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Coffee Trends According To Zagat
In the specialty coffee industry, it’s our job to know what’s trending: what methods for roasting, brewing and selling coffee will appeal to customers, how to properly represent coffees with roast profiles, etc. Nonetheless, it’s nice to get some validation … Continue reading
Specialty Coffee Breaks Through in Beijing
Ocean Grounds, our coffee roasting/retailing client in Beijing, recently got a great writeup in a local blog. We were there for their grand opening a few weeks ago, an exciting event that had Beijingers lining up for some beautiful single origin specialty … Continue reading
Video: Starting the Chocolate Gothot 120
Electricians and Marty Curtis get the electrical components to testing stage for a client in Canada. Continue reading
Posted in Brewed Behavior News, Coffee Industry News, Coffee Roasting
Tagged coffee roasting, gothot, runmartyrun
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Barista Magazine Cashbox Column: Building a Business Plan
A clear plan of action is crucial when starting your business. It helps you pencil out your possibilities for profit, get financing, and determine as best you can if your goals are attainable. But after you’ve been making killer cappuccinos and stocking fresh pastries for a few years—or 10—your business plan is probably collecting dust in a drawer, or buried deep in your hard drive. If you can find it. Continue reading
Posted in Coffee Retailing, Coffee Roasting, Press Room, Published Articles
Tagged coffee business plan, coffee finance
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Sample Coffee Roaster in Australia
Ran across an interesting sample roaster (500g & 1 kilo) with variable speed drum last year in Australia. Solid or perforated drum. Perhaps the biggest challenge maybe the quality of the fans. Pricing seems inline all things considered. After spending a … Continue reading
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Video: Skimming Coffee
Sounds simple right? We thought perhaps a visual might help. When cupping coffee after the breaking of the crust or “the break” students skim solids off the top. The biggest mistake cuppers make is going too deep. Skim…. Continue reading
New FDA Powers Impact Coffee
The coffee industry should focus on the short-term: devising food safety plans, establishing supply chain management controls, both foreign and domestic, and developing records maintenance and access policies. — National Coffee Association See what this means to you: Read the full … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee Growing, Coffee Industry News, Coffee Retailing, Coffee Roasting
Tagged Brewed Behavior News, Coffee, fda, nca
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Science of Roast vs. Flavor Wheel
Some clarity of roast science and how it is most commonly associated with the flavor wheel. Continue reading
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Tagged Brewed Behavior News, CQI, dark roast
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