Tea & Coffee Trade Journal articles from December 2003

Tea & Coffee Trade Journal archives from December 2003

My year-end observations.(from the Editor's Desk)(Editorial)
December 20, 2003... I don't get it. Maybe my mind is turning to mush but I just don't understand the following... Coffee Price Crisis--Why is that with current depressed coffee prices, some African countries are revitalizing coffee plantings and planting...

Vietnam seeks tea: customers due to Iraq war.(World news: coffee and tea reports from the front line)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2003... VIETNAM -- Vietnam tea exporters are eagerly seeking new foreign markets to boost export this year and reduce their reliance on Iraq, their leading customer, as shipments to the Middle East country have been stagnant since the Iraqi war began...

Hundreds of slaves freed in Brazil.(World news: coffee and tea reports from the front line)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2003... BRAZIL -- Government inspectors from the Ministry of Labor have freed 849 workers being held in conditions of slavery on a coffee farm near Barreiras in the state of Bahia, according to BBC News. Government inspectors who had been tipped...

Tchibo deals with loss.(World news: coffee and tea reports from the front line)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2003... GERMANY -- With their 4.4 billion Euro (US$5.2 billion) investment in Beiersdorf now worth one billion less than they paid 24 hours ago, the Nivea make's new owners must set about recouping their loss, analysts said, according to Reuters....

Tea may lower bad cholesterol.(World news: coffee and tea reports from the front line)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2003... UNITED STATES -- Black tea consumption may lower bad cholesterol levels and could one day be used to help reduce the chances of getting heart disease, U.S. researchers say, according to the Toronto Star. Scientists with the U.S. Department...

Relief for Indian coffee growers.(World news: coffee and tea reports from the front line)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2003... INDIA -- In order to provide continued relief to coffee growers, the Indian government has extended the last date of the Special Coffee Term Loan (SCTL) scheme to March 2004 and also brought under the ambit of the scheme loans which were...

Starbucks sued over nose ring.(World news: coffee and tea reports from the front line)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2003... CANADA -- Two South Asian women fired by Starbucks in British Columbia for refusing to remove their nose rings have filed a case against the coffee chain. In June, Benita Singh, 26, refused to remove her nose ring as asked by her manager...

Calendar.(Business Enterprises)(Calendar)
December 20, 2003... December 3 Annual Coffee & Tea Christmas Luncheon, Toronto, Ontario. Tea Council/Tea Association of Canada. Tel: (1)(416) 510-8647, Fax: (1)(416) 510-8044, E-mail: info@tea.ca December 12 Christmas Party, Downtown Association--60...

2003 People of the Year.(Appreciations)
December 20, 2003... It's December, the time of year when Tea & Coffee Trade Journal s editorial board chooses its People of the Year. After much thought, we've decided that the following three individuals have greatly contributed to the industries that we and you,...

2003 tea & coffee industry forecast: as we say goodbye to 2003, our eyes look forward to exciting new prospects in 2004. Tea & Coffee Trade Journal asked some of the tea and coffee industries' leaders their comments on the present state of the industries and their thoughts on what this new year (and beyond) will hold for all of us.
December 20, 2003... WHERE DO YOU THINK YOUR INDUSTRY IS HEADED? The specialty coffee industry has launched two new ambitious programs to strengthen the bonds between coffee growers and coffee drinkers. At one end of the supply chain, SCAA has created a...

Brazil's new approach to quality.
December 20, 2003... At the 2003 Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) Conference in Boston, Carlos Henrique Brando and his QualicafeX * associates invited me to find out about their new approach to Brazilian Specialty Coffee; it focused on the...

Starbucks: sets its sights on Latin America.
December 20, 2003... MEXICO CITY -- Starbucks has finally discovered Latin American this past year. The giant Seattle-based coffee retailer, which has been flourishing in Mexico and Puerto Rico for one year now, opened its first outlets in South America last...

Coffee "to-go": in this fast-paced world, coffee "to-go" has become more and more popular. Timothy Castle examines the "to-go" market around the world and compares it with coffee "to stay.".
December 20, 2003... Coffee-to-go (or, as it is known in much of the rest of the world: take-away coffee) is one of the industry's fastest growing segments. Today's archetypal image of a specialty coffee consumer is that of someone walking down the street or...

Gourmet restaurant, gourmet tea.(Cup Service)
December 20, 2003... Picture this: You sit down to enjoy a gourmet meal at an upscale restaurant. Your eloquently set table is covered in a white tablecloth. The waiter opens a bottle of their finest wine, and delivers it to your glass with a flourish. You savor it...

Organic certification: why do it and what do you need to know? The Quality Assurance International Organization (QAI) writes on everything the coffee roaster needs to know and do in order to obtain organic certification.(Cup Service)
December 20, 2003... The organic market has been growing at a rate of 20-25% per year for the last decade, and the demand for certified organic specialty coffee has grown with it. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, based in Waterbury, Vermont, started with a single...

Bringing the tradition of sustainability full circle.(Cup Service)
December 20, 2003... Everything about coffee is steeped in tradition, from the cultivation of the famous shrub--some coffee terraces in Yemen date from the eighth century--to processing, roasting and the familiar rituals of the coffeehouse. Even the business of...

Spain: getting serious over coffee bars.(Cup Service)
December 20, 2003... There are several ways of interpreting "getting serious" in context of coffee n Spain. There is the new wave coffee bar scene which continues to expand; there is green coffee trading, which in volume at least remains impressive; and lastly, one...

Coffee that cares.(Products Showcase)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2003... Millstone Coffee's new line of signature coffees helps support grower quality of life. The coffees meet the Millstone consumers' taste desires while providing a fair price to coffee growing communities. The new products in the Millstone...

Coffee to hang on the wall.(Products Showcase)
December 20, 2003... Artist Karen Band takes coffee into another dimension; she uses only espresso to recreate familiar masterpieces. She adds a new twist to the works of Van Gogh, da Vinci, Picasso, and others. "Mona Latte's" smile is a little less mysterious when...

A restaurateur's office coffee.(Products Showcase)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2003... Famous chef and restaurateur Wolfgang Puck is proud to offer his personal line of European Style Coffee to offices around the nation. These award-winning blends may have employees getting to work early to start the day. Each variety of...

A low-calorie, white tea treat.(Products Showcase)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2003... Inko's produces Ready-to-Drink teas containing the very rare White tea. Inko's White Tea is an all-natural product that is brewed (not from concentrate or powder) and contains a subtle hint of steeped ginger and fructose crystals. It also...

Coffee Fest announces 2004 new show dates and locations.(Trade News)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2003... Coffee Fest trade shows has released its 2004 schedule. The dates and locations are to occur as follows: Washington, DC--March 19-21, 2004; Las Vegas, NV--June 12-14, 2004; Seattle, WA--October 15-17, 2004 Dates and locations have changed...

Coffee Masters partners with women's culinary association.(Trade News)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2003... Mike Ebert, executive vice president, Coffee Masters, led the coffee tasting educational program during a joint dessert/coffee tasting held recently at the French Pastry School in Chicago. Illinois. The event, sponsored by Coffee Masters...

African Fine Coffee Conference and Exhibition February 19-22 2004, Nairobi, Kenya.(Trade News)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2003... The Eastern African Fine Coffees Association, (EAFCA) is organizing the first ever African Fine Coffee Conference & Exhibition to be held in Nairobi in February 2004. The event is expected to attract a wide range of exhibitors and participants...

NCA holds 7th annual conference.(Trade News)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2003... Coffee industry members met and mingled when The National Coffee Association held its 2003 educational conference October 16-17 in New York City. Close to 150 attendees came from all over the world to take part in the annual event. The full day...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
December 20, 2003... CORRECTION: In the September 2003 issue, the wrong e-mail address for Scolari Engineering was printed in the Advertisers' Index. The correct email address is: www.scolarieng.com. Our apologies. In the August, September and October issues,...

Martin Elkins: the fairwinds/Jablum man.(People News)(Obituary)
December 20, 2003... Many in the specialty trade today don't know Marry Elkins' name. And that is a loss to all, for he made an important contribution to good coffee during the time that bridged the old and the new in America's 20th-century coffee experience. He...

Colombian Federation appointments.(People News)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2003... The National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia has appointed Juan Esteban Orduz president of Colombian Coffee Federation Inc., its subsidiary in New York. As the top representative of the Federation in North America, Orduz will oversee...

New Packaging for 12 Coffees of Christmas.(Equipment & Packaging News)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2003... Coffee Masters, a Midwestern specialty coffee roaster, is redesigning their holiday gift, The Twelve Coffees of Christmas. The new design compliments the company's latest logo and graphics on their packaging. Consumers will be treated to 12...

Techni-Brew's improved espresso machine.(Equipment & Packaging News)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2003... Techni-Brew International, a division of Pacific Northwest based Boyd Coffee Company, is introducing a new version of its Reneka 1,2,3 Spresso machine. The new model, Tempo 1,2,3 Spresso machine, is currently available to restaurant and...

Metal gets canned at Folgers.(Equipment & Packaging News)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2003... Folgers has decided to switch from their 150-year-old coffee canister to a plastic one. The company's parent company, Procter & Gamble, has just introduced a blow molded coffee can to grocery stores. Folgers will move all its roast and...

Spee-Dee creates Infeed Auger.(Equipment & Packaging News)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2003... Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc., a manufacturer of dry fill measuring equipment, is introducing the new Digitronic Variable Speed Infeed Auger. Timm Johnson, Spee-Dee's vice president of sales/marketing, said: "This is Spee-Dee creative...