Specialty Coffee Retailer articles from August 2000

Specialty Coffee Retailer archives from August 2000

www.looking-for-workers.com.
August 1, 2000... Every time I talk to a retailer or send out a survey and ask, "What keeps you up at night?" the No. 1 response is always a lack of workers, let alone good workers. We've done countless interviews in our Regions section asking retailers how...

Swiss Water Decaf Now Independent.
August 1, 2000... Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Company, Vancouver, British Columbia, has been formed to exclusively produce and market Swiss Water-branded decaf coffee on a worldwide basis. The coffee had formerly been produced and marketed by the Swiss...

PJ's Served in D-Day Museum.
August 1, 2000... New Orleans-based PJ's USA, Inc., recently opened a PJ's Coffee & Tea cafe in the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans. The cafe is the 30th location PJ's has opened, including locations in San Diego; Mobile, Ala.; the New Orleans International...

Wall Street Deli Now Serves Seattle Best.
August 1, 2000... Seattle-based Seattle Coffee Company has announced that Wall Street Deli, a Birmingham, Ala.-based sandwich chain, has begun serving Seattle's Best Coffee throughout its 120 stores. Most Wall Street Delis are located in large suburban and...

Caffe Diva Seeking Acquisitions.
August 1, 2000... Caffe Diva Group, Ltd., Portland, Ore., announced that while it is continuing negotiations for a merger with San Diego-based Creative Host Services, Inc., an operator of airport concessions, it will still look for acquisitions as part of its...

Peabodys to acquire Capitol Coffee.
August 1, 2000... Peabodys Coffee Inc., Rocklin, Calif., announced that it intends to acquire the specialty coffee operating units of Capitol Coffee, Sacramento, Calif. No details were announced, but it was disclosed that the acquisition involved a...

Baldwin Receives Lifetime Achievement Award.
August 1, 2000... The Specialty Coffee Association of America presented its Lifetime Achievement Award to Jerry Baldwin, chairman of Peet's Coffee & Tea. A company statement explains: "The award is given in recognition of general career excellence in...

Peet's Ups Sales With Free Coffee.
August 1, 2000... Peet's Coffee & Tea, Berkeley, Calif., with the help of the New York-based interactive advertising agency, IN2, launched an online promotional campaign that increased Peet's online revenue by 33 percent and the company's overall Web site...

Discussion Group Helps Drive-Throughs.
August 1, 2000... An online discussion group has been developed to facilitate the exchange of ideas between owners and potential owners of specialty coffee retail drive-throughs. The group is in the process of building a file of educational materials, links,...

INDUSTRY VOICES.
August 1, 2000... Tom Palm How did you get started designing coffee shops? I have been involved in the foodservice industry in various ways almost my entire life. I am the third generation of a company called Palm Brothers Restaurant Supply founded in...

Port City Java Enters Grocery.
August 1, 2000... Port City Java, Inc., Wilmington, N.C., signed a deal with Charlotte, N.C.-based Harris Teeter to develop a branded hot-coffee program and a branded whole-bean program at Harris Teeter grocery store locations. The programs will both be...

Green Mountain Expands in Grocery.
August 1, 2000... Green Mountain Coffee, Inc., Waterbury, Vt., has completed the installation of coffee displays in 122 Kash n' Karry Food Stores. Kash n' Karry Food Stores, Inc., Tampa, Fla., is one of Florida's premier grocery companies, and has 122 stores...

S&D Acquires Victor.
August 1, 2000... S&D Coffee, Inc., Concord, N.C., recently acquired Boston-based Victor Coffee Company. Victor dates back to 1796, and is the oldest continuous coffee roaster in the United States. Victor will be operated as a separate division of S&D, and...

R&R Beans Now Named 'Orinoco'.
August 1, 2000... R&R Beans/R&R Trade International, Laurel, Md., changed its name to Orinoco Coffee & Tea, Ltd. The name change marks the company's expansion, says company president, Pedro Ramirez: "We're no longer just a local coffee supplier specializing in...

SERVING SUCCESS.
August 1, 2000... Whether you know it or not, your shop is making a statement with the serving supplies you choose. A host of cutting-edge coffee serving-supplies manufacturers stand at the ready to help specialty coffee retailers maximize profits and...

HEATING UP THE MENU With Small Ovens and Grills.
August 1, 2000... Nothing complements the smell of fresh-brewed coffee quite like fresh-baked pastries. Many specialty coffee retailers offer pre-baked muffins or Danish along with their beverage menu, but a fresh-baked product straight from the oven provides...

Good Things Come in Good Packages.
August 1, 2000... With coffee, you really can judge the bean by its cover. Packaging is basically a specialty coffee retailer's last chance to damage his relationship with his customers--which is why so many put so much emphasis on getting it right. ...

A Seriously Different Coffeehouse Concept.
August 1, 2000... One deaf dog and some pink hair make for an unlikely success story. For all of its whimsy and quirkiness, California-based Deaf Dog Coffee serves up surprisingly serious coffee. Never mind the pink-haired, tattooed and pierced staff. These...

Wholesaling Hurdles.
August 1, 2000... Roaster/retailers share the upside and downside of selling coffee to restaurants and other foodservice accounts Restaurants can be a hard sell for specialty coffee micro-roasters. First, roasters must overcome the hurdle of the higher price...

Curtis Unveils Equipment Catalog.
August 1, 2000... Wilber Curtis recently released its newly designed Full-Line Catalog. The 22-page catalog is a guide to the company's expanding line of coffee, tea and slush-frozen systems. Included in it is the all-new Curtis Crystal Granita Machine, another...

Honey in Gift Packs.
August 1, 2000... Honey Acres now offers a complete selection of honey gift packs for the holidays. Assorted gourmet honeys are available at a variety of price points and packed in a wide range of styles: in replica antique jars packed in wooden presentation...

Insulated Beverageware.
August 1, 2000... Hormel Corporation offers insulated servers, airports, coffee presses, teapots, ice buckets, tumblers, trays, cups and mugs, in a variety of sizes, styles, finishes and colors. Customers can choose from plastic, vacuum-glass-lined or stainless...

Monin Makes Smoothies.
August 1, 2000... Monin's new Pure Smoothie Concentrate helps retailers produce consistent quality smoothies. Simply use the Concentrate as a base, add in one or more Monin all-natural flavors, then blend with ice or freeze in a granita machine. There's no...

Barista Training Program.
August 1, 2000... Bellissimo Coffee InfoGroup just released Espresso Perfetto, an interactive barista training program from Italy. The CD-ROM requires trainees to make decisions related to adjusting grind consistency, judging extraction rates, positioning the...