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How do specialty coffee roasters buy rare lots at auction?

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In turn, these coffees can then be marketed as more premium and unique offerings. The first example was in 2004. Broadly speaking, specialty coffee places a lot of value on quality, transparency, traceability, and sustainability. At the time, this was a world record for the highest price ever paid for a coffee.

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Understanding the co-operative model in Kenya’s coffee sector

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Legally, all Kenyan co-ops must be registered under the 2004 Co-operative Societies Act. Each co-op collectively markets all of the coffee produced by its members, but it also generally represents its members in wider discussions, including when trading with the NCE. So, how can Kenyan coffee farmers overcome these challenges?

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Is specialty coffee growing faster than global coffee consumption?

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This is clear evidence that the global coffee market is expanding. But this raises an important question: is the specialty coffee market growing at a faster rate than the global coffee industry? But that’s not to say that the market isn’t growing.”. Or is its growth to be expected given how wider consumption is increasing?

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MRM Franchise Feed: Church’s Goes Hybrid and Curry Up Incentives Now

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“As many companies look to create a new normal for employees, Church’s has chartered a course that focuses on sustaining our team members and securing the continuity of our business,” said Karen Viera, Chief People Officer for Church’s Chicken. with restaurant concepts in more than ten countries.

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Top Restaurants with Private Dining Rooms in Seattle

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Another notable attraction is Pike Street Market, where world-famous coffee is brewed, and fish are tossed from ship to seller. Via Tribunali opened in 2004 in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. 425 NW Market St, Seattle, WA 98107 Phone: 206-420-2534 Visit Website. Make a Reservation. Via Tribunali. Order Online.

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Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About Ramps

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You know, ramps: those cute, terribly en vogue little vegetables with the slightly unappealing name, that sprout up yearly on every hip restaurateur's menu , and whose hyper-seasonal presence has been known to spur long lines at farmers’ markets and clamor across the culinary internet. How can I get ramps sustainably? What are ramps?

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Fast Food’s Retro Glow-Up

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In 2004, Morgan Spurlock’s Super Size Me was released, and in 2006 Michael Pollan published The Omnivore’s Dilemma. Pollan and the like did usher in a new slow food, farm-to-table movement across certain classes, which at its best produced incredible meals with a mind to being sustainable and at its worst was insufferably twee.

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