Specialty Coffee Retailer articles from February 2004

Specialty Coffee Retailer archives from February 2004

Carb crazies.(Editor's Note)
February 1, 2004... Atkins, South Beach, the Paleolithic diet... low-carb lets have moved into the mainstream, affecting beef prices, worrying bread makers and creating a new way of life for thousands of people across the country. Even Subway and Caribou Coffee...

Mesa de los Santos marked a "triple-seal" estate coffee.(Brew News)
February 1, 2004... Mesa de los Santos has received the Rainforest Alliance Seal. This means that the coffee company has maintained the ecosystem in which its coffee grows according to the standards set by the Rainforest Alliance. The standards met include...

Bucks County teams up with McD's.(Brew News)
February 1, 2004... McDonald's-it conjures up images of salty fries, steaming burgers, frosted milk shakes and... gourmet coffee? Yep, that's right. Since the beginning of January, a McDonald's in Marlton, Pa., has been serving award-winning Bucks County Coffee....

Canadian Trade Show.(Brew News)
February 1, 2004... Canada's only coffee and tea trade show, The Canadian Coffee and Tea Expo 2004, will take place June 11-12 at the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre. For the second year in a row, the Expo will feature the Canadian Barista Championship....

Barista saluted by Torani.(Brew News)
February 1, 2004... "Superb..." "Hip..." "He is the man... " All of these compliments and more were used to describe Byron Sweet, a long time barista with Muddy Waters Coffeehouse in Elizabeth, N.C., and winner of this year's Barista Salute! Appreciation Awards...

Our apologies.(Brew News)
February 1, 2004... In the January issue, we failed to print the contact information for the Take Me 2 Tea Expo, March 28-30, 2004. If you'd like more information please contact George Jage, president. SFG Group LLC dba Take Me 2 Tea, 5125 W. Oquendo Rd.,...

Chocolate grows up: the sophisticated palate of today's coffee consumer has paved the way for high-end chocolates in the coffeehouse.(Cover Story)
February 1, 2004... Maybe it's the weight and scent of a fist full of smeared M&Ms on a hot summer afternoon. Or perhaps it's the snap of a Hershey's bar as you split it between you and a friend. Or it could be the oozing lava of hot fudge over a towering sundae...

Special report: coffee retailing in Asia.
February 1, 2004... In discussing the potential for specialty coffee retailing in Asia today, one word comes to mind, according to Sherri Johns, president of Whole Cup Consulting in Portland, Ore., and that's, "Fantastic." The market in Asia for specialty coffee...

Coffee on demand: carts and kiosks allow retailers to put the coffee where the customers are.
February 1, 2004... In today's coffee-crazed world, what could be hotter than a cup of gourmet java? Some think it's a cup of gourmet coffee or espresso served from a cart or kiosk. Convention centers, museums, hotels, train stations, college campuses, corporate...

At your service: coffee and cream dispensers for your service counter.
February 1, 2004... Customer service has become associated with speed. Offering coffee customers self-service stations where they can quickly fill their cups has become an acceptable, and expected, part of coffeehouse etiquette. To make it work, suppliers have had...

Coffee Fest Washington D.C.: Coffee Fest is coming to our nation's capitol March 19 to 21 at the new Washington Convention Center. Make plans to see the sights and take advantages of the great coffee education!
February 1, 2004... Show Hours Educational Classes: 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. daily Exhibition Hours: Friday 12:00-5:00 p.m. Saturday 12:00-5:00 p.m. Sunday 12:00-4:00 p.m Attendee admission: $20.00 per person before March 5, $35 per person after March 5....

Buyer's Guide 2004.(A. Holliday & Company Inc.--Hummingbird Creative Group)
February 1, 2004... Find hundreds of products and services from more than 300 coffee-related suppliers in Specialty Coffee Retailer's 10th 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 2004.(Ice Cream Club, Inc.-Zojirushi America Corporation)
February 1, 2004... Ice Cream Club, Inc., The 1580 High Ridge Road Bounton Beach, FL 33426 Contact: Rich Draper Phone: (800) 535-7711 Fax: (561) 731-0311 info @icecreamclub.com www.icecreamclub.com Products/Services: Over 100...

2004 Buyer's Guide Category Listings.
February 1, 2004... Baked Goods 01 Bagels Sunrise Gourmet 02 Biscotti Arezzo Biscotti Company Be-Bop Biscotti, LLC Elliott Bay Baking Company Eurocafe Imports Karen's Fabulous[R] Foods, Inc. Montione's Biscotti Nikola's European ...

Lunch and children's menus.(Regional Update)
February 1, 2004... Coffee may get the star treatment at most coffeehouses, but many do not live by the bean alone. In fact, some coffeehouses may need well-rounded menu to survive. A lunch menu can beef up revenue and add respectable numbers to the net profit....