Green coffee; alternative packaging, transport and storage: a survey of causes, concerns and options for the coffee zealot.(Tran

The methods used to store and trans port green coffee are being re-evaluated at an increasingly rapid pace. Certainly, in the case of green coffee handling and storage we are learning that in many cases, there are good alternatives to the status quo worthy of our consideration!

Note: The 2008 SCAA convention in Minneapolis recently presented Green Coffee Quality: A Scientific Discussion of Emerging Transport and Storage Alternatives for the Preservation of Green Coffee. This intriguing presentation (and many others!) is available for a nominal fee from www.allstartapes.com.

Timothy J. Castle is a past president of the SCAA and is currently the head of Castle Communications, which specializes in marketing and publicity for the coffee and tea industries. He is a regular writer for Tea & Coffee Trade Journal. Joel Starr is a long time barista and currently a sample master and cupping assistant at Castle and Company in Los Angeles, California when he is not tending to his blog, www.thirdwavecoffee.com.

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