Tea & Coffee Trade Journal articles from June 2003

Tea & Coffee Trade Journal archives from June 2003

Welcome to Rome! (From the Editor's Desk).(2003 Tea & Coffee World Cup in Rome, June 15 - 17)
June 20, 2003... The time has finally arrived for the 2003 Tea & Coffee World Cup in Rome, June 15 - 17. This is our magazine's sixth Symposium & Exhibition so far. To date we have held many successful World Cups in Vienna (1994 and 1997), Barcelona (1999),...

Minas Gerais dominates the 12th illycaffe awards. (World News).
June 20, 2003... BRAZIL--Minas Gerais took back the leadership position among the best coffee producers in the country, winning First place in the Brazilian Quality Coffee for Espresso Awards, offered annually by the Italian coffee roaster illycaffe. The...

Historical Tea association form in Sri Lanka. (World News).(Tea Association of Sri Lanka )
June 20, 2003... SRI LANKA -- Six key stakeholders in Sri Lanka's tea industry have formed a federation as a pan-industry apex body, be-lieved to be the first of its kind by a major tea producing country, a senior minister announced recently. The Tea...

Calendar.(Calendar)
June 20, 2003... June 6 - 8 Coffee Fest, New Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Tel: (1)(425) 283-5058, ext. 16, Fax: (1)(425) 283-5061, E-mail: TamaraS@coffeefest.com. Web site: www.coffeefest.com June 9 Green Coffee...

Ireland's out-of-home coffee booms.(coffeeshops)
June 20, 2003... If you haven't been to Dublin for several years, there are plentiful reasons for taking another look. Dublin is bursting with prosperity, at all social levels. The republic has been humming during the past decade with stunning economic growth....

Norway a small country with a big impact.
June 20, 2003... Fjords, glaciers, midnight sun, peace accords, all are associated with the Scandinavian country Norway. This complex country one of the richest in world, is a leading exporter of oil and fish, but it's their love affair with coffee that makes...

Another French revolution? (On the Continent).(France seeks to gentrify coffee)
June 20, 2003... Coffee in a Glass with foie Gras What Is the Matter with Coffee? One attribute of coffee is that ever since people began encountering the drink, they found it wonderful. Wonderful in the meaning of filling them with wonder. Coffee had...

The real history of the I.C.O. quality improvement program.(International Coffee Organization)
June 20, 2003... The Speciality Coffee Association of Europe, established 1998, held its first international Convention and Exhibition in Monte Carlo in October 2000. The writer, as one of the pioneer funding member, was indeed present with a paper on "Gourmet...

A cup in the classroom the geography of coffee.
June 20, 2003... The exotic spiciness of an Ethiopian Yirgacheffee is half a world away from the balanced and profoundly earth-driven character of coffee from Oaxaca State in Mexico. Though it is unlikely that one's personal coffee grinder will ever touch whole...

Steve Aronson: Costa Rican coffee pioneer.(Cafe Britt S.A.)(Interview)
June 20, 2003... For tourists visiting Costa Rica, taking Cafe Britt's famous coffee tour has practically become a rite of passage. And no wonder, from the moment they arrive at San Jose Juan Santamaria International Airport until the moment they depart,...

Vietnamese coffee and the plight of the montagnards.
June 20, 2003... "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana "La plus ca change, la plus c'est la meme chose [The more things change, the more they stay the same]." - French proverb Everyone knows that...

A tea conference... in Italy.
June 20, 2003... Primo Convegno Nazionale sulla Camelia da Te, the First Italian Conference on the tea Camellia was held in Lucca on March 22, 2003. This conference, sponsored by the Province of Lucca and the Municipality of Capannori, was part of the 14th...

The rich history of Mazawattee: Alan Davies illustrates the fine history of a great brand that faded into oblivion.(Company Profile)
June 20, 2003... The Hindi word for luscious is "mazathe". The Ceylonese word for garden is "wattee". From the two words, the four sons of John Boon Densham registered, in 1887, the brand name Mazawattee Tea. For the next 50 years or more this brand was to be...

U.S. specialty Tea: another false start or is it real this time.(industry sales)
June 20, 2003... No product has had more false starts than that of specialty tea. Nor has any product had a more devoted, patient following than the proponents of specialty tea. These long suffering supporters would cast an envious eye on "every dog" knowing...

Kaffee- lagerei Hamburg: the roasters' right hand.
June 20, 2003... Founded in 1956 in Hamburg's Freeport and merging in 1989 with the traditional warehouse company N.H.L. Hinsch & Cons, the Kaffee-Lagerei (KLG) soon became a leader in warehousing and processing of raw coffee. Only' seven years after the...

Introducing CR: a new roasting technology from Barth.(coffee roasting)(G.W. Barth AG)
June 20, 2003... Involved in coffee roasting systems since 1890, Barth took a short hiatus and concentrated on cocoa processing. In 1990 Barth re-entered the field of coffee roasting by developing a new roasting system which the engineers share with Tea &...

The pleasures of cappuccino....without the Barista. (Cup Service).(self-serve cappucino machines)
June 20, 2003... As coffeeshops proliferate in cities and towns around the world, the average person has had more exposure to specialty coffees than ever before. And the ever-popular cappuccino is now even more widely-loved by a population that sees coffee more...

Don't forget to accessorize! (Cup Service).(tea and coffee retail operation)(related article: Accessory Checklist)(Directory)
June 20, 2003... You've signed a lease, you've ordered an espresso machine, you've picked your blends and roast, you've got your syrup flavors picked out. What did you forget? Creamers, thermal carafes, cups and saucers, utensils, French press, frothing...

The heritage of indian tea. (Product Showcase).(Book Review)
June 20, 2003... Now available, a new, comprehensive, and vividly illustrated book on Indian tea, its past, present, and future, exploring many novel facets of an industry that has become an Indian heritage which is globally respected. This is a book that...

Coffee: a bibliography. (Product Showcase).(Book Review)
June 20, 2003... This bibliography was originally intended to serve as a 'catalog raisonne of the rare coffee books collection at the Johann Jacobs Museum (http://www.johann-jacobs-museum.ch/) in Zurich. At the suggestion of the founding director of the museum,...

Tea at the Blue Lantern a social history of the tea room Craze in America. (Product Showcase).(Book Review)
June 20, 2003... Run by women, whose creativity and entrepreneurial spirit fueled this craze, tea rooms evolved in many different ways. In cities, they might be found at swank hotels, or nestled along the crooked streets of Greenwich Village. They might be...

The Coffee Trader. (Product Showcase).(Book Review)
June 20, 2003... The first thing that caught my attention was the title. Being a coffee enthusiast, I immediately stopped to see what might be lurking inside. Other books have the word "coffee" in their title, but coffee per se is not the main topic. A recent...

Starbucks to acquire Seattle Coffee Company. (Trade News).(Brief Article)
June 20, 2003... Starbucks Corporation announced that it is has entered into an agreement to acquire Seattle Coffee Company, which includes the Seattle's Best Coffee (SBC) and Torrefazione Italia Coffee Brands from AFC Enterprises, Inc. The company intends...

Moratorium on storage of coffee in Port of Miami declared. (Trade News).(Brief Article)
June 20, 2003... The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) recently announced the Warehouse and License Committee of its Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange, Inc. (CSCE) had determined that Exchange certificated coffee store at International Coffee Warehouse of Miami,...

Coffee Fest Las Vegas awards latte art competition winner. (Trade News).(Sammy Piccolo)(Brief Article)
June 20, 2003... Creative espresso extraction and preparation reached a new level at Coffee Fest Las Vegas. Sammy Piccolo from Caffe Arrigiano of Vancouver, B.C., wowed judges in the Dillanos Free-Pour Latte Art Competition by pouring a crisp Rosetta leaf latte...

GCA votes on plan of merger with the NCA. (Trade News).(Green Coffee Association Inc., National Coffee Association Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 20, 2003... The Green Coffee Association, Inc. (GCA), a green coffee trade group in the U.S., announced that at a Special Membership Meeting, the GCA membership voted against a merger with the National Coffee Association, Inc. This Agreement and Plan...

Mellelo Coffee Roasters names director of sales. (People News).(Jim Wolszon)(Brief Article)
June 20, 2003... Mellelo Coffee Roasters of Medford, Oregon, has named Jim Wolszon its director of sales. As director of sales, Wolszon's duties include generating, developing and expanding sales regionally and nationally. He is in charge of all aspects of...

All in the family. (People News).(First Colony Coffee and Tea Co. appointed Jason Cortellini commodities/sales specialist)(Brief Article)
June 20, 2003... Charlie Cortellini, president, First Colony Coffee and Tea Company announced that his son, Jason Cortellini has joined the company in the newly created position of commodities/sales specialist. Formerly with Sara Lee Coffee & Tea's consumer...

Dillanos Coffee Roasters adds marketing position. (People News).(Lon LaFlamme appointed)(Brief Article)
June 20, 2003... With the demand for smooth specialty coffee continuing to grow, Dillanos Coffee Roasters has added a marketing division to their mix. The Washington-based company has signed Lon LaFlamme to handle the firm's marketing needs. LaFlamme is a...