Specialty Coffee Retailer articles from October 2000

Specialty Coffee Retailer archives from October 2000

Espresso Bar Ergonomics.
October 1, 2000... You're probably familiar with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, one of several Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) plaguing office workers worldwide, but did you know that your own employees may be suffering from RSI caused by equipment or practices found...

Jitters Teams With Home Stores.
October 1, 2000... HomeBase, Inc., Irvine, Calif., a home improvement chain of 88 stores in 10 western states, has announced that it will furnish its soon-to-be-opened House2Home[TM] stores with Las Vegas-based Jitters Gourmet Coffee and Cafes. The agreement...

Bucks County Partners With Indian Tribe.
October 1, 2000... Bucks County Coffee Company, Langhorne, Pa., has established a partnership with Colombia's Embera Chami Indian tribe. The tribe grows and produces Bucks County's La Vereda coffee, which is cultivated near the Colombian town of San Lorenzo, in...

Looking for a Buyer.
October 1, 2000... Safari Book & Coffee Co., Irving, Texas, is interested in being acquired by a larger operating specialty coffee group. The company, which has operated as an independent, sole proprietorship since Nov. 1, 1993, is located in the urban business...

Starbucks Soon to be Serving Up in Switzerland.
October 1, 2000... Starbucks Coffee International and Passaggio Holding Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Swiss company Bon appetit Group, have signed a joint venture agreement to develop Starbucks retail stores in Switzerland. The joint venture...

Manhattan Bagel Introduces New Store Design.
October 1, 2000... New World Coffee-Manhattan New Bagel, Inc., Eatontown, N.J., recently announced that its subsidiary, Manhattan Bagel Company, developed a new store prototype that should reduce construction costs and emphasize the expanded product offering. ...

S&D Coffee Now ISO Compliant.
October 1, 2000... On April 19, S&D Coffee, Inc., Concord, N.C., was certified by the International Standards Organization. The certification proves that S&D Coffee is ISO 9002 compliant; S&D is the first coffee company in the United States to earn that...

INDUSTRY VOICES.
October 1, 2000... What was your first job in the coffee industry? In August of 1986, a friend told me that there was a possible opening at a local coffee roaster. I had been enjoying this company's coffee for some time and thought this would be a very...

Web Site Finds Gifts Anywhere.
October 1, 2000... Surprise.com, an Internet start-up company funded by the investor group that provided the initial round of funding for PlanetRx and by senior mangers at Excite@Home, eVoice, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and Hewlett Packard, has been...

EGreenCoffee.com Opens Its Virtual Doors.
October 1, 2000... EgreenCoffee.com, a business-to-business e-commerce marketplace for trading green coffee, is now open for business. The company's goal is to replicate the traditional trading process while greatly improving its efficiency with increased...

New Web Tool Speeds Site Research.
October 1, 2000... The "Site Analyzer," built by SRC, LLC, Orange, Calif., has changed the way two quick-serve restaurants research and select sites for development. Churchs Chicken and Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, both divisions of Atlanta-based AFC Enterprises...

Crazy for Cookies!
October 1, 2000... Cookies are one of those magical foods that can put a smile on even the toughest customer's face. Crisp autumn weather means a boost in snack sales--and what could be a better snack than the all-American cookie? "Next to dogs, cookies...

Sweetening the POT.
October 1, 2000... Coffee and tea get a shot of sweetness in new and unusual ways. Making sweeteners more interesting with flavors, colors and imaginative shapes is obviously on the minds of manufacturers as more and more sugar products are cropping up at...

REVIVING SINGLE-ORIGIN SALES.
October 1, 2000... Though whole-bean coffee sales are taking a back seat to high-profit specialty drinks, building a whole-bean business can make good business sense. It's a hedge against the possibility that customers may weary of paying $2 or $3 for what they...

UNIVERSAL APPEAL: Victor Allen's Coffee.
October 1, 2000... With 12 diverse locations throughout Madison and Milwaukee, Victor Allen's Coffee has a knack for adapting to each unique environment. It speaks volumes about the small chain that on a recent trip to Madison, Wis., Victor Allen's Coffee was...

Chai--Fad or Forever on the Menu?
October 1, 2000... Based on feedback from 10 specialty coffee retailers polled for this month's Regions section, chai has certainly made its mark on the menu, but its future is not as definitive. As most coffee retailers are well aware, tea is growing in...

Dispensing Equipment on Display.
October 1, 2000... Stoelting demonstrated a wide variety of soft serve and frozen beverage dispensing equipment at the National Restaurant Association's annual show in Chicago last spring. Among the models displayed were its Soft Serve Cabinet Model U431, a...

Repackaged Teas.
October 1, 2000... The Stash Tea Company has chosen its most popular loose-leaf teas from its mail-order catalog to be packaged and sold for retail. The teas are packaged in a resealable, nitrogen-flushed pouch to preserve freshness and flavor. Each 100-gram...

Pounding Out New Flavors.
October 1, 2000... Prairie City Bakery now offers three new varieties of pound cake. Citrus Splash is a sliced pound cake that combines the zesty tastes of Florida oranges and lemons; Chocolatey Marble contains melted chocolate chips throughout its golden brown...

Italian Art With a Coffee Twist.
October 1, 2000... JavaTime introduces a full line of retail merchandise and gift items that showcases coffee In Italy and is designed to increase add-on sales. Unique images of Italian art with a coffee twist are displayed on cards, T-shirts, prints, clocks,...

Wrapped Sugar Cubes.
October 1, 2000... European Cafe-Style Sweets Another specialty sugar product by Saint Louis, these individually-wrapped sugar cubes add a bit of playfulness and European cafe styling to any coffee or tea service. The brightly colored wrappers are decorated with...

Rough Cut Cane Sugar Cubes.
October 1, 2000... Because you're selective when it comes to your coffee and teas, we think you should be the same about your sugar. Drop a Comptoir du Sud cane sugar pebble in your cup and embrace a world of flavor, tradition, and luxury.

Wafer Cookies.
October 1, 2000... The Sacramento Cookie Factory's Wafer Cookies are a European tradition, baked since 1640. Each Wafer Cockle measures 7-inches in diameter and has a low-fat, lightly sweetened filling. The crispy cookies' all-natural ingredients require seven...

A Creative Way to Advertise.
October 1, 2000... The Peddler TM offers a creative way to advertise wherever bicycles are located. Manufactured by The Howard Company, the bike rack is composed of two pieces: a gray molded-plastic base and a steel frame. It is portable, and can be weighted down...

Goof-Proof Roasting.
October 1, 2000... Syd & Jerry's Coffee Roaster answers the call for a fully automated, small commercial roaster. The microprocessor-controlled machine roasts and cools 1 pound of coffee in 20 minutes or less, allowing retailers to roast 1 to 20 pounds of coffee...

Nutrition on the Go.
October 1, 2000... Devine Foods, Inc. introduces Fruice, a unique line of patented smoothie-like beverages for children. Fruice is a fruit alternative that combines whole organic grains with fruit to make a substantive drink that gives a 2-year-old 40 percent of...

Chai Candy.
October 1, 2000... Capitalize on the chai craze with new Chai Tea Caramels from Hutchins Logue Inc., makers of Cool Bean Mints. The Chai Tea Caramel, A Cool Bean Blends product, is a creamy caramel infused with the essence of cinnamon and exotic chai spices, and...

Retail Accounting Software.
October 1, 2000... CAM Data expanded its software offering for small retailers by adding a complete Windows-based accounting solution to its already free Retail ICE (Inventory Control Expert) software. Retail Ice is a complete retailing system for retailers with...

Shortbread Cookie Cottage.
October 1, 2000... McDuffies of Scotland, Inc.'s McDuffieville U.S.A. Victorian Cottage is loaded with shortbread cookies in a number of flavors, including Butter, Chocolate Mousse, Little Chipsters, Lemon and Praline Pecan. Each building in the Victorian Cottage...

Chocolate-Covered Butter Toffee.
October 1, 2000... A new twist on toffee, Mrs. Weinstein's Toffee, Inc.'s new "Toffolos" are bite-sized bits of toffee covered with milk chocolate, dark chocolate or a layer of milk, dark and white chocolate. The three varieties are mixed together for an...

New Coffee Bag Designs.
October 1, 2000... Chicago Coffee Roastery updated its Coffee Greetings line of individually packaged coffee with new designs. Each foil bag is packed with Chicago Coffee Roastery's signature coffee and printed in one of 15 designs, including two male-oriented...