Cup Service: the beverage service & retail source)
August 20, 2003... Throughout eastern history, tea, more than coffee, has made a significant contribution to the development culture and lifestyle. In the 20th century and now into the 21st century the proliferation of franchised American based coffee shops in...

Do the right thing: managing your business with morals in mind.(Cup Service: the beverage service & retail source)
August 20, 2003... You've known people who have done it for years. They hire a brother or sister to work for them and, because they're family, pay them more in salary or benefits than they do their other staff. Who's going to find out? The real question is,...

JetCafe Blender Frappes.(Products Showcase)(new ice blended coffee mix from Extreme Foods Co.)(Brief Article)
August 20, 2003... Extreme Foods Company, makers of JetTea Smoothies recently introduced JetCafe Blender Frappes, the coffee industry's first liquid shell-stable, 100% natural ice blended coffee mix. Ice blended coffees are typically made from artificial...

Peanut butter divorces jelly and weds chocolate.(Products Showcase)(Seattle Chocolates introduces a new peanut butter truffle)(Brief Article)
August 20, 2003... Seattle Chocolates introduces a classic American flavor bringing peanut butter and chocolate together in their new peanut butter truffle. Seattle Chocolates' new peanut butter truffle center is a blend of milk chocolates, dark chocolate and...

Davidson's is going organic.(Products Showcase)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
August 20, 2003... Davidson's, a 28-year old specialty tea processor, located in Sparks, Nevada, announced that it is converting its entire product line to organic. After having become a certified organic processor and establishing a small stand alone organic...

The lowest-acid coffee in the world.(Products Showcase)(Josuma Coffee Co. introduces Monsoon Medley)(Brief Article)
August 20, 2003... Josuma Coffee Co., a roaster, distributor, and importer of fine specialty coffees from India, introduces Monsoon Medley. The coffee earns this distinction from its processing method, known as "monsooning." Unlike most high-grade specialty...

Earth Tea.(Products Showcase by Republic of Tea Inc.)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
August 20, 2003... The Republic of Tea announced its new Earth Tea Collection, to benefit The Nature Conservancy and their mission to "Save the Last Great Places on Earth." The Republic of Tea's minister of commerce, Barbara Graves commented on the...

Teisseire syrups.(Products Showcase)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
August 20, 2003... The French group Teisseire, one of the leading syrup manufacturers, was founded by Mathieu Teisseire in 1720 in Grenoble. Internationally Teisseire is renowned for its range of fruit syrups and holds a leading position on this segment in...

SNAK: a tea importer flourishes in Italy: "from the tea-bush to the cup"--SNAK's slogan. Georgina Gordon-Ham, born in Assam, with tea and Tuscany in her veins, follows the Italian tea trail and speaks with the Carrai Family, one of Italy's leading tea importers.(Tea International)(Company Profile)
August 20, 2003... The family business is known both as SNAK srl, the registered company, and LA VIA DEL TE , their brand name. Their's is the story of a family passionately in love with tea. Alfredo Carrai, who founded the business SNAK srl in 1961, became...

Niche market in organic mate.(Tea International)
August 20, 2003... Argentina's Establecimiento Las Marias is trying to crack the U.S. and European "radical organic market" with its new organic yerba mate. Ever since its founding in 1924, Las Marias has been known as an exporter of tea and yerba mate--the...

Roasters Guild announces apprenticeship program.(Trade News)(Brief Article)
August 20, 2003... The Roasters Guild announced the coffee industry's first accreditation program for coffee roasters. A core principle of The Roasters Guild is to provide educational opportunities to coffee roasters, and present the craft and science of coffee...

Oregon Chai receives award for promoting the young.(Good Deeds)(Seattle Regional Office of the Administration for Children and Families award)(Brief Article)
August 20, 2003... The Seattle Regional Office of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) presented Oregon Chai with an award of recognition for a thoughtful ad campaign promoting young people as positive newsmakers. The award recognized Oregon Chai...

Bellissimo launches new consulting web site.(Trade News)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
August 20, 2003... Bellissimo Coffee InfoGroup, a company known for its video training materials, business manuals and consulting services, recently announced the hunch of SpecialtyCoffeeConsulting.com, a new web site devoted to the company's consulting division....

Sokol Chiapas' marketing team.(People News)(Brief Article)
August 20, 2003... Sokol Chiapas Coffee Company based in Hinsdale, Illinois, US importers and distributors of coffees from Mexico's Chiapas state, announced two new additions to its roster. Vice president of sales and marketing, Kevin W. Fenner coordinated...

Van Houtte's new positions.(People News)(named George Jamiel vice president)(Brief Article)
August 20, 2003... Van Houtte USA has named George Jamiel vice president, retail development, a new position at the company. Jamiel will be responsible for strengthening the retail presence of the Van Houtte brand in the U.S. "George has handled increasingly...

Insulair's new marketing vp.(People News)(Randy Hart )(Brief Article)
August 20, 2003... Insulair Inc., the manufacturer of triple-wall insulated paper cups for hot drinks, has named Randy Hart vice president, marketing & business development. Frank Gavin, the company's director of sales since 2001, has also been promoted to vice...

iSi's new marketing manager.(People News)(Nancy Hartmann)(Brief Article)
August 20, 2003... iSi North America, Inc. has named that Nancy Hartmann has joined their staff as marketing manager. Hartmann is responsible for managing all iSi marketing communications, public relations, trade show participation, market research and product...

Mary Williams's Green Globe Award.(People News)(Brief Article)
August 20, 2003... The Rainforest Alliance on May 14 in New York City presented Mary Williams with the Individual Green Globe Award. Williams recently retired as the senior vice president of Coffee for Starbucks and currently serves as an advisor to the company....

Coffee Masters introduces new logo, branding effort.(Equipment & Packaging News)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
August 20, 2003... Midwestern coffee roaster, Coffee Masters, is introducing its new logo and packaging in an effort to communicate its core message as a leading wholesale coffee roaster in the Midwest. According to the company, the new logo represents the...

Molins wins U.K. packaging award.(Equipment & Packaging News)(Brief Article)
August 20, 2003... Molins ITC Machines' one-cup coffee bag won 'Gold' at the Starpack Awards 2003, the UK's top award for packaging. The one cup coffee bag, hit Sainsbury's supermarket shelves in October 2002 and is a convenient, easy and mess free way to make a...

Solo Cup company's Traveler Plus Lid.(Equipment & Packaging News)(Brief Article)
August 20, 2003... Consumers have less time on their hands and on-the-go coffee consumption is on the increase, says Solo Cup. The company states that its Traveler Plus Lid is perfect for the on-the-go coffee clientele. Its reclosable lid is spill-resistant and...

Capresso Espresso Classics.(Equipment & Packaging News)(introduced two new pump espresso machines)(Brief Article)
August 20, 2003... Capresso introduces the Espresso Classic and Espresso Classic Luxe, two new pump espresso machines with a stainless steel lined ThermoBlock that produces espresso and prevents water from coming in contact with aluminum at any point during the...