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20th Anniversary Celebration Tickets Available

The year 2008 marks two decades of Coffee Kids helping coffee-farming families create vibrant communities. Celebrate with us at our anniversary dinner on May 3rd at the 2008 SCAA Conference in Minneapolis, Minn.



Throughout the evening we will reflect on the achievements and challenges of the last 20 years, look ahead to the future, and acknowledge those who have stood by us and our partners in the work. Speakers will include Coffee Kids Founder Bill Fishbein, Executive… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on March 12, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

I win!!!!!!!




CRAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Added by Dan Griffin on March 11, 2008 at 11:37pm — 3 Comments

Was the MANE Jam a dream?

Nearly a week since it began, it seems so unreal to me, all these great coffee minds bringing their knowledge to the average workaday barista and shop owner. My highlights include:



The organizational help of Gerra Harrigan and the entire New Harvest Crew.



The support of Counter Culture, sponsorship-wise and the talents of their staff.



The AMAZING keynote by Jon Lewis. Time spent and ideas shared with Jon Lewis.



Peter G. showing everyone the face of… Continue

Added by Troy Reynard on March 11, 2008 at 6:57pm — 2 Comments

Coffee Kids’ 20th Anniversary Dinner, May 3rd

Coffee Kids’ 20th Anniversary Dinner, Saturday, May 3rd from 7:30 pm to 9:30, Minneapolis



Coffee Kids’ will commemorate two decades of helping coffee-farming families improve the quality of their lives at a special anniversary celebration. All coffee professionals and fanatics are invited to join the festivities on Saturday, May 3rd from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm at the Minneapolis Convention Center. With live entertainment provided by Putumayo World Music, a cocktail reception, a… Continue

Added by Matt Milletto on March 11, 2008 at 12:39pm — No Comments

Upcoming Trade Shows


Northwest Food Service Show - April 27-28, 2008
Seattle, WA
Booth # 929

SCAA - May 3-5, 2008
Minneapolis, MN
Booth #'s 932-934

World Tea Expo - May 30-June 1, 2008
Las Vegas, NV
Booth # 719

Coffee Fest - September 12-14, 2008
Seattle, WA
Booth #'s 1105-1107

Added by Mike Spence on March 11, 2008 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Barista Exchange Featured on SlashFood.com


Found a cool write up on Barista Exchange on the called "social networking for the coffee-obsessed".

Check it out!

Added by Matt Milletto on March 11, 2008 at 10:18am — No Comments

Frozen Coffee Drinks and Smoothies

I have been trying to avoid this for a long time but the day has come. We need a blender and we need to get set up with frozen drink mixes. When we were in Bozeman, we pretty much could get away with Italian Soda and iced coffee drinks. Here in Oklahoma, not so much.



So, I really like what Caffe D'Amore is doing with the new Bellagio line of frozen drink mixes and I think that is probably what we are going to use. We also need fruit smoothy… Continue

Added by Jason Duncan on March 11, 2008 at 6:04am — 13 Comments

Road Trip

I just got back from India. What an amazing place. A family of four rides on one single motor bike with the mother side-saddle. I saw some fantastic coffee estates. And tried some great coffees. I had an Indian Civet Cat coffee and a MONKEY COFFEE! The monkeys bite the cherries off the coffee trees and unlike the Civet cats, they spit out the parchment coffee. It makes it much harder to pick up because the beans are lying around on the ground individually whereas the Civet cat coffee stays in… Continue

Added by Instaurator on March 10, 2008 at 7:21pm — 1 Comment

Let the Games Begin!

As Mike mentioned last month, Alterra Coffee will be hosting the 2008 Great Lakes Regional Barista Competition (GLRBC) this weekend, March 13-16, at the P.H. Dye Building, 320 E. Buffalo Street, in the Third Ward. With some of the best baristas from Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio pitted against each other, it should be a very tasty… Continue

Added by Mary Dally-Muenzmaier on March 10, 2008 at 3:15pm — No Comments

Coffee Pirates!

Yo ho! Avast ye Baristas. We be mercenaries for coffee quality. Our quest: study our map and seek out the best coffees, prepare creative concoctions, and present our elixirs and libations with personality and flair! Savvy?



Coffee Pirates be on a recruitment quest to find more Pirates to join our crew....



We seek to break with tradition

We want to be our own coffee specialists

We question the status quo

We want to promote and celebrate quality

We desire… Continue

Added by Spencer on March 10, 2008 at 10:39am — No Comments

First Informal Barista Jam and Pics....

Well, just got home, and wanted to write a quick post on how our first informal barista jam turned out. First, there was a smaller turnout than I hoped for, but about what I expected. I hate it that sometimes you gotta go pick people up and carry them to these kinds of things. I mean, come on, do you really know what you're missing??? Anyway, we had a blast, and even with less people, it was alot of fun with the different people that did show. A couple of different shops were represented, and… Continue

Added by Jason Dominy on March 9, 2008 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

Oh no, snow

Good afternoon, Cleveland winter....I'm snowed into my apartment with my boyfriend, who's tiny car is hidden underneath a snowdrift, thank you plow. We're expecting between 7 and 14 inches in the next couple of days. In a city where it's winter 9 months out of a year, you'd expect to get used to it. Never fails to depress the living hell out of me. The morning was spent playing a rousing game of scrabble (did you know 'sonsie' is a word? It means 'comely'. Which means.....?) in which I won by… Continue

Added by Trza on March 8, 2008 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Fishbein Declares Confidence, Resigns from Board Role at Coffee Kids

Bill Fishbein, founder of Coffee Kids, has resigned from the board of directors. Declaring his confidence in the organization Fishbein has decided to offer his expertise to other non-profits and businesses looking to maximize the impact of their Corporate Social Responsibility dollars and pursue other opportunities to help coffee-farming families. Fishbein continues to be an ardent supporter of Coffee Kids and will continue to advocate for the organization and serve on the board of Coffee Kids… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on March 8, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Going Green in Your Coffee House!

As a coffee house owner there are many decisions that one can make to offer sustainable coffees, environmentally friendly products and to create a culture within your business that is socially responsible. I have seen an exponential growth in customer education and social awareness in the past few years and am excited to see coffee houses and coffee roasters/green coffee buyers focusing not only on quality but also developing direct relationships with coffee farmers… Continue

Added by Matt Milletto on March 7, 2008 at 1:46pm — 7 Comments

Coffee & Cigars @ SCAA

Is Minneapolis a cigar friendly town? Is anyone up for a gathering of coffee and cigar folks? We can call it the puff and slurp social! Looking for a location - please let us know of a suitable location.

Thanks.
The Coffee & Cigars Group

Added by Spencer on March 7, 2008 at 9:34am — 12 Comments

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