Specialty Coffee Retailer articles from March 2001

Specialty Coffee Retailer archives from March 2001

When Government Makes Your Business Its Business.
March 1, 2001... What would you do if you received a letter from your city's Department of Transportation letting you know that in five months the main street in front of your store is going to be widened? All street parking that you rely on for your customers...

Drip Sets Up Dates, Business.
March 1, 2001... Drip[R] a popular Upper West Side cafe in New York, has launched www.dripcafe.com, in response to an overwhelming demand for its services nationwide. The cafe, a combination coffeehouse and dating service, has been providing its customers with...

New World Buys Einstein Bonds.
March 1, 2001... New World Coffee-Manhattan Bagel, Inc., Eatontown, N.J., recently purchased $36 million of Einstein/Noah Bagel Corporation's 7.25 percent convertible subordinated bonds due June 2004. New World purchased the bonds along with Greenlight New...

Greene Brother Roasters Wins Entrepreneurship Award.
March 1, 2001... Greene Brother Specialty Coffee Roasters, Hackettstown, N.J., recently was honored with the Entrepreneurship award from the Warren County Department of Economic Development and Tourism. The 5-year-old company, owned by Brian and Dave Greene,...

Third Annual Coffee for Kids Week a Success.
March 1, 2001... Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago announced that its third annual "Coffee for Kids Week," which took place Feb. 26 to March 4, was a huge success. This unique fundraising program paired coffeehouses, restaurants and hotels throughout...

Destinations Teams With Red Cross.
March 1, 2001... San Diego-based Destinations Coffee & Tea is teaming with the American Red Cross to introduce "Organic El Salvador Relief" coffee, a 100-percent organic El Salvador coffee. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the coffee will go...

We stand corrected.
March 1, 2001... In the February 2001 issue feature, "Mobile Java," Mountain Mudd Espresso's product description on p. 13 should have read: "The company deals in quantity, selling about 15 8- by 8-foot units per month. Recently the group sold 750 units to a...

INDUSTRY VOICES.
March 1, 2001... Kate LaPoint, president and founder To the Point Business Imaging (provider of marketing, public relations, writing, editing and design serviccs) Seattle www.tothepointbi.com 1. How do you think public relations can best...

The Scoop on Frozen Desserts for the Coffeehouse.
March 1, 2001... Ice creams, gelatos and sorbets are landing side-by-side espresso stations, and creating a niche for retailers in competitive markets. The childhood ditty, "I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream," may soon be amended to include...

Smooth Over Coffee--Make Room for Smoothies.
March 1, 2001... In the height and heat of summer, five blenders whirl frozen fruit and yogurt into refreshing and healthy smoothies in Jack Groot's Michigan smoothie bar, Rubyjuice. Despite having only one summer of busy blending behind him, Groot says adding...

Granita Machine Maintenance.
March 1, 2001... A little maintenance on a granita machine can go a long way when it comes to the bottom line and product quality. Pity the poor granita machine. It sits loyally on the counter, day and night, crushing its ice and serving up its delicious...

Blending Up Profits.
March 1, 2001... The blended ice drink category is still growing as Americans continue to thirst for interesting flavor combinations and add-ins like fruits, cookies, caramel and chocolate chips. Iced blended beverages are getting specialty coffee...

Organizing the Coffee Business Into a Useful Document.
March 1, 2001... Developing an employee manual isn't always first on the agenda, but retailers admit that a manual is a lifesaver when it comes to product quality, consistency and customer service. Coffeehouses by nature promote a casual culture. Although...

Let Them Eat Danish.
March 1, 2001... Schulstad USA introduces a European pastry unlike anything American Danish lovers have ever seen or tasted. The company's Lemon Creme Fan is a fan-shaped Danish pastry, that has an intense, but light, lemon flavor. It is filled with lemon creme...

Sassafras Tea.
March 1, 2001... Still brewed the old-fashioned way from select sassafras root bark, Pappy's Sassafras Tea is available in a 12-ounce bottle, as well as a new 1.7-ounce mini bottle-the perfect size for holiday gift baskets. The tea is a liquid concentrate,...

Add That Extra Touch.
March 1, 2001... Checkmates Confectionery Co. offers unique candies that add a finishing touch to any order. Puntini are Italian candies that are available in five varieties, and ship 400 candies to a pound. Flavors include Menta Fresca, Futti Assortiti,...

Coffee Silhouettes Made to Impress.
March 1, 2001... Coffee Silhouettes from Coopers are reusable plastic stencils that are primarily used for dusting cocoa patterns on top of cappuccinos. Originally designed for coffeehouses, the six original patterns became so popular in England that they are...

Kernel-Free Popcorn.
March 1, 2001... Hilton Head Popcorn Co. introduced a new product at this year's Fancy Food Show in New York. The product, Puff Stuff, looks and tastes like popcorn, but does not have hulls or kernels. In addition to Puff Stuff, the company offers gourmet...

Tasty Frogs From Cape Cod.
March 1, 2001... Cape Cod Provisions introduces a gift to appeal to lovers of both stuffed animals and gourmet candy-a cute 6-inch plush green frog holding a 1.9-ounce box of Cranberry Bog Frogs [R]. The Bog Frogs are a combination of sweetened dried...

Cappuccino Candles.
March 1, 2001... Penco Industries, Inc., offers a line of hand-poured, scented candles that includes cappuccino-scented candles. The candles are available in 26-ounce and 16-ounce jars, votive, a set of four floating candles, and 3-by-3, 3-by-6 and 3-by-9...