Tea & Coffee Trade Journal articles from May 2003

Tea & Coffee Trade Journal archives from May 2003

A time for change. (From the Editor's Desk).(Editorial)
May 20, 2003... A trailblazing trip to origin took place recently. Karen Cerebros of Elan Organics and Kimberly Easson of Java Ventures took a group solely comprised of women to Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The major focus of the journey was on organic and fair...

El Salvador joins Cup of Excellence. (World News).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2003... EL SALVADOR - The coffee industry of El Salvador is planning to hold its first annual Cup of Excellence competition and auction. The international competition to select the very finest specialty coffees for the year is scheduled to take place...

Technoserve helps Tanzanian farmers. (World News).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2003... TANZANIA -- The coffee marketing season has just ended in Tanzania where TechnoServe assisted 2,864 small-scale coffee producers to improve their quality, their and financial expertise and their links to the market place. In total, TechnoServe...

Colombian Coffee Federation wins internet domain dispute. (World News).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2003... COLOMBIA -- An Administrative Panel of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) issued an Order recently, directing transfer of ownership of the domain name www.juanvaldez.org to the National...

Calendar.(coffee and tea industry events)(Calendar)
May 20, 2003... May 1 Tea Briefing - Artful Tea Pot Exhibit-Gardiner Museum, Toronto, Ontario. Tea Council/Tea Association of Canada, Toronto, Ontario. Tel: (1)(416)510-8647, Fax: (1)(416) 510-8044; Email: info@tea.ca May 15 - 17 Pacific Coast...

Diary of a trip to origin.(Karen Gordon of Coffee Holding Co. describes her trip to Nicaragua to observe fair trade coffee plantations)
May 20, 2003... I was fortunate enough to travel recently to Nicaragua and Costa Rica with a wonderful group of women in the coffee industry. The trip was a visionary idea of Karen Cerebros of Elan Organics and coordinated by the indispensable skills of...

Cup of Excellence: takes its next giant steps.(new website up, new membership benefits, US)
May 20, 2003... The next big leap in the development of the Cup of Excellence program is about to take place. After months of planning, a new Cup of Excellence community web site will be up and running to support the farmers and buyers of Cup of Excellence...

Coffee extracts: the new breed.(Industry Overview)
May 20, 2003... While making a cup of coffee is, seemingly, the simplest thing in the world, people have been trying for over a century now to cut out the steps of grinding and extraction by developing an extract or powder that allows for the simple addition...

Getting the skinny on sample roasters: part I.(Product/Service Evaluation)
May 20, 2003... What is a sample roaster? Is its W purpose to find a great coffee or to find a great coffee roast? I thought this question would be easy, but the answer remains elusive, especially when you talk to the large roaster manufacturers. They keep...

Bangladesh's tea scene.(Industry Overview)
May 20, 2003... Bangladesh has come a long way since 1857 when the first tea garden was established. The tea industry now plays an important role in its national economy. About 158 tea gardens with a total of 47,938 hectares under tea cultivation produced 55...

Take Me 2 Tea: a tearrific time 4 tea.(tea industry expo reviewed, Las Vegas, Nevada)
May 20, 2003... The first Take Me 2 Tea Expo that was held March 16-18 in Las Vegas Hilton was a tearrific success for everyone. Over 1,200 attendees and 65 exhibitors from around the world became pioneers in the tea industry when they participated in the...

Barista Primer II. (Cup Service).(how to properly prepare espresso-based coffee drinks, US)
May 20, 2003... The growth of the specialty coffee industry is being driven by an emerging coffee culture -- an international public that knows their coffee and recognizes, appreciates, and demands quality specialty coffee. From 2000 to 2001 in the U.S.,...

Tough times: how to help employees through a workplace crisis. (Cup Service).
May 20, 2003... From devastating weather and a warehouse fire to a violent customer or employee's death, business and personal crises in the workplace visit thousands of retailers each year. As owner of your tea and coffee shop, you can do all the right...

Cafusa: innovation in single--serve coffee bags. (Cup Service).
May 20, 2003... The individual servings market for roasted coffee products has seen tremendous change over the last few years, with most of the major roasters striving to make their mark with innovative new products typically aimed at the "quality with...

Where Coffee Carts are going. (Cup Service).(product information, US)
May 20, 2003... As the espresso cart becomes an increasingly popular way to make it in the espresso business, innovators are coming up with more choices for the espresso entrepreneur -- from designs that catch the eye to inventions that make cart employees'...

Flora comes to America. (Product Showcase).(Launches Bija Healing Teas, US)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2003... Flora Inc. announces the Launch of Bija Healing Teas to the American Market. "We are very excited with this new addition to the Flora family. Bija Healing Teas are a distinct new tea for consumers who are committed to their health and...

Wisdom Herbs' YerbaMate teas. (Product Showcase).(US)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2003... Think tea is just fried leaves and sticks packed into a small pouch? Think again! Tea is an ancient creation that has been used since 2737 BC to treat a variety of ailments, from common colds and diseases, to skin blemishes. Wisdom Herbs has...

Green tea soda. (Product Showcase).(new product from Healthy Beverage Co., US)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2003... Steap, the original green tea sodas, is the first soda brand ever to be stamped with the USDA certified organic seal. The flavors include cola, root beer, orange, raspberry, lemon dew and key lime.s Eric Schnell, Co-Founder of The Healthy...

HOFEX 2003 re-scheduled for July. (Trade News).(Calendar)
May 20, 2003... HOFEX 2003, the 10th Asian International Exhibition of Hospitality Equipment, Supplies and Technology, Food and Drink, has been re-scheduled to run from July 15-18, 2003, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, instead of the...

International Tea Convention 2003 takes place in Sri Lanka. (Trade News).(Calendar)
May 20, 2003... Major players in the global tea industry are preparing to meet in Sri Lanka in August this year to participate in the International Tea Convention scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka. This mega event in the global tea calendar is being...

Starbucks opens third U.S. roasting plant in Nevada. (Trade News).(Brief Article)
May 20, 2003... Starbucks Coffee Company announced the opening of its third United States roasting plant and distribution center at the Carson Valley Business Park in Minden, Nevada. The plant has begun receiving goods, roasting coffee and distributing...

First Colony's new president. (People News).(US)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2003... First Colony Coffee & Tea Company announced that senior vice president and chief operating officer Charles E. Cortellini will take over as president and CEO of the company as current president Thomas J. Brockenbrough plans to retire effective...

Stockton Graham's new sales & marketing staff. (People News).(appointments, US)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2003... Stockton Graham & Co. has hired Christopher Fipps as sales and marketing support. Fipps has extensive administrative and human resources experience. He will assist in administrative activities, such as billing, invoicing, database management...

Stevens leaves UBFNA & Royal Estates. (People News).(UK)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2003... Bruce Stevens from recently left his position with UBFNA and Royal Estates. Stevens has accepted a move to another Unilever business in the UK as Buyer/Blender, reporting to Brian MacAuley in the European Tea Hub based at Brooke House, Crawley,...

FFS's new hires. (People News).(appointments, US)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2003... Dr. Tangel is the new director of Technical Application in Flavor & Fragrance Specialties (FFS) Mahwah facility. Dr. Tangel's most recent position was with The Foote & Jenks Corporation where he was vice president of operations. With numerous...

CUNO signal a revolution in scale control. (Equipment & Packaging News).(new product for vending machine maintenance, UK)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2003... The damaging effects of "scaling" on coffee and vending machines have long been minimized by the process of Ion Exchange. However, using the complicated and costly ion exchange resin "POD" or "TANK" systems that must be "regenerated" or...

Thiele's new Beverage Packer. (Equipment & Packaging News).(US)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2003... Thiele Technologies introduces its new Servo Beverage Packer, engineered to meet the demands of the beverage industry. Ruggedly designed, the Servo Beverage Packer provides the flexibility needed to handle a wide variety of beverage products...

Retail packaging salutes Independent Thinkers. (Equipment & Packaging News).(Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea introduces coffee packaging, US)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2003... CrimsonCup Coffee & Tea, a Columbus, Ohio-based specialty coffee roaster is introducing retail packaging available to specialty food stores. Coffee for Independent Thinkers is a concept coined by company founder and president Greg Ubert....

Coffee packaging from Plassein. (Equipment & Packaging News).(US)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2003... Plassein International offers high color printing for a merchandising advantage on shelf, engineered barrier properties to meet specific coffee packaging needs, and resealable zip-closures to ensure freshness after initial consumer use....