Tea & Coffee Trade Journal articles from August 2005

Tea & Coffee Trade Journal archives from August 2005

Coffee and Tea takes over the Fancy Food Shows.(from the Editor's Desk)(Editorial)
August 20, 2005... Walking through the Fancy Food Show on the last day of the show, I was greeted by many smiling--and tired--faces. Coffee and tea booths were inundated with people... orders were being written... syrup companies were winding down their chilled...

2nd Official estimate Brazil 2005/06 crop.(World News: Coffee and Tea Reports from the Front Line)
August 20, 2005... BRAZIL -- CONAB, the National Supply Company, connected with the Ministry of Agriculture, released the 2nd official estimate of the Brazilian 2005/06 coffee crop. The estimate was the result of a field survey made by 243 agronomists and...

Cecafe 1st Forum and Coffee Dinner.(World News)
August 20, 2005... BRAZIL -- CECAFE, The Council of Brazilian Coffee Exporters, recently sponsored the 1st Forum and Coffee Dinner to commemore the beginning of Brazil's 2005/06 coffee harvest and awarding selected members of the trade. The all-day event was...

Calendar.(Calendar)
August 20, 2005... August 18-21: 5th Annual Roasters Guild Retreat, Sugarlake Lodge, Grand Rapids, Minnesota. E-mail: coffee@scaa.org, Web: www.scaa.org September 5-7: Fifth Annual Ramacafe International Coffee Conference, Crowne Plaza Hotel Convention...

So you wanna be a roaster: just how does one become a roaster? Unlike many other professions, there is no one pre-set road to take. One must find their own path, based on the available resources, experience and the experience of others.
August 20, 2005... The question is not inquiring about roaster training, or even roaster education, but Becoming a Roaster. How does that happen? There are classes and consultants, but becoming a roaster is something that seems to happen in between classes and...

Oops, whoops and outright blunders: there's a traditional, cameroon proverb that addresses the common mistakes and blunders of roasting: better a mistake at the beginning than at the end.(Column)
August 20, 2005... There's a scene at the juncture between wholesale and retail where the familiar routine of pulling espresso shots breaks off, a mostly unobserved setting where the commotion of card life dwindles and the solitary life of roasting...

Extreme makeover: the coffee addition: how a three-unit, specialty coffee retailer took private labeling to the next level.
August 20, 2005... The Forza Coffee Company label was born from a combined passion for Italy, the love of coffee, and the pursuit of making a difference in the three units within our communities. Forza, in Italian, signifies "strength". Our logo--a roman...

Finding your tea focus: in maintaining a tea shop, there is more to it than just selling the tea.
August 20, 2005... When your passion for tea has taken you to point where you are inspired to open a tea shop or be involved in some business venture centures around tea, it's time to find your focus. Many tea shops open each day and their complexity continues to...

Proven marketing ideas for your business: when Lisa Wynn opened her dream vintage shop and tea room in the historical neighborhood of St. Anthony Park of St. Paul, Minnesota, she figured it would be so darn cute that customers would just magically appear. It wasn't that easy. Lisa Wynn shares her story.(cup Service)(Column)
August 20, 2005... I SOON FOUND OUT that people are fickle. They would come in and rave on and on about how cute the shop was, some even spending a good sum of money that day, and then out they went... Some never to return. There were days I was bored to tears...

Dating in the 21st century: the lack of an agreed upon method of identifying fresh coffee works to the detriment of specialty coffee. The debate continues.(cup Service)
August 20, 2005... OVER A HUNDRED YEARS after Frederick A. Couchois began dating his fresh roasted private estate beans, and about 70 years from the introduction of Chase & Sanborn's "dated" coffee in one-pound bags, Bernie Digman of Milagro Coffee Espresso, Inc....

Syrups are the new battleground: to be competitive in today's market, syrups are one of the most effective ways to differentiate your business.(cup Service)
August 20, 2005... AS QUALITY ROASTED SPECIALTY COFFEE has matured, the battleground has now moved beyond the best coffee and on to who has the best barista, the perfect strategic location, and the best tasting drinks. "When approximately 25% of your total...

Different by design: your coffee bar doesn't have to be a clone of all the other chains out there. Here's the inside scoop on how to design a layout that's both original and efficient.(cup Service)(Interview)
August 20, 2005... ONCE UPON A TIME, if you had a good product, people would come to you. You wouldn't have to do much to promote it either, other than take out an ad space in the local paper or put some flyers in the mail. We have, however, entered the era...

The Republic of White Iced Teas.(Product Showcase)(Brief Article)
August 20, 2005... The Republic of Tea has introduced a new line of five ready-to-drink bottled White Iced Teas, including the first decaf bottled white iced tea. The varietal, no-carbohydrate, no-calorie, unsweetened, organic White Iced Tea collection includes:...

Do a shot with Ito En.(Product Showcase)
August 20, 2005... Ito En Inc. introduces its newest beverage, Sencha Shot, delivering 152mg of natural catechin tea antioxidants, which is approximately six times the amount found in an 8 fl. oz. serving of a standard green tea beverage, and 140% of the RDI of...

Jones Soda Co. to launch new organic tea line.(Product Showcase)
August 20, 2005... Jones Soda Co. has launched a new line of organic teas in the second quarter of 2005. The new line will be called Jones Organics and will offer six tea flavors: Strawberry White Tea, Cherry White Tea, Berry Green Tea, Mandarin Green Tea,...

Rooibos Ltd. wins battle "Rooibos" name.(Burke Watkins and Forever Young (Pty) Ltd.)
August 20, 2005... After 10 years and nearly $1 million in legal fees, Rooibos Ltd. has reached a settlement agreement with Burke--Watkins and Forever Young (Pry) Limited over the fights to the use of the generic term "rooibos." Under the terms of the settlement...

Dilworth coffee chain to offer biometric payments.(TRADE NEWS)
August 20, 2005... Dilworth Coffeehouse coffee drinkers can now claim to have the fastest, most secure and convenient consumer payment option in the country: BioPay, a leader in biomettic transaction processing, stated, "Dilworth Coffeehouse has installed its...

Typhoo tea up for sale.(TRADE NEWS)
August 20, 2005... Premier Foods has put Typhoo tea up for sale. Typhoo is the third-biggest company in the highly competitive U.K. tea market. Typhoo's bigger rivals are owned by large corporate parents--PG Tips by Unilever and Tetley by Tata group. Premier...

Tomlinson Industries promotes Jeanne Engle.(PEOPLES NEWS)
August 20, 2005... Tomlinson Industries has promoted Jeanne Engle as director of marketing and product manager of modular dispensing systems. Engle joined Tomlinson in 1995 as the advertising manager. Then, in 2000 she was promoted to advertising/marketing...

Paul Fisher joins Eight O'Clock Coffee.(PEOPLES NEWS)
August 20, 2005... Paul Fisher has joined the Eight O'Clock Coffee Co., as a green coffee consultant. Fisher is a 35-year veteran of the coffee industry, who brings a wealth of supply side coffee expertise to the company. He will be responsible for coffee...

Boudreau appointed president of Safmarine.(PEOPLES NEWS)
August 20, 2005... Safmarine has appointed John J. Boudreau, president of Safmarine Inc. He has occupied a number of senior positions during his career, including the posts with sister company Maersk Sealand as vice president for North American exports and vice...

Page joins Coffee Enterprises.(PEOPLES NEWS)
August 20, 2005... Coffee industry veteran, Michael Page has joined Coffee Enterprises of Burlington, Vermont. Michael is heading up the division of Coffee Extract & Ingredient. The company has recently introduced coffee extracts certified by both the Rainforest...

Port of Houston promotes Guenther.(PEOPLES NEWS)
August 20, 2005... The Port of Houston Authority (PHA) promoted Roger Guenther to general manager--container operations. Guenther's principal responsibilities include: reviewing long-range planning of PHA's container facilities, establishing and maintaining...

Miroslaw Postek, May 31, age 43.(Obituary)(Van Rees Group)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
August 20, 2005... On May 31, the Van Rees Group was shocked by the sudden loss of their Polish Manager, Mirek Postek. Mirek was appointed manager of commercial affairs in 1992, when Van Rees decided to start their own office in Warsaw. Before Mirek joined...

Bunn extend brew wise line.(EQUIPMENT & PACKAGING NEWS)
August 20, 2005... Bunn Corporation introduces the Bunn 1-gallon Infusion Series Coffee Brewer (ICB to brew into the 1 or 1.5 gallon ThermoFresh servers and airpots. The digital system enables the ICB to use pre-infusion and pulse-brew technologies for maximum...

The Box B. V. launches new collection.(EQUIPMENT & PACKAGING NEWS)
August 20, 2005... The Box B.V. recently introduced their new product series, entitled "I love tea". The company, which specializes in tin packaging, stated that there is a range of five tins. The available measurements and sizes are: 25g square, 50g square, 100g...

Rovema enhances stand-up pouches.(EQUIPMENT & PACKAGING NEWS)
August 20, 2005... Rovema introduces the Slider Zipper as one of the newest features for its VVI-200 pouch machine. The release of the Slider Zipper re-closures is the company's latest innovation for the Vertical Form, Fill and Seal Model VVI-200. With this...