Articles from Tea & Coffee Trade Journal (April 1, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
"Perfect storm" looms ... time to tune up your insurance: as new financial problems loom for the tea and coffee industry, Ted Rekerdres discusses how merchants can prepare their businesses.	Rekerdres, Ted	Industry overview	778
Assuring quality from seed to cup: every step of the coffee process, from plant to cup factors into the finished product. Desiree Logsdon recently attended the World Cup conference, where a panel emphasized the necessary disciplines and standards to create an ideal cup.	Logsdon, Desiree	Conference news	1970
Barnie's Coffee & Tea sold to founder.			186
Bright prospects for organic coffee.	Furst, Manfred; Koch, Alexander		1235
Bumping along with the "C": after living through decades of coffee crises, specialties editor, Donald Schoenholt, offers his sage advice on the coffee market volatility.	Schoenholt, Donald N.		1273
Bunn's Tiger XL Cool Froth.			306
Cafejo Professional Series PS-1018 brewer.			74
Calendar.		Calendar	406
Capresso expands sales team.			106
Coffee Fest news.			254
Coffee roasting machinery--2008: to get a better view of coffee roasting technology today, we spoke with some of the top roasting machinery manufacturers serving the specialty and mainstream coffee industries and found out what's new in the areas of energy efficiency, emission control and what's guiding these refinements toward producing a better roast.	Castle, Timothy J.; Starr, Joel		1414
Coffee Solutions names Matuszak.			139
Health Tea Wand.		Brief article	131
Innovative solutions in packaging--Part 2: the packaging industry is experiencing an influx of design and functional options for the tea and coffee industry. This upsurge is expanding options on the market and making for some interesting new selling tools in the industry.	Norr, Serena	Company overview	1338
Kona labeling issues.	McCabe, Jane		358
Lot-specific roasting: craft roasting for authentic flavor: what is the best roaster? Timothy Hill, head roaster for Counter Culture Coffee explores the different characteristics of their three roasting machines and recounts his personal experiences roasting on each of them.	Hill, Timothy		1401
NCA elects new chairman and board members.			328
New tea pyramids from Whole Leaf Organics.			177
Oddi(teas): tea estates in unlikely places: when one thinks of "tea-growing regions," certain areas in Asia and India would certainly come to mind. However, with the popularity of tea on the rise, tea estates have begun to pop up in the unlikeliest of places. We travel from Colombia to Hawaii and beyond to find some of today's most unique teas.	Rubinstein, Alexis		2391
Papua New Guinea has a Word for excellence--Sigri! Though coffee has not been grown in Papua New Guinea for very long, the Sigri Coffee Estate and it's modern facility are already benefiting from the new market.			1993
Peruvian cafeteros find that environmentally friendly farming boosts profits: the Peruvian coffee market is gaining momentum and catching up to the rest of the world. This is in part thanks to Pronatur, a nonprofit organization that promotes organic, shade grown Arabica coffee in Peru. Larry Luxner recently visited Peru and reports back on Pronatur's success.	Luxner, Larry		1894
PJ's Coffee of New Orleans enters agreement to be sold.			322
Retailer of the month: Origin Coffee Roasters--artisan coffee and tea, Africa style.		Interview	1564
Roasting for flavor: the popularity of coffee can be accredited to many of the beans' different qualities; some of which are nuances that exist naturally. Others, however, are created by knowledgeable coffee roasters, efficient machines and a thoughtful formula to enhance flavor and aroma and provide maximum quality.	Hensley, Robert		1759
SCAA Conference's retail lessons.		Conference news	215
Take a bite out of food costs: think that adding food items to your coffee house menu will bring in more revenue? Not necessarily. Discounting or adding sandwiches may not be the answer to dwindling sales; in fact, it might set you back even more.	Kowalski, Rick		1633
Tea & Coffee World Cup Asia--November 20-22, 2008.			383
Tea & Coffee World Cup/Americas review.	Brown, Suzanne J.	Conference news	1365
Teas' Tea two-liter Oolong.		Brief article	98
TeaZazz hybrid soft drink.			174
The changing style of espresso business: combining sleek styling and superior functionality, espresso machines from Espressonistic Works redefine the "hands on" approach to coffee making. Here, Tea & Coffee Trade Journal explores the different models of the company, as well as its creator Kees Van der Westen.	Bell, Jonathan		1477
Warning! The bell curve is sounding: there isn't room for amateurs in the specialty coffee business anymore! The Brand Coaches explore the challenges currently facing the Starbucks Coffee Company, and what this means for smaller, independently owned coffee businesses.	Morris, David J.; LaFlamme, Lon		1290
William (Bill) Bennett, age 78, 1930-2008.		Brief article	221
World's largest tea party.		Brief article	207
Yemen coffee--struggle towards authenticity.	Brown, Suzanne J.	Company overview	3334