Specialty Coffee Retailer articles from February 2002

Specialty Coffee Retailer archives from February 2002

Grounds for health. (Editor's Note).
February 1, 2002... This is one of those special editor's notes that really hits home for me and makes me feel fortunate to have a foot or so of my very own space... It's ironic, I received a note from a good friend, Jean, letting me know her godmother (an...

Green Mountain, Dona Mireya sign agreement. (Brew News).
February 1, 2002... Green Mountain Coffee, Inc., Waterbury, Vt., and Dona Mireya, Inc., Pasadena, Calif., signed a long-term agreement that will supply Green Mountain with the highest-quality Guatemalan estate coffee from the La Reforma region of San Marcos, most...

Starbucks continues growing. (Brew News).
February 1, 2002... Starbucks Coffee Company, Seattle, announces that its subsidiary, Starbucks Coffee International, along with the Bon appetit Group AG celebrated the opening of the first Starbucks coffeehouse in Vienna, Austria. The store is located in the old...

Juan Valdez has no plans to retire. (Brew News).
February 1, 2002... The National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia says that, contrary to recent reports, it has no plans to "Retire" its beloved, mustachioed coffee spokesman Juan Valdez(r). The Federation states that even though Colombian coffee growers...

New McDonald's Caters to upscale crowd. (Brew News).
February 1, 2002... A New McDonald's under construction in Orlando, Fla., is being called "The Next Generation" of McDonald's restaurants. The restaurant, owned by Gary and Jeanie Oerther of Oerther Foods, is being built two blocks west of 1-4 on Sand Lake Road...

Industry voices.
February 1, 2002... Q: Why did you decide to become a coffee trader? In 1991, after 10 years in the roasting/wholesale coffee business in San Francisco, my partner and I sold our business. With the help of a friend and his family in Colombia, I traveled to...

Convenience coffee: Coffee drive-throughs, carts and kiosks make the coffee purchase even easier for customers, but running a condensed coffeehouse isn't as easy as it looks.
February 1, 2002... They became popular on the West Coast, but now coffee drive-throughs, along with their compact counterparts, Kiosks and Carts, are popping up all over as the country's coffee-craze continues full steam ahead. The trend reflects the coffee...

Tales from the drive-through frontlines. (Convenience Coffee).
February 1, 2002... Drive-through espresso has been around the Pacific Northwest for about 10 years and continues to spread throughout the country. While not a mature industry, there are clear distinctions of those operators that are innovating and creating...

Sweet taly: Just in time for spring, lighter fruit and mint confections are popping up to sweeten sales at the register.
February 1, 2002... Coffee and confections? Yes, you read it right. Coffee is commonly combined with chocolate candies, and now it's also being paired with upscale mints and other hard candies. Java junkies who enjoy fruit flavors in their coffee drinks are...

Pods!
February 1, 2002... Espresso pods have had an uneven evolution since their invention more than 40 years ago. Espresso pods were invented to make fresh coffee in automatic vending machines but it was soon realized that they could be used to make espresso. While it...

Is Drive-Through for you? (Regional Update).
February 1, 2002... Less overhead, fewer employees and lots of traffic doesn't necessarily mean fewer headaches for the specialty coffee drive-through owner. nine drive-through operators explain what makes their businesses tick. To an entrepreneur getting a...

Owning a cafe in a resort town presents its own sets of challenges. (When Coffee isn't Enough).
February 1, 2002... When you visit a resort area for enough years, you develop an uncanny sense of what makes your fellow wayfarers tick. If you're the entrepreneurial type, perhaps you discern that certain consumer needs aren't quite being met. If you're brave,...

Buyer's guide 2002. (A-D).
February 1, 2002... Specialty Coffee Retailer's eighth annual Buyer's Guide includes hundreds of products and services from more than 300 coffee-related manufacturers, distributors, roasters and consultants. You may also access this year's Buyer's Guide online...

Buyer's guide 2002. (E-M).
February 1, 2002... E East Indies Company, The 7 Keystone Drive, Lebanon, PA 17042 Mim Enck, vice president Phone: (717) 228-2000 Fax: (717) 228-2540 Products/Services: Quality teas, tisanes and packaged teas. 331, 332, 333, 334,...

Buyer's guide 2002. (N-T).
February 1, 2002... N NASCORE-Coffee and Tea Trade Show FRESH CUP MAGAZINE P.O. Box 14827 Portland, OR 97293 Jan Gibson, executive director Phone: (503) 236-2587 Fax: (503) 236-3165 jan@freshcup.com www.freshcup.com ...

Buyer's guide 2002. (U-N).
February 1, 2002... U United Supply 7 West 41st Ave #512, San Mateo, CA 94003 Marlow Davis, sales Phone: (800) 500-0583 Fax: (650) 802-6885 marlow@whip-its.com unitedsupply@earthlink.net Products/Services: Whipped cream...

Product & Service listings.
February 1, 2002... Baked Goods 12 Biscotti A Better Cup Be-Bop Biscotti LLC Bernadette Baking Corp. Biscotti di Suzy DeBas Chocolatier Eurocafe Imports LLC Globex America/D.B.A. Cavallini Coffee Karen's Fabulous[R]...

Product & Service listings.
February 1, 2002... Roasting Equipment 281 Afterburners Coffee/PER, inc. Diedrich Manufacturing, Inc. Equip for Coffee Eurok Inc. Primo Roasting Equipment 282 Home Roasters Espresso Parts Northwest Services Unlimited, Inc....