Tea & Coffee Trade Journal articles from July 2004

Tea & Coffee Trade Journal archives from July 2004

What happens in Coffee Fest Vegas.(from the Editor's Desk)(Editorial)
July 20, 2004... For years our editors have been attending Coffee Fest held at various East Coast locations, Seattle, and Las Vegas. Through its history, the organizers have moved the show around the U.S. and have recently settled on Seattle, Las Vegas, and...

Naturally decaf coffee plant discovered stirs controversy.(World news: coffee and tea reports from the front line)
July 20, 2004... BRAZIL -- A naturally decaffeinated coffee plant has been discovered. Coffee from the new strains could taste better than existing decaf brews, which can lose flavor compounds when caffeine is extracted with solvents, reports NewScientist.com....

Women growers top cup of excellence auction.(World news: coffee and tea reports from the front line)
July 20, 2004... EL SALVADOR -- The Arabica coffee grown by Lya de Castaneda, Alicia Cristina Alabi De Schuck, and Maria Antonieta Dominguez De Arnesen captured three of the top four price-paid-per-pound spots in the 2004 Cup of Excellence Internet Auction in...

White Tea beats green tea in fighting germs.(World news: coffee and tea reports from the front line)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... UNITED STATES -- New studies conducted at Pace University have indicated that White Tea Extract WTE) may have Prophylactic applications in retarding growth of bacteria that cause Staphylococcus infections, Streptococcus infections, pneumonia...

Duty slash to help Indian tea industry.(World news: coffee and tea reports from the front line)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... INDIA -- Pakistan has reduced duty and sales tax on imported tea, much to the excitement of the Indian industry hoping to export 25 million kgs to its neighbor, states the Calcutta Telegraph. Pakistan has reduced the import duty on tea from...

Calendar.(Calendar)
July 20, 2004... September 15-16 12th Annual Canadian Tea Industry Fall Conference, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. Tel: (1)(416) 510-8647, Fax: (1)(416) 510-8044,E-mail: kellya@tea.ca; Web site: www.tea.ca September 16-18 Pacific Coast...

Magical, mystical Darjeeling: taking tea in the clouds: part 1.
July 20, 2004... As the clean, clear mist crosses the silent, vast Himalayan range there is heard a gentle rustling. It is the beautiful, colorfully-dressed women moving slowly through invisible paths across the rolling hills of the Darjeeling tea gardens,...

Ancient beverage evolves: tea brewing equipment innovations.
July 20, 2004... Tea houses have been up like prairie dogs across America. There's now the Take Me 2 Tea Expo, a biannual, hugely successful trade show dedicated to tea; there's increasing shelf space in the coffee and tea aisle of grocery stores; and there's...

The craft of espresso roasting: part 1.
July 20, 2004... Setting out to "assess the state of the craft of roasting for espresso" is, obviously, doomed to fail. No single magazine article, much less a single book, could conceivably cover such a diverse and often divided field. Nonetheless, Timothy J....

Meet Mercanta: Coffee Hunters on a mission: "coffee is a beverage that millions of people drink, but few people taste." So says Stephen Hurst, the founder and managing director of Mercanta, the Coffee Hunters. Hurst takes Tea & Coffee Trade Journal through the company's journey.(Cup of Excellence Program)
July 20, 2004... After working for J. Aron & Co. Coffee U.K. (a division of Goldman Sachs) where Hurst was an executive director for the company for 11 years, he decided to open Mercanta in 1996 as a coffee company with a different mission. Mercanta is a...

Experience the art of the roast! 4th Annual Roasters' Guild Retreat.
July 20, 2004... Whether you have been roasting for years, are a novice or intend to start roasting any time in the future, this event is indispensable. The Annual Roasters' Guild Retreat is a gathering where competition between companies is a lost concept, and...

Pods the French way: part I.(Cafes Meo)(Interview)
July 20, 2004... Gerard Meauxsonne is a French coffee roaster located in Lille. He is known in many countries, however, as a coffee taster and connoisseur. His roasting business, Cafes Meo, ranks among France's larger regional coffee companies, although his...

Take stock for holiday merchandising now.
July 20, 2004... Love it or hate it, here we go again. Ah, Christmas. Yes, it's the season of peace, goodwill, gingerbread and egg-nog lattes a and lest we forget, merchandising. Now's the time to find ways to thank you our customers for sticking with you, in...

Bite into a Biscottini.(Confection Showcase)(Kenny B's Cookie Company)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... Kenny B's Biscottini is a small Italian cookie with a soft, crumbly texture. Created centuries ago in a small village in eastern Sicily, Nina Cantanzaro stumbled upon the cookie in her kitchen by mistake, naming her creation Biscottini. Her...

Adorable animal chocolate lollies.(Confection Showcase)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... Madelaine Chocolates' fun foiled chocolate lollypops will delight kids of all ages. Decorated with wacky zoo animals, including frogs, hippos, giraffes, monkeys, dalmatians and elephants on gold, green, blue, red, pink and purple foil, these...

Mrs. Little's Cookie Brittle.(Confection Showcase)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... Mrs. Little's Cookie Brittle is a deliciously crisp, buttery, brittle-like cookie. This wafer-shaped cookie melts into a rich and creamy buttery flavor in your mouth. It looks like a cookie, it crunches like a cookie, but has the deep, rich...

Chocolate Truffles go low-carb.(Confections Showcase)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... Seattle Chocolates, makers of chocolate truffles, introduces Skinny Truffles, a new line of low-carbohydrate truffles with a European chocolate taste profile. Skinny Truffles offer carb-conscious chocolate-lovers a low net-carb option in...

Share a couple cake with your sweetie.(Confections Showcase)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... The Sweetery, a retailer of baked goods, has introduced Couple Cakes and Tea Breads. Each is the perfect size for two people to share with coffee or tea. They are ideal for today's consumer, who might not want to give up sweets, but also...

Fine candy on your counter.(Confections Showcase)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... Amy's Candy Kitchen's Belgian Chocolate has introduced their custom-blended Belgian chocolate in a bite-size form of 11g squares. The Chocolates are dispensed from a handmade old-world copper dispenser, perfect on the counter of coffee shops....

Dissecting the internet coffee auction.
July 20, 2004... The world's first internet coffee auction took place in December 1999, and ended up to be surprise hit that has since spawned a whole new genre. The premise of this first auction as the best Brazilian coffee, being offered on four continents...

Pack, wrap, seal and sell: staying current with packaging trends.
July 20, 2004... Remember the brown bags retailers used for selling roasted coffee and loose tea? The plain glass generic bottles of RTD tea with paper labels rapped around them like cigar sleeves? Today's packaging is more than a mere wrap. It's about...

Coffee Academy develops training DVDs.(Trade News)(The Coffee Academy, Melbourne, Australia)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... Jill Adams, who contributed last month's article on Australian Coffee Production to Tea & Coffee, manages a coffee training school, The Coffee Academy, in Melbourne, Australia. The school is the first of its kind, as the formal curriculum is...

Review: 1st East African Fine Coffee Conference & Exhibition.(Trade News)
July 20, 2004... The Eastern African Fine Coffees Association (EAFCA) held a successful inauguration of the 1st Annual African Fine Coffee Conference & Exhibition in Nairobi this past February. The exhibition had 40 booths set amongst the thorn trees under...

NYBOT license approvals.(Trade News)(New York Board of Trade, Gulf Winds International Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... The New York Board of Trade has approved the following license for its coffee markets: a coffee warehouse license for Gulf Winds International, Inc., located at 3240 S. Loop E, in the Port of Houston, and a master sampler coffee license for...

Take Me 2 Tea Expo changes dates.(Trade News)(Public Notice)
July 20, 2004... The Take Me 2 Tea Expo has changed the structure of the show dates and times. The show will have a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday format, March 21-23, 2005. According to Faith Taylor, vice president of exhibitor relations, "The hotels can...

Seattle mayor honors U.S. Barista Champ.(Trade News)(Hines Public Market Coffee in Seattle)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... The 2004 United States Barista Champion, 26-year-old Bronwen Serna from Hines Public Market Coffee in Seattle, Washington, was honored on July 7th in a special ceremony with Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and representatives from the Specialty...

Independent Can celebrates 75 years.(Trade News)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... Independent Can Co., a manufacturer of stock, custom decorated and industrial metal packages, is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Formed in 1928 by Gus Parker and Harry Evitt, owners of Parker Metal Decorating Co., the company produced its...

CrimsonCup Coffee & Tea adds to staff.(People News)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... CrimsonCup Coffee & Tea recently named Dan Tompkins director of finance. In his new role, Tomkins will oversee financial, technological and personnel functions. Mandy Forbes joins the marketing team. She previously worked for FRS Custom...

Grounds for Health appointment.(People News)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... Grounds for Health has named A. August Burns, executive director. She brings 26 years of experience in women's health to the position. In addition to being a co-author of Where Women Have No Doctor, as well as a contributor to the 2005 edition...

Portland Roasting names Paul Gillies.(People News)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... Portland Roasting, a specialty coffee micro-roasters in Portland, Washington, has named Paul Gilles vice president of Operations. In his new role Gillies is responsible for general administration, HR, risk management, customer service and...

Roaster' Guild appointments.(People News)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... Peter Giuliano master roaster and green coffee buyer for Counterculture Coffee in Durham, North Carolina has been elected president of the Roaster's Guild. Shawn Hamilton, master roaster and vice president of operations of Java City, California...

Hallien passes the grade.(People News)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... Chris Hallien, director of laboratories at Coffee Analysts, in Burlington, Vermont, has passed the New York Board of Trade Coffee Grading exam. This makes him the only licensed coffee grader in the State of Vermont. Hallien recently...

Improved bulk concentrate box.(Equipment & Packaging News)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... Oregon Chai is announcing a package improvement to its 1.5 gallon box of the Original Chai Tea Latte Concentrate. While the 1.5 gallon volume and the product remain the same inside, the outside box is sturdier and reinforced, making it easier...

When smaller is better.(Equipment & Packaging News)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... Carpigiani-USA is introducing the latest addition to the company's Batch Freezer lineup, the new LB-202 G is a 10 quart Batch Freezer that features technology that allows for increased production flexibility. "Versatility is the key...

Pick and pass conveyer.(Equipment & Packaging News)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... FKI Logistex Automation Division is introducing Accupass, the new pick-and-pass transfer conveyor that provides excellent package control within a fully designed, pre-engineered modular system. Accupass is developed for the demands of...

Sonoco's self heating containers.(Equipment & Packaging News)(Contracts)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... Global packaging company Sonoco has signed an agreement with OnTech, LLC, to manufacture and assemble self-heating plastic containers. The containers will be used for packaging coffee and teas. This is the first time self-heating plastic...