Specialty Coffee Retailer articles from November 2003

Specialty Coffee Retailer archives from November 2003

Tea for all.(Editor's Note)
November 1, 2003... As you can probably tell from our Table of Contents, we're focusing on tea in this issue. For the past few years, it's been widely reported that tea is big and getting bigger. Whether it's chai, bubble tea, iced, of hot, tea is enjoying a...

Cup for education.(Brew News)
November 1, 2003... Karen Gordon of Coffee Holding Company Inc. has announced the establishment of Cup for Education, a non-profit organization whose mission will be to help poor rural communities in the coffee-growing regions of Central and South America build...

Caffe e Via's Barista Championship.(Brew News)
November 1, 2003... Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Caffe e Via held its first Barista Championship July 19-21 this summer. Forty-one of the company's baristas competed by preparing an espresso, a cappuccino and a special signature drink. The beverages were then judged...

Bucks County Coffee Company serves Ft. Washington Expo Center.(Brew News)
November 1, 2003... The Ft. Washington Expo Center in Ft. Washington, Pa. recently awarded an exclusive contract to Bucks County Coffee Company. The Longhorne, Pa.-based privately owned micro-roaster will now be in charge of supplying the anticipated 800,000...

Smith & Jones, TransFair USA team up for campaign.(Brew News)
November 1, 2003... TransFair USA, the only independent certifier of fair-trade coffee, tea and chocolate United States, has partnered with Smith & Jones to develop business-to-business and consumer materials to promote the fair-trade model. The campaign that...

Coffee and tea back on the menu for Olympic athletes.(Brew News)
November 1, 2003... Don't be too surprised to see some Olympic athletes strolling into your local coffee shop. The World Anti-Doping Agency has removed caffeine from the list of banned substances that disqualify athletes from participating in Olympic events if...

Industry voices.
November 1, 2003... Q: How did you get started in tea? After 15 years at the United Nations followed by corporate marketing at NYNEX (the regional telecommunications company), I decided it was time to follow my own vision. Having been schooled in Darjeeling...

Steeping lessons: three industry experts offer their advice on how to train your employees to make a great cuppa tea.(Cover Story)
November 1, 2003... While living in England, Elizabeth Knight, a tea, retail event marketing and visual merchandising author and speaker, as well as founder of www.teawithfriends.com, Hoboken, N.J., was dazzled by Whitthard of Chelsea employees every time she set...

Tea today.
November 1, 2003... Tea drinkers today have more options than ever--more types of tea are more widely available than ever before. Due to an increasing interest in tea on the part of consumers, retailers and coffeehouse operators have more flexibility in what they...

The whole kit and caboodle: the accoutrements are an integral part of the whole tea experience.
November 1, 2003... Compared to specialty coffee, tea has even better price points. Easy to brew and present, tea can hold its own as a signature beverage. And it's inspired innumerable accessories, from filters and infusers to pots and tea presses, that can...

Specialty tea buyer's guide.
November 1, 2003... Specialty Coffee Retailer's Specialty Tea Buyer's Guide was developed to help you quickly locate hundreds of products and services from tea and tea-related vendors. You may also access this Specialty Tea Buyer's Guide online at...

Tea product listings.(Tea Buyer's Guide)
November 1, 2003... Loose-leaf Teas 101 Black A. Holliday & Company Inc. Ambootia Barnes Watson Fine Teas British Wholesale Imports, Inc. Caffe D'Amore, Inc. Carnelian Rose Tea Co. Choice Organic Teas Coffee Bean...

Evolution of a coffeehouse: merchandising strategies.(Special Series)
November 1, 2003... While your new coffeehouse may be larger than a store that was built 10 years ago, space may still be at a premium. In addition to the espresso/beverage equipment, there's the food preparation, cash register and seating areas, not to mention...

Tea time.(Regional Update)
November 1, 2003... With all the hype on the health benefits of green and red tea getting into the news of late, it would seem that tea drinking is on the rise. Specialty coffee retailers do suggest that interest in tea is growing, but as of yet, it is not a major...