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Australia will be receiving much of the specialty-coffee universe’s attention this month, as the nation hosts the 2013 World Barista Championship, May 22-26 at the Melbourne International Coffee Expo. The Land Down Under—with a particular focus on Melbourne, the country’s coffee epice...
Group of smallholder farmers in Guatemala is first to grab Climate Friendly verification By Dan Leif When specialty-coffee experts start discussing issues at origin, two topics often get mentioned before all else: climate change and the increasing susceptibility of small farmers. At t...
In coffee and tea, the names bestowed upon individual blends and roasts typically reference flavors or producers. But Ithaca, N.Y.-based Gimme Coffee recently rolled out a coffee with a moniker that instead plays up politics—and the company’s environmentalist position. The offering is...
In October 2011, Matt Fury, the director of coffee at New York retail chain Think Coffee, helped establish a small importing company called Bushwick Seed Company (which is also based in New York). The business was born after Fury and his colleagues at Think became frustrated at the la...
In coffee and tea, the names bestowed upon individual blends and roasts typically reference flavors or producers. But Ithaca, N.Y.-based Gimme Coffee recently rolled out a coffee with a moniker that instead plays up politics—and the company’s environmentalist position. The offering is...
When one talks to Heather Perry about coffee, it’s only a matter of time before the topic of customer service comes up. The two-time U.S. Barista Champion relied on the spirit of service in achieving those victories, and strong customer service is one of the guiding principles at Klat...
Olympia Coffee’s yearly Holiday Blend plays up producers, not peppermint By Dan Leif For many roasters and tea packers, developing the holiday blend has become routine: create a product that has flavors hearkening yuletide traditions, package it in an eye-catching format and get it in...
Joseph Brodsky, a former green buyer for Denver roaster Novo, started Ninety Plus Coffee in 2006. The idea was to work with producers and mills in Ethiopia to help process and effectively export top-quality beans from a country notorious for flavor but also for logistics problems. Sin...
