Tanzania Sees Saudi Arabia As A Key Market for Coffee

Mohammed Al Ghraibi, member of organizing committee; Mohammed Alafees, organizing committee adviser; Hemedi Mgaza, Tanzanian’s Ambassador in Saudi Arabia; Omar Nasser, representative of national companies Tanzanian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Hemedi Mgaza assured that Saudi...
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Melbourne’s Best Coffees

Two friends, Eugene Chen and Keyis Ng, realised just what a grip coffee has on Asians and found a gap in the market that hadn’t yet been tapped into. And so Cafebond.com was launched –...

The Apprentice: an interview with Bethany Hargrove

Two years ago I tried to overcome my disappointment with not qualifying for the semifinals at the United States Barista Championship by going to a local latte art throwdown. I was no more...
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Local Entrepreneur Roasting Own Coffee Beans

Ryan Smith poses for a photo with a cup of his home-roasted Smitty Bean coffee. There was beeping in the background as Ryan Smith was wrapping up his interview about his new coffee roasting business...
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SCAA’s New Regional Competition Named CoffeeChamps

After last year’s debacle of canceling the regional barista competitions and subsequent impressive turnaround of then putting together a last minute mega-regional, the SCAA Competition Committee announced their plans back in July of having...

Cafe Review: Scandinavian Embassy in Amsterdam

Embassies exist not only for foreign governments to accomplish their political agendas, but also for the free exchange of cultural customs and values. In that sense, Amsterdam’s Scandinavian Embassy is very appropriately...
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Sugar and Coffee: Two Different Markets

Sugar and coffee are two staples that most of us consume on a daily basis. Sugar is in most processed foods, and the caffeine in coffee is the source of energy for many of...

Look Out Starbucks, You Have a Competitor

A new competitor in the coffee-and-bagel sphere is called, fittingly, 'Coffee & Bagels.' The 'funky neighborhood' coffee shops are poised to open on a corner near you, from coast to coast. The shops are the...

Coffee Tech In San Francisco: A Barista’s POV

To wander around a San Francisco Bay Area tech office is to enter a fantasyland college dorm: a cornucopia of free-flowing food, drink, games, and interesting people. Physical perks include unlimited LaCroix, pool tables,...

Starbucks Veterans Day 2016 Menu Specials

On Veterans Day many restaurants across the country are offering free meals to vets and active military members. Starbucks participated in the holiday again this year –  offering free, tall-sized...

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