Tea & Coffee Trade Journal articles from March 2009

Tea & Coffee Trade Journal archives from March 2009

Time to say good bye.(from the Editor's Desk)
March 1, 2009... It is with mixed feelings that I end my 30-year career at the Tea & Coffee Trade Journal. I was a mere child when I began at the magazine, a newly graduated college kid thrown in an industry filled with men (life couldn't have been better!) ...

[Cartoon].(Cartoon)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I mean, the place went silent when I ordered decaf."

2009 Brazil coffee crop estimate.(World News: Coffee and Tea Reports from the Front Line)
March 1, 2009... SAO PAULO -- The first official estimate calculates a 2009 crop ranging from a minimum of 36.9 million bags of 60 kilos to a maximum of 38.8 million bags. The min/max average of 37.8 million bags represents a reduction of 17.7% from the final...

Sao Paulo Coffee Quality Contest.(World News: Coffee and Tea Reports from the Front Line)
March 1, 2009... SAO PAULO -- The seventh edition of the state of SAo Paulo Coffee Quality Contest was celebrated last November. The contest sponsored by the Santos Commercial Association (ACS), the State Secretary of Agriculture and the Union of the SAo Paulo...

Mexican government to launch five-year coffee program.(World News)
March 1, 2009... MEXICO CITY -- Through its newly reconstituted National Coffee Organization, the Mexican government plans to launch a five-year program of subsidies to farmers to increase plant density and replace aging trees. The program hopes to reach a...

Final talks to define Darjeeling tea.(World News)(Tea Board of India)(Tea Council of UK)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... NEW DELHI -- Tea Board of India and the UK Tea Council are in the final talks to define an appropriate system to classify Darjeeling tea and ensuring its planters get the right price in the European market. The most recent proposal from the...

Uganda: energy controls advised for tea industry.(World News)
March 1, 2009... KAMPALA -- The tea industry should adopt new measures for rational energy utilization. "Energy costs have continued to increase in recent years. The quality of electricity has also progressively deteriorated yet it is one of the most important...

Calendar.(Conference news)(Calendar)
March 1, 2009... March 19-21: NCA 98th Annual Convention Boca Raton Resort & Club, Boca Raton, Florida Tel: +1(212) 766-4007 Fax: +1(212) 766-5815 Email: info@ncausa.org Web: www.ncausa.org April 16-19: SCAA 21st Annual ...

Tea capital of the world: a visit to Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka is one of the world's largest tea exporters. Larry Luxner visits with some of the nation's tea members.(Sri Lanka)(Cover story)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At the entrance to the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce building in downtown Colombo, a guard waves a handheld metal detector over all visitors, while a uniformed woman wearing a "Lady Security Officer" badge inspects bags...

Dilmah helps put Sri Lanka on world map of quality tea; Dilmah, founded in 1988, is reintroducing the tradition of Ceylon's single-estate, hand picked tea to consumers.(Sri Lanka)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cars, trucks and three-wheeled "tuktuks fight for space along traffic-choked Negombo Road, one of Colombo's busiest thoroughfares. But step inside the cool, air-conditioned headquarters of MJF Holdings Ltd. and it's...

Moving beyond the coffee market in Mexico: Coffee Kids partners creating vibrant communities throughout Mexico; in this article, Tea & Coffee Trade Journal explores how Coffee Kids and other non-profit organizations are improving the lives of Mexican coffee farmers through alternative employment.(Mexico)
March 1, 2009... (Staff Report) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Raymundo Osorio and his wife Roberta Martinez live in the village of Santa Cruz Tepetotutla in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. The village is a stomach-churning, four-hour drive up winding roads from...

Metal packaging: sustainable even before it was cool; while recycling remains at the heart of the metal can's sustainability story, the material's inherent properties offer economic and social benefits as well.(Packaging)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Offering an effective packaging b option for centuries, steel and aluminum cans have evolved in recent years to become more innovative, lighter in weight and significantly easier to recycle. Consumers have a high...

The Tao of coffee: Cherry Street Coffee House's philosophy centers on a fun, caring, customer-focused business culture. Oh, and the coffee here is great too.([B.sup.c]: The BRAND coaches)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ali Ghambari's brown eyes light up like a multi colored sunrise as he softly shares another gem in response to my burning curiosity of how he has created such a caring and fun staff and customer business culture....

Stirring it up: Tea & Coffee World Cup debuts successfully in India.(World Cup India Review)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sitting in a taxi observing the colorful, noisy, culturally-diverse citizens of Hyderabad going about their lives while on the way to the Tea & Coffee World Cup/ASIA 2008 exhibition and symposium (TCWC) at Hitex...

2009 Tea & Coffee World Cup/Europe: Seville, Spain Exhibition & Symposium.(Calendar)
March 1, 2009... FIBES Exhibition & Convention Centre June 7-9, 2009 * www.tcworldcup.com/seville The #1 buying and selling trade show for the coffee and tea community worldwide! Don't get left behind. Tea & Coffee World Cup/EUROPE is the place to...

European movie premier: "Bitter/Sweet"--A Coffee-Fueled Romance: a movie starring Thailand's coffee industry: Spanish premiere at Tea & Coffee World Cup.
March 1, 2009... Thailand's Robusta coffee is the star of "Bitter/Sweet," an international movie, written and directed by Jeff Hare, that was shot on location in Bangkok and Krabi in the south of the kingdom. Featuring Hollywood actors James Brolin, Kip...

Barista pro in a box.(Product Showcase)
March 1, 2009... Pietro Marmo has created a barista-to-go kit. The "Kit" is made up of one of all the following items: 50cl milk jug; angular brush, vapor brush, key, thermometer, thermometer holder, little press, group holder, little glass, brush, filter,...

The Coffee Vito from Schaerer.(Product Showcase)
March 1, 2009... The Coffee Vito is a further development in the line of M. Schaerer Ltd. Coffee Factory products. Like its predecessor model, the Schaerer Coffee Vito is available in two different versions, using fresh milk of powdered milk. The powdered milk...

iSteam steam wand.(Product Showcase)
March 1, 2009... With the iSteam fully automatic steam wand, Egro Coffee Systems now offers an option for companies with a low requirement for coffee/milk drinks. With iSteam, there is no longer a need for time-consuming manual milk heating/frothing and it is...

Patent approval for Grindz.(Product Showcase)
March 1, 2009... The European Patent Authority has approved a patent for the Urnex's grinder cleaning technology. Grindz Grinder Cleaner is the first-ever product designed to clean coffee grinding equipment and has patent protection in place in a number of...

2009 Cup of Excellence dates.(Trade News)
March 1, 2009... The Alliance for Coffee Excellence, Inc. (ACE) has set the 2009 Cup of Excellence schedule, which includes a celebration of the 50th Cup of Excellence competition. The nine countries participating include: Colombia, El Salvador, Costa Rica,...

Net sales boosted by the merger of Folgers Coffee.(Trade News)(Financial report)
March 1, 2009... The J.M. Smucker Co. reported a surge in third-quarter profit, boosted by the merger of Folgers Coffee Co. Quarterly earnings per share fell 9% on higher share count, but increased 11% on an adjusted basis and topped market projections. J. M....

The Rainforest Alliance and 4C Association collaborate.(Trade News)
March 1, 2009... The 4C Association and the Rainforest Alliance have entered into a new collaboration level through a benchmarking process. This first benchmarking benefits coffee producers holding the Rainforest Alliance Certified diploma who now have access...

New Mexico Pinon Coffee Co. sold.(Trade News)
March 1, 2009... The New Mexico Pinon Coffee Co., a 17 year old business, has been acquired by CinFranky LLC, owned by Frank and Cindy Bassett. The Bassetts also own several restaurants in New Mexico. The acquisition price was not disclosed, but the New...

Evelyse Lopes heads Santos Coffee department.(People News)
March 1, 2009... For the first time in the centennial history of the Santos Commercial Association, a woman was elected coordinator of its coffee exporters department now called, "Camara Setorial do Cafe." Evelyse Lopes, chief coffee trader for Cooxupe, the...

Steve Sloat becomes new PCCA president.(People News)
March 1, 2009... Steve Sloat of The Annex assumed the presidency of The Pacific Coast Coffee Association at their 77th annual convention at The Resort at Squaw Creek, Lake Tahoe, California in October from Randy Layton of Boyd Coffee Company. Sloat has over 30...

New managing director at ED&F Man.(People News)(ED and F Man Holdings Limited appoints Jan Kees Wild and Fernando Barzuna )(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... ED&F Man Holdings Limited has appointed Jan Kees van der Wild as the new managing director of their coffee division. Jan Kees previously served in senior management and commercial roles for over 15 years with ADM. Jan Kees brings very broad...

InterAmerican Coffee team welcomes Richard Allen.(People News)
March 1, 2009... Richard Allen has joined the InterAmerican Coffee trading team as vice president. Allen began his coffee career in 1991 and has worked as an exporter in Mexico and Papua New Guinea for ED&F Man and in Uganda for the Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG)....

Justin D. Colten, 1937-2009.(Obituary)
March 1, 2009... On June 27, 1937 Justin Colten graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, New York. The following week he reported to work at J. Aron & Company to begin his career in the coffee business. While he didn't know at the time what promise...

Orion Grinder.(Equipment & Packaging News)
March 1, 2009... The Orion Grinder is available from Lilla. The grinder uses a continuous roller anti-locking monitoring system and provides silent operation. The steady parallelism between the rollers does not require intervention at every granulometry...

Reusable bags from EcoBags.(Equipment & Packaging News)
March 1, 2009... EcoBags offers custom printing on a variety of their products. The Classic String Bags, Canvas Tote Bags and Drawstring Produce Bags can all be fitted with your store's name, logo or slogan. All custom printing prices are based on the...

New color sorter from Probat-Werke.(Equipment & Packaging News)
March 1, 2009... Probat-Werke von Gimborn Maschinenfabrik GmbH presents its color sorter from the Cleaner series. Using digital camera technology, the device identifies foreign objects and coffee beans differing in color and sorts them out with an air blast....

Modern Process Equipment GPX.WCI.(Equipment & Packaging News)
March 1, 2009... The GPX.WCI integrates a closed-loop, self-contained water system, requiring no external water supply, with MPE's best-selling disc-style grinder design, the GPX. This water system uniformly cools the coffee within the grinding chamber, thereby...