Tea & Coffee Trade Journal articles from February 2003

Tea & Coffee Trade Journal archives from February 2003

Coffee goes to Washington. (From the Editor's Desk).(National Coffee Association of the USA opposes Coffee Purity Act of 2002)
February 20, 2003... The National Coffee Association of the USA (NCA) recently issued a statement opposing a proposed Federal legislation limiting the importation of green coffee by establishing a new defect-level standard, which is being pushed in Washington. ...

Farmer named Brazil Secretary of Production and Commercialization. (World News).(Linneu Car los da Costa Lima)(Brief Article)
February 20, 2003... BRAZIL -- The inauguration recently of Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva as President of Brazil involved administration changes in all government ministries and agencies. Roberto Rodrigues, former president of the International Cooperative...

NCA and Green Coffee Association discuss merger. (World News).(Brief Article)
February 20, 2003... UNITED STATES -- The boards of directors of the NCA and of the Green Coffee Association (GCA) have recently been discussing merging their operations, according to www.ncausa.org. The purpose of the merger would be to strengthen the U.S....

SCAE conducts Brazil Field Trip. (World News).(Specialty Coffee Association of Europe )(Brief Article)
February 20, 2003... ENGLAND -- The Specialty Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE) will be holding a Field Trip to Brazil, which will rake place from June 23 - 29, 2003. The Trip Coordinator will be Patrick Bewley, SCAE's new executive director. "We are greatly...

Colombia settles certification mark infringement claim. (World News).(Brief Article)
February 20, 2003... UNITED STATES -- The Republic of Colombia through the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia reached an agreement with Rione International Corporation of Brooklyn, New York, regarding Rione's infringement of the Republic's federally...

Calendar.(meetings,etc., for coffee and tea industries)(Calendar)
February 20, 2003... February 28 -- March 2 Coffee Fest Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. Tel: (1)(206) 275-3175, ext. 16, Fax: (1)(206) 275-3212, E-mail: tarnaras@coffecfest.com. Web site: www.coffeefest.com March 6 -- 8 India International...

Tea & Coffee World Cup Rome.( 2003 Tea & Coffee World Cup Conference & Exhibition in Rome, Italy)
February 20, 2003... Beverage Bonanza! The 2003 Tea & Coffee World Cup Conference & Exhibition in Rome, Italy, guarantees to quench your thirst for anything coffee and tea. World Cup is both a global tradeshow for coffee and tea products, equipment and...

U.S. coffee industry launches Coffee Corps.
February 20, 2003... The U.S. coffee industry has just established a volunteer Coffee Corps to provide expert assistance on quality improvement in origin countries in Arabica and Robusta producer nations world wide. Their mandate is to cover the entire coffee...

Bear market boomerang.(bear market in coffee)(Industry Overview)
February 20, 2003... The 1997 bull coffee market frightened many small U.S. roasters. The question on every roaster's mind was, "How do you sell a product whose raw material price is between three and four dollars a pound?" It took every ounce of courage for those...

Brazil coffee: creating a sustainable industry.(Industry Overview)
February 20, 2003... A quality revolution is in full force in Brazil, and sustainable methods relating to coffee have exploded as part of this movement. The budding interest in sustainability in Brazil is being fostered through the efforts of many industry members,...

A refurbished remedy: when the cost of new machinery is unpalatable, the remedy is more complex than just buying secondhand. More than just a vote of confidence will fulfill this need. A seal of approval is all important.(Kaffina, supplier of used tea- and coffee-industry equipment, discussed)(Company Profile)
February 20, 2003... Kaffina is an established U.K. based supplier of used machinery to the tea and coffee industries. After many years in the industry Sean Daffey, managing director of Kaffina Sales and Services Ltd formed the company just two years ago. Kaffina...

Probat's first European ThermaTwo.(Bewley's Ltd. uses Probat equipment)(Company Profile)
February 20, 2003... When Bewley's Ltd., Ireland's largest coffee roaster, built their new coffee and tea processing plant three years ago, close to Dublin Airport, the management carefully planned for a major expansion in their coffee roasting capacity. The...

A look at Hesse-Noord Natie: coffee & more.(Company Profile)
February 20, 2003... Formed out of the merger between the two cargo handling companies Hessenatie and Noord Natie, Hesse-Noord Natie (HNN) operates 22 terminals in the ports of Antwerp, Zeebruges and Rotterdam through its five business divisions: toll-on/roil-of,...

Cafes Nandi: a new vision for espresso in Portugal.(Company Profile)
February 20, 2003... One can't walk ten paces in the bustling city of Lisbon, or most of Portugal for that matter, without passing a restaurant, cafe or bar. And each and every one of these establishments have one thing in common: an espresso machine. An espresso...

Customers are sold on decaf pods. (Advertisement).(Advertisement)
February 20, 2003... Geof Smith is the owner and founder of St. Thomas Roasters in Pennsylvania. When he started roasting three years ago he had some key decisions to make. Among other things, he had to decide what raw beans to select, the type of blends he wanted,...

Chinese tea in Japan: Anne Sokolsky uncovers the growing trend of Chinese tea shops in the Japanese capital, and maintains they are flourishing with panache.(Industry Overview)
February 20, 2003... One distinct quality of Japanese culture is its ability to appropriate foreign cultures into its own and then modify such imports to suit the "specific" tastes of Japanese. Since ancient times, Chinese culture has been a major source of...

Chaakh Laagdo Jeevan: the flavor of life.(the birth of Darjeering Tea)
February 20, 2003... Imagine a tea lovers gathering 200 years ago, with all the participants sipping exotic teas but no Darjeelings -- this thought alone explains the reason the world celebrated the 150th anniversary of the birth of Darjeeling Tea. It is not purely...

Flavor survey: in the second part of our annual flavor survey, we ask the flavor experts about flavored beverages availability, flavors growth potential and flavored product versus syrups. (Cup Service).(Industry Overview)
February 20, 2003... What are consumers purchasing more of product or beverages? Following consumer trends are vital to any industry, coffee and tea are no different. It is important for manufacturers to track consumer patterns. In the flavoring industry,...

Sizzling syrups: in the second installment of a two-part series exploring how today's retailers are profiting from flavored syrups, Kate LaPoint focuses on marketing syrups in your retail coffee shop. (Cup Service).(Industry Overview)
February 20, 2003... Last month, we heard from specialty coffee retailers around the country who shared their insights as to which flavored syrups are up-and-coming, which flavors are tried-and-true sellers and how to use flavored syrups innovatively. We also...

Espressing their opinions. (Cup Service).(preferrences in choosing an espresso machine)(Interview)
February 20, 2003... What matters most in choosing an espresso machine? One might hope that it would be its ability to produce a great espresso on a consistent basis. That's certainty important, but even more important than that is the reliability of the thing. A...

Home Espresso Package. (Product Showcase).(Espresso Power+ Co. launches espresso package)(Brief Article)
February 20, 2003... With this package consumers can make Cappuccino's, Latte's and other Espresso beverages "in the comfort of one's home without a Barrister Degree or expensive equipment". With new pre-brewed liquid Espresso, Caffe Delight, the steps are easy...

Bella Caffe...a dreamy taste of Italy. (Product Showcase).(Brief Article)
February 20, 2003... Bella Caffe' presents five RTD flavors including Mocha Magnifico, Espresso Squisito, Mocha Magnifico Lite, Mocha Mint, and Vanilla Vero. Bella Caffe can be found in large grocery chains and retail specialty stores. Bella Caffe can be...

Barista action figure. (Product Showcase).
February 20, 2003... Meet Nico. She's the barista who pulls your morning espresso. No other barista in town makes a latte like Nico. Her beans are always freshly ground, she never tamps the filter basket too tight and her foam is perfect: thick and decadent, like a...

Bite size bittersweet. (Product Showcase).(Brief Article)
February 20, 2003... Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker is recently introduced Bittersweet and Semisweet 5-Gram Squares. Now Scharffen Berget's chocolate is available anytime. Elegant and bite-sized, Scharffen Berger Chocolate 5-Gram Squares are packaged in clear...

Dethlefsen & Balk unites tea with coffee. (Trade News).
February 20, 2003... Dethlefsen & Balk, a company with more than 160 years of tradition and expertise currently offers an annual catalog of more than 300 tea specialties, with special focus on flavored teas where new ideas are constantly created. The selection of...

New Gavina roasting plant. (Trade News).(Brief Article)
February 20, 2003... When the new coffee roasters fire up at F. Gavina & Sons this Fall, it marks the realization of a family dream. From the moment the founder, Don Francisco Gavina, came to this country, he had a dream of one day owning a stare-of-the-art...

Coffee Fest's first Latte Art Competition held in Seattle. (Trade News).(Brief Article)
February 20, 2003... At Coffee Fest Seattle in November, the winner of Coffee Fest's first ever Faema Free-Pour Latte Art Competition, presented by Atomic Distributing and Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, took home an $1000 top prize, after impressing a large and...

SCAE names executive director. (People News).
February 20, 2003... Patrick Bewley has been contracted by the SCAE Executive Committee to be the first executive director of SCAE. Bewley, who is chairman of Bewely's Ltd in Dublin, has served on the Association's Board since its inception in 1998 and was...

Swiss Water's VP of sales. (People News).(Brief Article)
February 20, 2003... Ben Hieltjes has been named vice president of sales at SWISS WATER Decaffeinated Coffee Company, Inc. Hieltjes will be responsible for developing and leading the execution of selling strategies for SWDCC, Inc. Frank Dennis, ceo and...

Obituary.
February 20, 2003... Herb Thomas, October 31, 2002, age 80 Herb Thomas was a founding partner of Universal Commodities Tea Trading Inc. a company that he formed with Domenick Ciaccia. Thomas began this venture at a time when most people his age were contemplating...

Kapak Corp and PPI Technologies join forces. (Equipment & Packaging News).(Brief Article)
February 20, 2003... Kapak Corp. and PPI Technologies (PPit) have entered into an informal partnership to facilitate market entry for flexible pouch applications. Because Ppit can offer a variety of pouch making/filling equipment-from pilot systems to high speed...

Pod Pack doubles facility size. (Equipment & Packaging News).(Brief Article)
February 20, 2003... Espresso Pod manufacturer, Pod Pack has doubled their Louisiana production facility. "Due to our continued growth, our expansion into other packaging services, and our substantial new production equipment purchases, we felt it was an excellent...

New teabag string. (Equipment & Packaging News).
February 20, 2003... Zwirnei a.d. Wutach produces teabag threads for teabags with tag and string. The company recently introduced a new teabag thread which can be used on the latest tea packing machines which produce teabags with string and tag without using...

Exhibition information.
February 20, 2003... www.tcworldcup.net Gain sight into the global Tea and Coffee industries at Tea and Coffee World Cup Exhibition & Symposium to be held in Rome, Italy from June 15-17, 2003. Attendance at World Cup Rome 2003 will benefit your business...

Symposium schedule.
February 20, 2003... Coffee Symposium DAY 1 * SUNDAY, JUNE 15 Afternoon Session: 15:30 - 18:00 Organized and Presented by the Italian Coffee Committee Title: Coffee Product Export Program Potential Foreign Markets Protecting Margin on...