Specialty Coffee Retailer articles from August 2004

Specialty Coffee Retailer archives from August 2004

All for one.(Editor's Note)
August 1, 2004... About a year ago, I got wind of a group of retailers forming in southeastern Wisconsin to share ideas, experience and business strategies in order to compete more effectively in a market increasingly dominated by chains. The consortium, called...

Tea gets a taste of the east.(Brew News)
August 1, 2004... The Tea Association of the USA is sponsoring the Take Me 2 Tea Expo-East in Providence, R.I. The Take Me 2 Tea Expo will be the first tea industry trade show of its kind to grace the East Coast. The show has seen success with the two past expos...

Starbucks looks at new opportunities.(Brew News)
August 1, 2004... Seattle based Starbucks' continued growth has the corporation looking to add new products and services to its current list. With more than 7,500 stores already in existence around the world, Starbucks has plans to open 1,300 more stores--many...

Education and ease on decaf Web site.(Brew News)
August 1, 2004... The Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Company, Inc. (SWDCC) has reinvented itself on the Web. Originally, SWDCC had two different Web sites that it has combined into one. The Web site is designed to bring consumers and trade customers together....

A sweet duo.(Brew News)
August 1, 2004... Everyone likes a little something with their coffee, and that was the exact idea Coffee Fest and The Great American Dessert Expo had in bringing their shows together. The combined show in Las Vegas, a great success, saw a 22-percent increase in...

Vita-Mix Corporation expands headquarters.(Brew News)
August 1, 2004... Employees of Vita-Mix Corporation, Olmstead Falls, Ohio, now have a new 65,000 square foot addition to call home. The addition brings the grounds of the corporation to almost 100,000 square feet, more than doubling the original size of the...

Mother nature brings us decaf.(Brew News)
August 1, 2004... Scientists have discovered a decaffeinated coffee plant. It is a rare variety of the Coffea arabica species and it is completely natural in origin. This variety, called AC1, AC2 and AC3, is one of several varieties in this species. The unique...

Tool time: they're not always glamorous, but no shop could exist without them.
August 1, 2004... In today's competitive marketplace, it's essential that coffeehouses and their employees are aware of the key "tools of the trade." And when it comes to espresso, it's not just about having the latest and greatest in technology--it's about...

Machine age: espresso machines and grinders keep up with changing times.
August 1, 2004... The continuing popularity of espresso-flavored milk drinks and perhaps the nascent popularity of espresso itself is motivating many world-wide companies, entrepreneurs and investors to improve existing technology and develop new ways of making...

Packaging freshness.
August 1, 2004... In order to reach the goal of providing the freshest beans possible, and ultimately coffee bursting with individual flavor, one of the most important challenges is to stop the oxidation of coffee after the roasting process. Successful coffee...

Milk frothing made simple.(New Products)
August 1, 2004... The Turbostream from Cimbali S.p.A., based in Binasco, Italy, is an innovative temperature-sensing steam arm system that can deliver steam and air simultaneously--hands free. The milk temperature can be pre-programmed so that the air and steam...

Liquor brand moves into coffee.(New Products)
August 1, 2004... Jack Daniel's isn't a brand name traditionally associated with coffee, but that may change with the release of Jack Daniel's coffee from First Colony Coffee & Tea Co., based in Norfolk, Va. Four unflavored coffees are included in the line:...

Teinnovations spill-free seals.(New Products)
August 1, 2004... SealMAX units, manufactured by Teinnovations, may be the sealing wave of the future. These machines can be used to seal cups, bowls and trays, providing an airtight package that will remain spill-free when customers take them to go. The film...

New flavors added to Chicago Coffee Roastery's lineup.(New Products)
August 1, 2004... Chicago Coffee Roastery, based in Huntley, Ill., has expanded its flavored coffee line to include 11 new varieties. Using oil-based flavor that contains no calories, sweeteners of sugars, the beans are flavored in a fluid bed the day that they...

Maximum Performance blender from Vita-Mix.(New Products)
August 1, 2004... The new Vita-Mix[R] Blending Station[R] Maximum Performance blender is designed to allow for smoother operation and heat resistance. The blender is also engineered with a 3+ peak horse-power motor providing enough torque that its stainless...

Something wild from Island Oasis.(New Products)
August 1, 2004... Island Oasis is mixing things up with a new flavor called Wildberry. A combination of strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries and black currant give the product a unique flavor. Wildberry, like all of Island Oasis' fruit flavors,...

Music to sip by.(New Products)
August 1, 2004... A coffeehouse's appeal isn't limited only to its drinks. The mood of ambience in the shop is important too. CoffeeHouseMusic.com can help create this mood with the CDs it creates and distributes. There is a total of six CDs now offered and each...

Colorful grinding.(New Products)
August 1, 2004... Grinding can now be a colorful process with the Maestro Plus conical burr coffee grinder from Baratza, LLC. This grinder is available in Lipstick Red and Dazzling Blue, as well as Black. The Maestro Plus is easily adjustable for different grind...

Stirling goes sugar-free.(New Products)
August 1, 2004... Stirling Foods, Inc., known for its line of Stirling Gourmet Flavors, introduces six new flavorings to its current list of more than 50 flavor varieties. These new flavorings are sweetened with Splenda[R]. Stirling's introduction of its new...

Hot beverages anytime, anywhere.(New Products)
August 1, 2004... The press of a button is all it will take to heat your choice of contents in this new self-heating container. OnTech, LLC and Sonoco have agreed to manufacture this breakthrough product in the North American market. Tea, coffee, soup and other...

A glowing innovation.(New Products)
August 1, 2004... Tomlinson Industries' Modular Dispensing Systems, a manufacturer of complete lines of cups, lids, straws, napkins and ice cream cones, introduces a new cup dispensing product. The Modu-Light Self-Illuminating Cup Dispenser Cabinet does not need...

New ethnic-inspired frozen beverage.(New Products)
August 1, 2004... Taste buds will do a new type of dance with the introduction of Coffee House Freezes[R] Horchata Freezer[TM] and Tropical Horchata Freezer[TM] to its continuously growing portfolio of ethnic beverages by the Coffee House Brand of Boyd Coffee...

It's a breeze with Briel.(New Products)
August 1, 2004... A silver faceplate, drip tray grid and accents, an ABS body and an easy-to-clean water tank and drip tray combine to make these new Briel espresso machines a breeze to use. The same great features from previous Briel machines such as the pump...

Hot or cold, it's all here.(New Products)
August 1, 2004... An updated design incorporating new computerized technology is just the beginning for the new addition to the BUNN Infusion Series[TM]. The Infusion Tea and Coffee Brewer joins both hot and cold coffee and tea brewing into one machine. Features...

Da Vinci Gourmet has six new flavors.(New Products)
August 1, 2004... Six new, sugar-free syrups bring more flavor varieties to the specialty coffee and tea industry. With the demand for low-carb and sugar-free products, Da Vinci added these new flavors to give the dieting public more options with the completely...

Grounds for greener living.
August 1, 2004... One Saturday morning as I stood in line at my favorite coffee shop, bleary-eyed and waiting for a blast of caffeine to jump-start my weekend, I noticed a small, wiry man carrying two five-gallon buckets of spent coffee grounds out to his old...

Beyond muffins: what's cookin' at the coffeehouse.
August 1, 2004... Food items are sometimes an afterthought for specialty coffee retailers just getting into the business, who want to concentrate on the coffee part of their endeavor. But retailers soon learn that food items can increase the amount of each sale....

Marketplace.
August 1, 2004... BAKED GOODS Arezzo Biscotti Co. (800) 545-7720 www.arezzobiscotti.com Be-Bop Biscotti (888) 545-7487 www.be-bop.net Caffe D'Amore (800) 999-0171 www.caffedamore.com My Grandma's of New England ...