Recently added articles from Specialty Coffee Retailer:
Teavangelist.(INSIGHT)
Nov 01, 2009; Dan, Bolton ... Can coffee proprietors searching for meaning find it in tea? To better understand the underlying philosophy of tea I recommend a new documentary, book and CD that captures the world's admiration for tea. Filmmakers Scott Chamberlin Hoyt and Phil Cousineau have ...
Steeping for breast cancer awareness.(Brew News)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Tea Spot, Inc. announced its collaboration with Casting For Recovery (CFR) and encouraged customers to support breast cancer awareness through the purchase of a "Steep It Pink" gift set. For every Steep It Pink gift set sold in October, The Tea Spot donated a gift package to CFR containing ...
Starbucks[R] takes on mobile technology.(Brew News)
Nov 01, 2009; ... The new Starbucks Card Mobile App on the App Store is a breakthrough for Starbucks Card customers, according to a company release. Users are now able to download the Starbucks Card Mobile App and view their Starbucks Card balances and can even reload the cards directly from their iPhones ...
Fonte's flagship store opens.(Brew News)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Fonte Coffee Roaster, based in Seattle, announced the grand opening of its flagship retail store, Fonte Coffee Roaster Cafe and Wine Bar. The coffee bar is the showpiece of the company, serving super premium coffees, according to the company release. The cafe and bar boast a menu created ...
Mark your calendar.(Brew News)(Calendar)
Nov 01, 2009; ... November 6-15: Kona Coffee Cultural Festival; Kona, Hawaii; info@konacoffeefest.com; www.konacoffeefest.com 9-11: The Chocolatier's Workshop; Lititz, Pa.; ...
New leader at popular franchising company.(Brew News)
Nov 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dunn Bros Coffee Franchising, Inc. has announced the appointment of Dunn Bros Coffee Chief Financial Officer, Kim Plahn, to president and CFO. In her new role, Plahn will oversee company operations and spearhead strategic company growth opportunities ....
Same company, new name.(Brew News)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Driven by one family's passion for the perfect cup of coffee more than 20 years ago, a family business called Rona Inc. was born. As the company grew, the family decided it was time for a change and recently ...
Show continues to grow.(Brew News)(Conference news)
Nov 01, 2009; ... World Tea News recently reported that World Tea Expo has made Tradeshow Week magazine's list of the fastest growing shows in the United States and Canada. Each year the Tradeshow Week's "Fastest 50" identifies the 50 shows that achieved the most impressive growth over the course of the ...
Jack's blend.
Nov 01, 2009; Groot, Jack ... As I write this column, the recent news is that Howard Schultz is calling the company's new instant coffee line, "perhaps the biggest opportunity our company has ever had" (Seattle Times, Sept. 28, 2009). That is coming from the company that practically birthed quality coffee across the ...
Modern tea: purveyors of new generation teahouses seek to provide a place of serenity and refreshment.(Cover story)
Nov 01, 2009; Bolton, Dan ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Nine athletic men in shorts and sweats, baseball caps facing back, forward and sideways are sitting astride two benches flanking a long table on this urban summer evening. It's a typical victory celebration except that scattered before this ...
Better lives through fair trade: certification of India's tea industry helps improve the lives of Indian women.
Nov 01, 2009; Meyer, Karen ... A 17-year-old girl named Kasthuri Shanmughian, whose parents work on the Chamraj Tea Estate in the Nilgiri mountains of southern India, studies diligently in her classes at the local secondary school in the hope of becoming a civil engineer. On the same tea estate, widowed Samathy, a ...
Tea sales in coffeehouses.(Expert Advice)
Nov 01, 2009; Pratt, James Norwood ... At the 2009 World Tea Expo in Las Vegas last May, I was approached by a serious man who wanted to talk tea from a perspective unfamiliar to me. He was the CEO of one of our largest chains of coffee shops and he told me his over-the-counter sales of tea had risen from under 7 percent to ...
Tea-fessions of a coffeehouse owner.(By the Numbers)
Nov 01, 2009; Groot, Jack ... I often skipped breaks between classes in high school and headed to my lit class early. Every time, I'd find Mr. Haan, my teacher, a school legend and Earl Grey tea drinker, boiling water in a kettle and stuffing tea into an infuser. At some point, he grabbed a second mug and ...
Easy, breezy brewing.
Nov 01, 2009; McCartney, Patricia ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Demand for quality tea accessories mirrors the sales growth of specialty teas that topped $1.16 billion in 2008, according to Beth M. Johnston, CEO of West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Teas, Etc. Specialty tea companies like Divinitea, SpecialTeas, ...
Specialty tea buyers guide 2009.(Buyers guide)(Company overview)
Nov 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 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 WWW.SPECIALTY-COFFEE.COM. WE ...
Travel mug technology.(Buyer's Boutique)
Nov 01, 2009; McCartney, Patricia ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Chris Hallberg has invented the smartest travel mug on the market. Hallberg's patent-pending Smug has built-in RFID technology, making it a traveling, rechargeable gift, loyalty or prepaid card with contactless payment capabilities. The Smug is a natural ...
Post-consumer recycled fiber cups.(Buyer's Boutique)
Nov 01, 2009; McCartney, Patricia ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Eco-Products has introduced a hot beverage cup made with 24 percent post-consumer recycled fiber--double the amount of post consumer recycled fiber (PCF) in single-wall hot cups. Now available and competitively priced, Eco-Products' hot cups are ideal for ...
Cards for a cause.(Buyer's Boutique)
Nov 01, 2009; McCartney, Patricia ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kiss My Bean greeting card company has developed a special holiday card to support the Cafe Femenino Foundation. The mission of the Cafe Femenino Foundation is to benefit women and their families in coffee producing communities around the world. Women in ...
New chocolate tea.(Buyer's Boutique)
Nov 01, 2009; McCartney, Patricia ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Republic of Tea's new Double Dark Chocolate Mate is organic roasted yerba mate leaves from Brazil dusted with all-natural dark organic cocoa powder. The 100% natural, low-fat organic cocoa ...
Even better than before.(Buyer's Boutique)
Nov 01, 2009; McCartney, Patricia ... Living Harvest, an innovator in hemp foods, announces the launch of Tempt Hempmilk. The company's debut of its Tempt ice cream is the company's first product to display the new name. The Tempt brand now encompasses the entire line of freshly rebranded and reformulated Hempmilks. Featuring ...
