Specialty Coffee Retailer articles from February 2003

Specialty Coffee Retailer archives from February 2003

Back to doughnuts. (Editor's Note).
February 1, 2003... About five years ago I visited a Chicago-based manufacturer of muffins, cookies, cakes and other coffeehouse fare. What interested me most, though, were the doughnuts in funky flavors like French Toast, Rocky Road, and Peanut Butter and Jelly....

Green Mountain loans money to growers. (Brew News).
February 1, 2003... Green Mountain Coffee, Waterbury, Vt., has provided EcoLogic Enterprise Ventures, Inc., of Cambridge, Mass., with a 0 percent interest loan of $100,000. The money is intended to give financing to small-scale coffee producers who grow some of...

Portland Roasting distinguishes brand with apparel. (Brew News).
February 1, 2003... Portland Roasting, Portland, Ore., is working to distinguish its brand at the retail level through the use of unique barista shirts. The shirts, available in three distinct styles, are one more element in a long line of onsite marketing tools,...

Franchise Expo. (Brew News).
February 1, 2003... The International Franchise Association will sponsor the International Franchise Expo, April 11 to 13, at the Washington, D.C., Convention Center. "This show is designed for those who are eager to gain more control over their destinies,"...

Industry voices.
February 1, 2003... Q: What is KJL Communications and how does it service the coffee industry? Karen and Lon LaFlamme have each spent over a quarter of a century in marketing, with a combined nine years of retail specialty coffee promotion experience. We...

Drive-throughs: the real deal; four drive-through owners in four different parts of the United States share both the good and bad of opening and managing the increasingly popular grab-and-go coffee operation.
February 1, 2003... For some, enjoying a frothy cup of cappuccino means cuddling up in a big chair and hanging out with a group of friends at the neighborhood coffeehouse. For others, it's driving up to a window, handing over a few bucks, getting a Styrofoam cup...

No small beans: the stakes may be rising for cart, kiosk operators.
February 1, 2003... It seems like the easiest way to get into the coffee business. Buy a cart, pick a corner, sit back and get rich. No real estate to worry about, no mopping, no dishes to clean. The simple life. If it were only this easy. The truth, of...

Viva Las Vegas!
February 1, 2003... Show Hours Educational Classes: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. daily Dillanos Latte Art Competition 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. daily (For a contestant application, call (425) 283-5058 ext. 13 or e-mail davidh@coeffeefest.com) What are you doing Feb. 28...

Decking the cart: a coffee cart or kiosk doesn't amount to much without the right equipment on board.
February 1, 2003... What's an espresso cart without quality equipment? One could answer: Little more than a plain (or fancy, depending on the amount of money you decide to spend) box on wheels. An espresso cart is put in a location where there is high traffic...

Evolution of a coffeehouse: site selection.
February 1, 2003... The beans can be from the finest coffee estate. The roast-master may be trained by the best. The equipment may be state-of-the-art. The inviting chairs and eclectic artwork may rival any urban living room. And yet none of this means a thing if...

Coffee and chocolate: the perfect complement.
February 1, 2003... Love and marriage, love and marriage, go together like a horse and carriage... And, as anyone with an ounce of passion for other finer pairings in life will tell you, so do coffee and chocolate. Lest there be any confusion about it,...

Buyer's Guide 2003. (A - F).
February 1, 2003... Find hundreds of products and services from more than 300 coffee-related suppliers in Specialty Coffee Retailer's ninth annual Buyer's Guide. If you prefer to search the Buyer's Guide online, please visit www.specialty-coffee.com. The "Company...

Buyer's Guide 2003. (G - N).
February 1, 2003... Gardner's Gourmet 45450 Industrial Place, #3 Fremont, CA 94538 Contact: Howard and Beverly Fritz Phone: (800) 676-8558 Fax: (800) 500-8183 ncdyoudrink@mindspring.com www.greatdrink.com Products/Services: Liquid...

Buyer's Guide 2003. (O - Z).
February 1, 2003... On The Level Inc. 1429 Homes Road Elgin, IL 60123 Contact: Jennifer Stastny, sales manager Phone: (847) 888-8220 Fax: (847) 888-8241 jstastny@onthelevel.net www.onthelevel.net Products/Services: Superlevel table...

2003 Buyer's Guide Category Listings.
February 1, 2003... Baked Goods 11 Bagels CrimsonCup Coffee a Tea Stauf's Coffee Roasters/Cup o' Joe 12 Biscotti Anna Ida & Me Gourmet Bakery Arezzo Biscotti Company Be-Bop Biscotti, LLC Bernadette Baking Corp. ...