Specialty Coffee Retailer articles from May 1999

Specialty Coffee Retailer archives from May 1999

Spirited Coffee.
May 1, 1999... Look around. More and more coffeehouse owners are offering beer, wine and spiked coffee drinks on their menus. Even Starbucks has gotten into the bar business with its new Cafe Starbucks and Circadia concepts, which now serve liqueur-laced...

$mart Cafe Conversion.
May 1, 1999... Two years ago Peter Ancona, owner of Caffe Tazza in the Fashion Fair Mall in Fresno, Calif., landed an unusual I location within a major mall department store. Ancona, who had been seeking a niche location, approached the anchor store,...

New Store Opening: 'Zines & Beans.
May 1, 1999... Mark Rath owner of Zines & Beaus, Bloomingdale, Ill., recently opened his second innovative coffeehouse concept in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. At both his new city location and three-year-old west suburban location, Rath not only...

Top Coffee Franchises.
May 1, 1999... Entrepreneur magazine's '20th Annua Franchise 500" includes the following six coffee retail chains (in rank order) 1. The Second Cup Ltd. (64) 2. Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees (159) 3. Grabbajabba (196) 4. The Coffee Beanery...

'Coffee Paper' on the Menu.
May 1, 1999... Made from brewed coffee, coffee skins from the mountains of Central America and 100% post-consumer paper, "Coffee Paper" is now a real menu item for Diedrich Coffee, Irvine, Calif. Available in a variety of products--from notebooks and...

Stock Watch.
May 1, 1999... Stock Watch Exch Company Symbol Close 1 Month 52-Week 4/12 Change Hi Low NAS Au Bon Pain ABPCA 5 5/8...

WE STAND CORRECTED.
May 1, 1999... In our March issue feature, "Granita Machine Innovations," Bunn-O-Matic's Gourmet Ice Machine was erroneously stated to have a single-piece auger. The company's Gourmet Ice Machine actually features a multiple-piece, unbreakable auger. We...

Serving Customers in Style.
May 1, 1999... Carafes, creamers, airpots, drip trays and various other serving supplies not only have to perform daily but also look the part. The supplies used in specialty coffee retail environments need to deliver on many levels: enhance efficiency,...

EXPRESSO MACHINES: Retailers Shoot From the Hip.
May 1, 1999... If you are secretly wondering what brands and types of espresso machines other retailers are using and who is maintaining them, Specialty Coffee Retailer polled readers and uncovered some interesting trends. To simply look at their...

London's Best-Kept Secret.
May 1, 1999... Just blocks from the Tower of London, the Bramah Tea & Coffee Museum unravels a 400-year old story. A museum cafe that serves coffee and tea is not unusual, unless the whole museum is dedicated to these two drinks. Edward Bramah is the...

Church-Based Cafes.
May 1, 1999... The collection basket at some churches has a new look, a new taste and makes a great double espresso. The church service just ended and 200 people fill the tables of The Crossing Cafe and Bookstore in Wheat Ridge, Colo. The aisles in the...

Training the Troops.
May 1, 1999... Employee training practices vary dramatically between coffee retail operations. Eleven retailers in five regions share the training techniques that work best for them. There are probably as many ways to train employees for specialty coffee...

Bunn's new three-hopper machine freezes fast.
May 1, 1999... Following tremendous response to its 1997 introduction of a two-hopper Bunn Gourmet Ice (CDS-2), Springfield,, Ill.-based Bunn-O-Matic Corporation has added a CDS-3 three -hopper unit to its line of cold drink systems. The new model's improved...

Smoothie Concentrates from Capriccio.
May 1, 1999... Capriccio introduces a bottled, whole-fruit smoothie product. Capriccio smoothies are made by the natural process of reduction using whole fruit and without any preservatives. The plastic bottled concentrate, available in blender and granita...

The 'Mountain Mudd' kiosk.
May 1, 1999... Six years ago, two sisters-in-law decided to go into the drive-through coffee business and Mountain Manufacturing was born. The company's standard S-ft. 3 ft. building or drive-through kiosk is an 1/8-in. steel-framed, self-contained structure,...

Countertop super-automatic machine.
May 1, 1999... Gabriella Imports' super-automatic countertop bean grinding espresso/cappuccino machine makes seven coffeehouse drinks at the push of a button. The high-volume commercial unit is manufactured in Italy and is powered by a 10,000 rpm whipper...

Paper and plastic multiplies gift certificate profits.
May 1, 1999... CFC Northern Bank Note, providers of turnkey gift-certificate programs to coffee retailers nationwide, is now offering custom-designed gift programs that combine plastic gift cards for impulse display (impulse cards) with secure paper gift...

Enhance fruit juices with vanilla.
May 1, 1999... Neilsen-Massey Vanillas offers its madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla for use in juices and beverages. Cranberry juice with all its variations, has a particular affinity for the aromatic vanilla. Neilsen-Massey Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract goes...

Tea rack for accessible merchandising.
May 1, 1999... Ashbys Tea introduces new packaging with a food service dispenser box and display rack. All 20 varieties of Ashbys Foil-Wrapped Tea Bags are now available in a 25-ct. box with a tear-away dispenser designed to promote sales by the cup. A...

Floor and countertop knock boxes.
May 1, 1999... Knockout knock boxe are designed to eliminate the problems of the old stainless-steel models. The Knockout countertop models are engineered with a patented double wall and shock-absorbing design that won't damage countertops. Its strike bar is...

Upscale stirrers.
May 1, 1999... Vivant Condiment Spoons from Progressive International are designed for stirring coffee and tea. The set of four spoons is made from durable 18/8 stainless steel and has a suggested retail price of 010.99.

Glass walls invite customers inside.
May 1, 1999... Invite walk- by traffic inside your shop with Nana Wall System's individual parel opening glass walls. The exterior horizontal wall can be configured in unlimited ways to meet the needs of any environment. The wall is made of aluminum framed...

Table-top weigh filler.
May 1, 1999... Paxiom's new B-1 Automatic Weigh-Filler for bottles, jars and other packaging is ideally suited for low-level or start-up production requirements. The portable Weigh Filler is equipped with independent variable speed controls for both bulk and...

World's smallest coffee maker.
May 1, 1999... The new Thermos Express Brew Cone Coffeemaker allows gourmet coffee lovers to brew a perfect cup of coffee right into a thermos and keep it hot for up to three hours. The innovative kit from Thermos includes a personal size, 17-oz. vacuum mug,...