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How can El Salvador leverage Pacamara coffee like Panama leveraged Gesha?

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To find out more, I spoke with two Salvadoran coffee professionals. Read on to find out what they had to say about the future of the country’s coffee sector. Gesha took the global coffee industry by storm in 2004 when it received US $21/lb at the 2004 Best of Panama (BoP) auction – a record high at the time.

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

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Read on to find out what they told me. 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.

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How do specialty coffee roasters buy rare lots at auction?

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Every year, there are plenty of green coffee auctions that take place in the specialty coffee industry. In turn, these coffees can then be marketed as more premium and unique offerings. To find out more, I spoke with Max Perez, owner of Finca La Hermosa in Guatemala, and Leonor Xiao, founder and green coffee buyer at Canasto Coffee Co.

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Where to Get Delicious Sushi in Chicago

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You can get a direct flight from most airports, take in a baseball game (Cubs or White Sox?), The top restaurants, in my opinion, are the ones that offer more than just sushi rolls – that way, you can try out new things! Check them out and see which is the best fit for you. Best Sushi in Chicago. Juno Sushi. Order Online.

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‘Martha Stewart’s Christmas’ Was a Book, a Fantasia, and a Target

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Lille Allen/Eater If you build a gingerbread Baroque church, some people will take it personally Martha Stewart’s Christmas is, as they say in academia, a rich text. Her mother was a teacher and her father was a salesman and they were thrifty out of necessity. Hadn’t women been fighting for decades to get out of the house?

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The Biggest Restaurant Makeover in New York City

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HAGS sits at 163 First Avenue in Manhattan, which from 2004 to 2007 was the original location of Momofuku Noodle Bar. In 2021 the restaurant went on the rental market, and initially, it didn’t seem like the kind of place HAGS owners and couple Telly Justice and Camille Lindsley were going for. It was famously spare and cramped.

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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. Additionally, the Mezzanine offers family-style dinner for up to twenty people, and the restaurant provides full buy-out options. Via Tribunali opened in 2004 in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle.

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