Yerba mate--new trends, old traditions: in Part I of this
article, we explored the origins of the ancient drink of Yerba mate an
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Mate's Appeal Outside of South America
"Yerba mate is growing fantastically in the U.S. and the cafe
scene is largely responsible. We launched Pixie Mate a couple years . . .
The tea scene in Germany: it's a little known but important
fact: the expertise of German tea traders impacts the entire globe.
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According to the German Tea Association, Germany imported 8,406
tons of tea in 2007, topping a record year in 2006 with an increase of
3.4%. Only about 5% of the nation's . . .
Thermal afterburner fuel savings: a coffee roaster facing
escalating gas costs turns to an afterburner supplier to assist in
red
Here's the problem--for the past several years, natural gas
costs for a medium-sized coffee roasting plant in the Eastern U.S. has
increased significantly. A recent notice from the coffee . . .
Journals of discovery: the practice of roast-data logging:
plotting, mapping, recording--it's all a vital role in
roasting.(Roas
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Alexander McKenzie of the Hudson's ay Company was the first
European to cross the northern American continent. His story, told in
Voyages from Montreal is not widely known . . .
The global coffee curriculum: education is a never-ending process
and when it comes to coffee, there is no such thing as learnin
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Whether a grower in the hills of Thailand or a barista at a local
coffee shop, there are resources available to expand one's
knowledge on a specific sector of the coffee . . .
Calendar.(Calendar)
November 13-15:
TriestEspresso Expo, Trieste, Italy
Tel: +39 040 949 4111
Fax: +39 040 39 6062
Email: espresso@fiera.trieste.it
Web: www.fiera.trieste.it/espresso
November 13-16:
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McLeod Russel to buy Vietnam tea firm.(World News: Coffee and Tea
Reports from the Front Line)
KOLKATA -- McLeod Russel India Ltd has decided to acquire 100%
equity in Phu Ben Tea Co. of Vietnam through its wholly owned UK-based
subsidiary Borelli Tea Holdings Ltd.
"This will be certainly . . .
Mission Grounds Gourmet Coffee helps with back to school
supplies.(World News: Coffee and Tea Reports from the Front
Line)
ATLANTA -- Kroger and Mission Grounds Gourmet Coffee completed a
back to school book bag and school supplies drive to help over 5,000 of
metro Atlanta's homeless children. Kroger stores in 19 . . .
Government to subsidize coffee processing in India.(World News:
Coffee and Tea Reports from the Front Line)
DELHI -- The Indian government plans to introduce subsidies to
promote the domestic coffee industry. The government will "pay 25%
of the cost of equipment, including transportation and duties, to . . .
Aceh's export up.(World News: Coffee and Tea Reports from
the Front Line)
JAKARTA -- Aceh's Arabica coffee exports in the first half of
this year jumped 55% to $15.22 million from $9.81 million in the same
period last year.
The rise was encouraging and it has increased . . .
Volunteers mobilize to save harvest.(World News: Coffee and Tea
Reports from the Front Line)(Brief article)
YATERAS -- According to Cuban daily Juventud Rebelde, volunteers of
different professions mobilized in Yateras to harvest the greatest
amount of coffee beans possible. Approximately 100,000 bags of . . .
Cooxupe reports yield losses in coffee processing.(World News:
Coffee and Tea Reports from the Front Line)(Financial report)(Bri
SAO PAULO -- Cooperativa Regional de Cafeicultores em Guaxupe
(Cooxupe) confirmed yield losses in coffee processing, in view of
weather problems along the crop development, demanding more coffee . . .
Oversupply of coffee seedlings leads to price drop.(World News:
Coffee and Tea Reports from the Front Line)
HO CHI MINH CITY -- The trend to plant new coffee trees in Dak Lak
and other neighboring provinces last year pushed seedling prices up to
about $0.60/seedling, prompting large numbers of people to . . .
Tea & Coffee World Cup: moves to Seville, Spain.(from the
Editor's Desk)
Stop the Presses! The Tea & Coffee World Cup is changing venues
from Madrid, Spain to Seville, Spain on June 7-9, 2009 at the FIBES
Exhibition and Convention Centre. Dates remain the same, only . . .
MPE Extraction Soluble Coffee Granulizer.(Equipment &
Packaging News)
Modern Process Equipment Corp. answers common grinding problems
associated with "fines" or undersized particles in the coffee
extraction process by offering the MPE Extraction 2.0 (E2) . . .
Coffeecol coffee beverages with new dispensing
technology.(Equipment & Packaging News)
Iced Lattes, formulated with 100% Colombian coffee are available,
housed in cooling units and dispensed from Multiserve SafePaks. Critical
to the Multiserve SafePak is The Answer, a proprietary . . .
Tightvacs.(Equipment & Packaging News)
Tightvacs are multi-purpose containers that have a patented
vacuum-closure system that displaces air to create an airtight, water
resistant smell-proof vacuum seal. Tightvacs, come in five . . .
Probat "Dark Roast" option package.(Equipment &
Packaging News)
Probat now offers the "Dark Roast" option package for
particularly dark coffee roasts. The package broadens the range of
special roasting profiles and it does that not only for dark roasts.
"Dark . . .
Rex-Royal S900.(Equipment & Packaging News)
HGZ Coffee Machines has added the new Rex-Royal S900 Superautomatic
espresso machine to their line of products. The S900 has a power-steam
with auto shut-off, height adjustable coffee outlet, dual . . .
Alberto Hesse, June 16, 2008, age 90.(Obituary)(Brief
article)
Alberto Hesse, one of the best known green coffee traders in Europe
has died at the age of 90. Born in Trieste, Austria, in 1918, Alberto
became an Italian citizen with the Treaty of Peace followed . . .
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