Winter 2023 Issue

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2023 is shaping up to be a year of renewal. I entered the coffee industry in 1993 as the co-author of Java U Business Basics which quickly led to my founding CoffeeTalk Magazine the following year.

This journey in coffee has been both challenging and rewarding beyond belief. Challenging beyond belief in learning the ins and outs of the

THE VIEW { Renewal }

publishing world and then immersing myself in coffee knowledge and finally passing the Q-Grader exams. Between the roller-coaster ride of being an entrepreneur, the joys of figuring out how to make payroll during tough times, riding out recessions, and then enduring the global pandemic, my skills at thinking outside the box have been tested to the limit and I find myself a changed person.

The most impactful part of the journey has been the connections forged. I have cherished experiencing cultures in 25 countries, all due to coffee travel and forged friendships across the planet. Though Covid put a stop to my favorite part of the journey, finally the time has come to rejoin the coffee community in person, and I can’t wait to be face-to-face again with my coffee family in Portland. See you soon!

The Pandemic was so 2020, and here we are in 2023, still feeling the effects of the great storm that swept the country.

Three years ago, people were writing off brick-and-mortar cafes, restaurants and air travel and ready to invest in robots, vending machines and RVs. Now we are seeing a reactionary effect of travel with a vengeance, dining out and moving into local cafes to avoid working at home. This thirst for social interaction and escape from home, combined with a large-scale

reevaluation of personal priorities, has led to more people chasing their dreams and taking risks they wouldn't have in the past. This has created an uprising of entrepreneurs and individuals wanting to be their own bosses. As a result, more cafes and coffee shops are popping up nationwide, and espresso culture is spreading even faster as big-city folk relocate and bring their culture to smaller towns.

One path that people are turning to has been franchising. The idea of a ready-made business and a new

beginning looks attractive. However, others are looking to forge the path on their own. I've had the opportunity to interact with many industry newcomers by teaching classes and giving talks at coffee festivals. This rookie crop brings a lot of enthusiasm and energy to create new things and unique spaces. There is a new wave of coffee people entering the business, and it is exciting to see how they will shape the direction of the industry.

KERRI GOODMAN & JAKE LEONTI

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Biadgi (312) 344-3772 | BIADGI.COM

Caffe D'Vita

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Coffee Booster (647) 461-4492 | COFFEEBOOSTER.COM

Convergent Coffee (802) 673-1683 | CONVERGENTCOFFEE.COM

dr.CAFE COFFEE

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Fifty/Fifty Bottles

(800) 849-5185 | FIFTYFIFTYBOTTLES.COM

Ghirardelli Professional Products

(800) 877-9338 | GHIRARDELLI.COM

LALAJAVA LLC

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Lotus Energy Drinks

(888) 702-5584 | LOTUSENERGYDRINKS.COM

Miso Sip

(828) 301-0090 | MISOSIP.COM

Mountian Cider Company

(802) 483-2270 | MOUNTAINCIDER.COM

Novamex (915) 309-8771 | NOVAMEX.COM

Say When Beverages (604) 940-9887 | JUSTSAYWHEN.COM

Slushee-USA

(951) 600-7222 | SLUSHEE-USA.COM

{ BROKERS and DISTRIBUTORS: All Allied Products

A. Holliday & Company Inc.

(416) 225-2217 | TEACOFF.COM

Allied Resources (651) 342-1892 | ALLIED-RESOURCES.NET

Barista Pro Shop (866) 776-5288 | BARISTAPROSHOP.COM

Caffeine Central Supply & Service

(701) 222-0020 | CAFFEINECENTRAL.NET

G & J Marketing and Sales

(727) 785-0066 | GANDJ.COM

Gamer Packaging

(612) 788-4444 | GAMERPACKAGING.COM

Hawaii Exports International

(808) 349-2194 |

HAWAIIEXPORTSINTERNATIONAL.COM

Incasa Instant Soluble Coffees

(510) 845-5545 | INCASACOFFEE.COM

Lap Distributors (215) 744-4000 | LAPDISTRIBUTORS.COM

Los Dos Cristianos Coffee LLC

(941) 875-1905 | LOSDOSCRISTIANOS.COM

Northwest Coffee Supply

(253) 293-1300 | NWCOFFEESUPPLY.COM

Reliant FoodService

(800) 589-5282 | RELIANTFOODS.COM

Service Ideas

(800) 328-4493 | SERVICEIDEAS.COM

Shaka Coffee

(760) 803-4266 | LIONMAINLAND.COM

Zagnoli Trading Company Inc

(978) 729-5897 | ZAGNOLITRADING.COM

{ CAFE DESIGN, FURNISHINGS, and SIGNAGE: Chairs, Tables, Signage, Display Cases, Lighting, etc.

Casey Blandard

(802) 238-7767 | CASEYBLANCHARD.COM

Design & Layout Services (612) 845-4459 | DESIGNLAYOUT.COM

emuamericas llc (303) 733-3385 | EMUAMERICAS.COM

Fixturelite - Micromarket & OCS Fixture

Solutions

(888) 697-1508 | FIXTURELITE.COM

Grosfillex Expert Contract Furnishings

(800) 233-3186 | GROSFILLEXFURNITURE.COM

Kiwi Digital Menu Boards (612) 866-8677 | KIWIEZ.COM

Saber Displays / Millrock Parts & Services

(800) 611-6771 | M4R.COM

The Carriage Works (541) 882-0700 | CARRIAGEWORKS.COM

{ COFFEE ROASTEDWHOLESALE: Roasted Whole Bean, Ground and Concentrate

Addison Coffee Roasters

(972) 404-1145 | ADDISONCOFFEE.COM

Alaska Artisan Coffee (907) 745-5543 | ALASKAARTISANCOFFEE.COM

Alto Cold Brew SEE WEB | ALTOCOLDBREW.COM

America's Best Beverage

(415) 285-5556 | AMERICASBESTCOFFEE.COM

Apocalypse Coffee Roasters (321) 254-3792 | APOCALYPSECOFFEE.COM

Atlanta Coffee Supply Group (404) 799-7774 | LAKEHOUSECOFFEE.COM

Bason Coffee Roasting (570) 764-2740 | BASONCOFFEE.COM

Bay Area Coffee Inc.

(707) 745-1320 | BAYAREACOFFEEINC.COM

baycoffeeandtea.com

(813) 245-1520 | BAYCOFFEEANDTEA.COM

Blessed Bean Coffee LLC

(407) 353-2200 | BLESSEDBEANCOFFEE.COM

Bobby The Coffee Guy Inc.

(613) 797-0921 | BOBBYTHECOFFEEGUY.CA

Bostons Best Coffee Roasters

(508) 238-8393 | BOSTONSBESTCOFFEE.COM

Cadillac Coffee Co. (800) 438-6900 | CADILLACCOFFEE.COM

Café Bom Dia Ltda MARQUESDEPAIVA.COM

Cafe Don Pedro/ Mitalena Coffee (713) 827-7799 | DONPEDROCOFFEE.COM / MITALENACOFFEE.COM

Cafe Toledo TOSTADURIA TOLEDO

Caffe Motta (914) 381-1900 | CAFFEMOTTA.COM

Camino Real Coffee Roasters (936) 559-9350 | CAMINOREALCOFFEE.COM

Caravan Coffee (503) 538-7365 | CARAVANCOFFEE.COM

Chennai Marketing Consultants �� | CHENNAIMARKETINGCONSULTANTS.COM

Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters (916) 476-3278 | CHOCOLATEFISHCOFFEE.COM

CM Coffee Products LLC 815-675-0088 | CMCOFFEEPRODUCTS.COM

Coffee Express Roasting Co. (734) 459-4900 | COFFEEEXPRESSCO.COM

Congo Coffee �� | CONGOCOFFEE.NET

Copper Canyon Coffee (417) 315-8633 | COPPERCANYONCOFFEEROASTERS.COM

CRIMSON CUP COFFEE & TEA (614) 252-3335 | CRIMSONCUP.COM

CUVEE COFFEE, LLC (512) 264-1479 | CUVEECOFFEE.COM

Dancing Moon Coffee Company

DANCINGMOONCOFFEE.COM

Don Pablo Coffee Roasting Company (305) 249-5628 | DONPABLOCOFFEE.COM

Durango Coffee Company (970) 385-0276 | DURANGOCOFFEE.COM

Ellis Coffee Company (800) 822-3984 | ELLISCOFFEE.COM

Enne Caffe (951) 553-1821 | ENNECAFFE.COM

Estorino Coffee Company, LLC dba

JAVATINO (949) 878-7636 | JAVATINO.COM

Exotico Coffee Company (904) 874-0359 | EXOTICOCOFFEE.COM

Explorer Cold Brew Co. (609) 474-0397 | EXPLORERCOLDBREW.COM

Fara Coffee (512) 452-2233 | FARACOFFEE.COM

Farmer Brothers (888) 471-5804 | FARMERBROS.COM/

Fazenda Coffee Roasters (617) 787-5282 | FAZENDACOFFEE.COM

Friendship Coffee Company (912) 335-7634 | FRIENDSHIPCOFFEECOMPANY.COM

G.I. Joe Coffee Company (855) 694-4563 | GIJOECOFFEE.COM

Gillies Coffee Company (718) 499-7766 | GILLIESCOFFEE.COM

Hampton Coffee Company (631) 726-2633 | HAMPTONCOFFEECOMPANY.COM

Hemisphere Coffee Roasters (937) 834-3230 |

HEMISPHERECOFFEEROASTERS.COM

Higher Grounds Trading Co. (231) 922-9009 | HIGHERGROUNDSTRADING.COM

Home Roast Coffee LLC (608) 413-0062 | HOMEROASTCOFFEE.COM

i Coffee Company LLC (305) 202-1476 | ICOFFEEBRAND.COM

Illy caffe North Amercia (914) 253-4500 | ILLY.COM

Ipsento Coffee (561) 350-6275 | IPSENTO.COM

Java Estate Roastery (910) 270-0266 | JAVAESTATE.COM

JumpinJakJava Coffee Roasters

(860) 309-5709 | JUMPINJAKJAVA.COM

Just Beans Coffee Co. (309) 219-2326 | JUSTBEANSCOFFEE.COM

KAFETTE Turkish Coffee

(520) 867-6444 | KAFETTE.COM

Kaffe Magnum Opus

(800) 652-5282 | KMOCOFFEE.COM/

KALADI COFFEE ROASTERS

(720) 570-2166 | KALADICOFFEE.COM/

Kauai Roastery

(808) 338-9899 | KAUAIROASTERY.COM

Kinetic Koffee Company Inc.

(707) 825-9417 | KINETIC-KOFFEE.COM

King Coffee (949) 215-1158 | KINGCOFFEEUSA.COM

Kingfisher Specialty Coffee

(253) 732-2349 |

KINGFISHERSPECIALTYCOFFEE.COM

Konaloha Farms

(707) 832-8824 | KONALOHA.COM

KonaRed Corp

(808) 212-1553 | KONARED.COM

La Java a Roasting House (920) 785-9180 |

LAJAVAROASTINGHOUSE.COM

Leatherhead Coffee (707) 696-1853 | LEATHERHEADCOFFEE.COM

Libra Coffee

(858) 699-9722 | LIBRACOFFEE.COM

Lions Bay Coffee Company Inc.

(778) 870-8702 | LIONSBAYCOFFEE.COM

Longbottom Coffee and Tea

(800) 288-1271 | LONGBOTTOMCOFFEE.COM

Lost Dutchman Coffee Roasters

(623) 217-1304 | LOSTDUTCHMANROASTERS.COM

Manor House Coffee Co. (815) 575-4815 | MANORHOUSECOFFEE.COM

Melitta North America (727) 535-2111 | MELITTA.COM

MoJo Roast Inc

(701) 871-1162 | MOJOROAST.COM

Mr. Espresso (510) 287-5200 | MRESPRESSO.COM

Mt Hood Roasters Coffee Company (503) 622-6574 | MTHOODROASTERS.COM

Mukilteo Coffee Roasters

(360) 321-5262 | MUKILTEOCOFFEE.COM

Nectar of Life Coffee

(541) 661-5563 | NECTAR-OF-LIFE.COM

neighbors coffee (800) 299-9016 |

NEIGHBORSCOFFEEROASTERS.COM

Nossa Familia Coffee

(503) 719-6605 | NOSSACOFFEE.COM

Numu Coffee Ltd (pronounced "pneuma")

(334) 546-4836 | NUMUCOFFEE.COM

Olde World Coffee Company

(813) 690-3425 | OLDEWORLDCOFFEE2.COM

One Cup Coffee Co.

(253) 293-1300 | ONECUP.ORG

Orleans Coffee

(504) 827-0878 | ORLEANSCOFFEE.COM

Oubu Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee

(876) 470-7487 | OUBU-COFFEE.COM

Pacific Tradewinds Coffee

(214) 778-5662 |

PACIFICTRADEWINDSCOFFEE.COM

PAN AMERICAN COFFEE CO.

(201) 963-2329 | PANAMERICANCOFFEE.COM

Paramount Roasters

(517) 372-5500 | PARAMOUNTCOFFEE.COM

Park Avenue Coffee Roasters

(314) 265-5000 | PARKAVENUECOFFEE.COM

Peerless Coffee & Tea (510) 763-1763 | PEERLESSCOFFEE.COM

Portland Coffee Roasters (800) 949-3898 | PORTLANDCOFFEEROASTERS.COM

Press Coffee Roasters (602) 391-9340 | PRESSCOFFEE.COM

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Red Cedar Coffee Co. Llc (440) 260-7509 | REDCEDARCOFFEE.COM

Red House Coffee Roasters

(817) 999-8123 | REDHOUSECOFFEE.COM

Rex Roasting Co. (812) 478-7264 | REXCOFFEE.COM

Royston Roasting Co & Coffee House (250) 871-8666 | BCCOFFEE.CA

Shearwater Organic Coffee Roasters (203) 292-0848 |

SHEARWATERCOFFEEROASTERS.COM

Signature Organic Coffee Roasters

(707) 923-2661 |

SIGNATURECOFFEECOMPANY.COM

Specialty Java Inc.

(888) 586-5282 | SPECIALTYJAVA.COM

Stauf's Coffee Roasters/Cup O' Joe (800) 778-2837 | STAUFS.COM

Storm Mountain Coffee Roasters

(419) 433-0059 | DRINKSTORM.COM

Strongtree Coffee Roasters

(352) 377-3006 | STRONGTREECOFFEE.COM

Sugai Products Inc. (808) 322-7717 | SUGAIKONACOFFEE.COM

Sunrise Coffee Company Ltd. (360) 385-4117 | SUNRISECOFFEE.NET

Talking Crow Coffee Roasters LLC (425) 463-5100 |

TALKINGCROWCOFFEEROASTERS.COM

Temple Coffee Roasters (916) 454-1282 | TEMPLECOFFEE.COM

Tend Coffee (631) 772-4707 | TENDCOFFEE.COM

Thanksgiving Coffee Company (800) 462-1999 | THANKSGIVINGCOFFEE.COM

The Coffee Barrel (517) 694-9000 | THECOFFEEBARREL.COM

The Daily Java / King's Coffee Company (214) 821-8818 | DAILYJAVA.COM

The J.M. Smucker Company (330) 682-3000 | SMUCKERAWAYFROMHOME.COM

Toccoa Coffee Roasters (574) 217-0972 | TOCCOACOFFEE.COM

Two Chimps Coffee

TWOCHIMPSCOFFEE.COM

Umble Coffee Co (662) 612-0774 | UMBLECOFFEE.COM

Vienna Coffee Company (865) 681-0517 | VIENNACOFFEECOMPANY.COM

Vittoria Food & Beverage �� | VITTORIACOFFEE.COM

Walla Walla Roastery (509) 526-3211 | WALLAWALLAROASTERY.COM

Water Street Coffee (269) 488 7177 | WATERSTREETCOFFEE.COM

Woodshed Roasting Company (603) 737-2000 | WOODSHEDROAST.COM

World of Coffee

(908) 647-1218 | WORLDOFCOFFEEINC.COM

Z Beans Coffee

(912) 704-1744 | ZBEANSCOFFEE.COM

Z Street Coffee Roasters (253) 740-6255 | ZSTREETCOFFEEROASTERS.COM

{ COMMERCIAL FLAVORING EQUIPMENT and SUPPLIES FOR GREEN/ROASTED COFFEE

Beck Flavors (314) 878-7522 | BECKFLAVORS.COM

{ CONDIMENT: Sweeteners, Creamers, Dairy, Spices, etc.

ASR Group �� | ASR-GROUP.COM

Elmhurst 1925 (716) 655-4000 | ELMHURST1925.COM

Nestle Professional (800) 288-8682 | NESTLEPROFESSIONAL.COM

Nestle Professional Coffee mate (800) 288-8682 | CMFEELTHELOVE.COM

RICH PRODUCTS (716) 878-8967 | RICHPRODUCTS.COM

Saucy Palate - Original Coffee Sauces (386) 627-6391 |

SAUCYPALATECOFFEESAUCES.COM

Straus Family Creamery (707) 776-2887 | STRAUSFAMILYCREAMERY.COM

United Food Group (847) 622-1803 | UNITEDFOODGROUP.NET

Viachem LLC (631) 752-8700 | VIACHEMLLC.COM

{ CONSUMABLES and SMALLWARES: Napkins, Cups, Sleeves, Straws, Lids, Tampers, etc.

Asean/Stalkmarket (503) 295-4977 | STALKMARKETPRODUCTS.COM

BriteVision (415) 374-8119 | BRITEVISION.COM

Dart Container Corp.

(800) 248-5960 | DARTCONTAINER.COM

Earth To Go/Biodegradable Food Service

(573) 202-6098 | EARTH-TO-GO.COM

Fabri-Kal Corporation

(269) 385-8061 | FABRI-KAL.COM

FoamAroma LLC

(360) 901-9537 | FOAMAROMA.COM

HotShot Coffee Sleeves

(800) 991-3702 | HOTSHOTSLEEVES.COM

Huhtamaki

(800) 244-6382 | US.HUHTAMAKI.COM

SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 2

P&P INTERNATIONAL, INC

(559) 891-9888 | USA-PPI.COM

Reg Barber

(585) 770-7002 | REGBARBER.COM

Reg Barber Enterprises Inc.

(250) 770 8882 | COFFEETAMPER.COM

Simply Lids

(760) 898-1133 | SIMPLYLIDS.COM

SleeveOn- Innovative Customers Loyalty

Coffee Sleeves

(949) 385-1715 | SLEEVEON.COM

Smart Planet Technologies (949) 610-7063 | SMARTPLANETTECH.COM

Stanpac

(905) 957-3326 | STANPACNET.COM

The LidGrabber

(901) 481-7552 | THELIDGRABBER.COM

Vacucraft Inc (305) 599-3001 | VACUCRAFTSHOP.COM

Visstun Cups & Containers (702) 251-8809 | VISSTUNCUPS.COM/

WinCup

(770) 771-5861 | WINCUP.COM

{ DECAFFEINATION SERVICES

Cafiver S.A. / NAC Inc

(866) 511-1051 | CAFIVER.COM

Excelco Trading L.P. (212) 344-4222 | EXCELTRADE.COM

{ EQUIPMENT SERVICE, REPAIR and CLEANING SUPPLIES

Alliance Service Network

(888) 448-8309 |

ALLIANCESERVICENETWORK.COM

Champion Chemical Co. (800) 621-7868 | CHAMPIONCHEMICAL.COM

Espresso Me Service

(877) 215-0715 | ESPRESSOMESERVICE.COM

Haynes Lubricants

(440) 871-2188 | HAYNESMFG.COM

JavaTech Espresso Repair

(425) 610-0855 | JAVATECHCORP.COM

LF SPA

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Maintex Inc.

(800) 621-7868 | MAINTEX.COM

Pällo/Joeglo (415) 381-2079 | COFFEETOOL.COM

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1961 (412) 223-7544 | PORTABLEESPRESSO.COM

1st In Coffee LLC

(800) 709-8210 | 1STINCOFFEE.COM

80 Stone Coffee Roasters

SEE WEB | 80STONECOFFEEROASTERS.CO.UK

Acaia

(555) 555-5555 | ACAIA.CO

AeroPress Inc.

(650) 493-3050 | AEROPRESS.COM

Anfim

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Aram Produtos Para Café

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Astoria USA

(336) 393-0224 | ASTORIAUSAPARTS.COM

Baratza LLC

(425) 641-1245 | BARATZA.COM

BK Sales (562) 370-6824 | BITCHENKITCHENREPS.COM

Bravo Beverages LLC

(732) 252-1140 | BRAVOBEVERAGES.COM

Brew Bomb Cold Brew Equipment

(303) 888-0505 | BREWBOMB.COM

Brewtime Repair

(916) 652-8991 | BREWTIMEREPAIR.COM

Bripe- Coffee Brew Pipe

(613) 256-5960 | BRIPING.COM

Cafection/Evoca Group

(800) 561-6162 | CAFECTIONEVOCA.COM

Ceado Srl

SEE WEB | CEADO.COM

CERINI COFFEE & GIFTS

(718) 584-3449 | CERINICOFFEE.COM

Chemex Corporation

(413) 331-4460 | CHEMEXCOFFEEMAKER.COM

CMA Machine per Caffe S.R.L. - ASTORIA

(390) 438-6615 | ASTORIA.COM

Coastal Coffee & Equipment

(912) 441-9048 | COASTALCOFFEEEQUIPMENT.COM

Cold Brew Avenue

(888) 620-2739 | COLDBREWAVENUE.COM

Coldsnap

(617) 270-6608 | COLDSNAP.COM

Compak America

(973) 376-4006 | COMPAKGRINDERS.COM

Concordia Beverage Systems

(425) 453-2800 | CONCORDIACOFFEE.COM

Crem/Welbilt

(844) 462-9531 | CREM.COFFEE

DCI

(952) 906-1539 | GO2DCI.COM

Ditting

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E. K. International Co. Ltd.

HANDYBREW.COM

Eight Ounce Coffee

(403) 457-9844 | EIGHTOUNCECOFFEE.CA

Enhanced Beverage Solutions (952) 232-5900 | ENHANCEDBEVERAGESOLUTIONS.COM

European Gift & Houseware

(800) 927-0277 | EUROPEANGIFT.COM

Franke Coffee Systems North America

(800) 367-0235 | US.COFFEE.FRANKE.COM

Gaia Coffee Roasters

(888) 991-0134 | GAIACOFFEE.COM

Gary Horn Grinding & Brewing Solutions

(919) 383-0761 | GHGBS.COWM

GrowlerWerks

(971) 266-1477 | GROWLERWERKS.COM

HeyCafé

HEYCAFE.COM/EN/DEALER-SEARCH-FORM

Holiday House Distributing

(800) 443-4318 | HHDONLINE.COM

HUGH Inc.

HUGHINC.COM

Integrity Tap & Faucets LLC

(440) 669-7248 | INTEGRITYTAP.COM

SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 11

Jason Enterprises Inc.

860 290 4864 | FAEMASOURCE.COM

JavaSuits

(714) 240-1314 | JAVASUITS.COM

Keg Outlet (888) 620-2739 | KEGOUTLET.COM

Made Simpli LLC

(310) 561-2658 | SIMPLIPRESS.COFFEE

Mahlkönig �� | MAHLKOENIG.DE/APPS/STORE-LOCATOR-2

Modern Process Equipment (MPE) (773) 254-3929 | MPECOFFEE.COM

New Ground Coffee Company (208) 999-1177 | SLOWRIVERCOFFEE.COM

NEWIDEAPACK packaging machine Ltd

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Newtech Beverage Systems Ltd. (800) 459-2882 | NEWTECHBEVERAGE.COM

Nitro Tapp (720) 515-9175 | NITROTAPP.COM

Orphan Espresso (208) 596-6193 | OEHANDGRINDERS.COM

Prima Coffee Equipment (888) 837-7892 | PRIMA-COFFEE.COM

Quality Espresso (800) 680-1054 | QUALITYESPRESSO.NET

Rebel Espresso Parts (916) 315-2535 | REBELPARTS.COM

Rocket Espresso SEE WEB | ROCKET-ESPRESSO.COM

Rocketpacks Getränke Rucksack Systeme BACKPACK-DRINK-DISPENSER.COM

Sanremo Coffee Machines USA inc. (201) 933-4100 | SANREMOMACHINES.COM

Shore Measuring Systems (765) 769-3000 | MOISTURETESTERS.COM

Specialty Beverage Solutions & SBS Food Service Equipment (888) 805-5528 | SBSOLUTIONS.CA

SteampunkCoffeeMachine

STEAMPUNKCOFFEEMACHINE.COM

Sunbridge Innovative Products Ltd. (250) 896-0556 | CERAMICFILTERS.WORDPRESS.COM

Technivorm-Moccamaster USA Inc

(855) 662-2200 | US.MOCCAMASTER.COM

Toddy LLC (970) 412-0521 | TODDYCAFE.COM

Vecinos Coffee & Equipment (765) 730-2935 | VECINOSCOFFEE.COM

Wega USA (336) 393-0224 | WEGAUSA.COM

Wilbur Curtis Company Inc. (800) 421-6150 | WILBURCURTIS.COM

xBloom �� | XBLOOM.COM

ZkotZ d.o.o. �� | GOAT-STORY.COM

Zojirushi America Corporation (800) 264-6270 | ZOJIRUSHI.COM

Zuccarini Importing Co. Ltd. (416) 537-3439 | ZUCCARINI.CA

{ EQUIPMENT - OTHER: Refrigeration, Ice Machines, Blenders

Carpigiani-USA

(800) 648-4389 | CARPIGIANI-USA.COM

Flexicon Corporation (610) 814-2400 | FLEXICON.COM

Follett LLC

(800) 523-9361 | FOLLETTICE.COM

FormPak Inc.

(800) 936-7672 | FORMPAKINC.COM

Gelgoog Machinery �� | GELGOOGM.COM

Kanawati Enterprises Llc

(866) 265-2659 | KEBEVERAGE.COM

Longer Machinery

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Munson Machinery Company, Inc.

(315) 797-0090 | MUNSONMACHINERY.COM

Nut Processing Machine

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Vita-Mix Corporation

(800) 437-4654 | VITAMIX.COM

{ FOOD and SNACKS: Confections, Baked Goods, Snacks, etc.

Bake Works Inc.

(360) 213-2001 | BAKEWORKSINC.COM

Blockhouse Coffee & Kitchen

(346) 278-5535 | BLOCKHOUSECOFFEE.CO

Blue Diamond Growers (916) 442-0771 | BLUEDIAMOND.COM

Bucks County Biscotti Company

(215) 527-5229 | BUCKSCOUNTYBISCOTTI.COM

Coffee Snacks / JavaUp

(413) 274-0000 | JAVAUP.COFFEE

Cometline Consultancy COMETLINECONSULTING.COM.AU

DiBella Baking Company

(951) 200-6650 | DIBELLAFAMIGLIA.COM

Edison Grainery

(707) 590-7010 | EDISONGRAINERY.COM

Jackson Brothers of the South L.L.C.

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Kaffeeklatsch

(206) 462-1059 | KAFFEEKLATSCHSEATTLE.COM

Kona Bar

(808) 927-1934 | KONABAR.COM

lake champlain chocolates

(802) 864-1808 |

LAKECHAMPLAINCHOCOLATES.COM

Lawrence's Delights

(770) 451-7774 | LAWRENCESDELIGHTS.COM

Naughty Biscotti

(877) 262-6422 | NAUGHTYBISCOTTI.COM

Out Of The Grey Coffeehouse Cafe

(814) 474-5683 |

OUTOFTHEGREYCOFFEEHOUSECAFE.COM

Silverland Bakery

(708) 488-0800 | SILVERLANDBAKERY.COM

simplyFUEL

(913) 269-1889 | HTTPS://SIMPLYFUEL.COM/

Sweet Sam's Baking Company

(718) 822-0599 | SWEETSAMS.COM

The GFB (616) 430-7585 | THEGFB.COM

Trailtopia

(507) 226-8238 | TRAILTOPIA.COM

Umpqua Oats (877) 303-8107 | UMPQUAOATS.COM

Victorian House Scones (877) 749-1943 | VICTORIANHOUSESCONES.COM

{ FUNCTIONAL FOOD and BEVERAGES: Supplements, Energy Bars and Drinks, etc.

Add A Scoop / Juice Bar Solutions Inc

(415) 382-6535 | ADDASCOOP.COM

SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 17,19

Blondie's Coffee out back (563) 349-6640 | BLONDIESDEWITT.COM

Frau Fowler (720) 316-1972 | FRAUFOWLER.COM

Koia

(952) 913-1543 | DRINKKOIA.COM

Protein Puck (509) 951-9566 | PROTEINPUCK.COM

Sparkling Botanicals (414) 747-4001 | SPARKLING-BOTANICALS.COM

{ GREEN COFFEE RELATED: Growers, Production Equipment, Exporters, Importers, Logistics, etc.

Agromachine Imp Exp Ltda �� | AGROMACHINE.COM.BR

Al-Ezzi Industries Co. Ltd.

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Ally Coffee

(864) 509-132 | ALLYCOFFEE.COM

Aloha Farms Hawaii

(808) 315-6319 | ALOHAFARMSHAWAII.COM

APF.ARCHWAY/ Benjamin Coffee Beans

(248) 425-3333 | BENJAMINCOFFEEBEANS.COM

Artisan Coffee Imports LLC

(734) 717-6278 | ARTISANCOFFEEIMPORTS.COM

Atlantic Specialty Coffee Inc.

(510) 780-1110 |

ATLANTICSPECIALTYCOFFEE.COM

Bodhi Leaf Coffee Traders

(714) 633-2326 | BODHILEAFTRADING.COM

Cafe Kreyol

(571) 719-7018 | CAFEKREYOL.COM

Cafe' Santa Fe' �� | CAFESANTAFE.COM.BR

CocoMiel (505) 690-5834 | COCOMIEL.ORG

Coffee Country Real Estate (202) 241 3184 | COFFEECOUNTRYREALESTATE.COM

Coffee Holding Company (800) 458-2233 | COFFEEHOLDING.COM

Coffee Resources Inc. (305) 448-1383 | COFFEE-RESOURCES.COM

Coffeebythebag (305) 407-2633 | COFFEEBYTHEBAG.COM

Continental Resources

CONTINENTAL.CO.KE

Costa Oro International (503) 661-5511 | COSTA-ORO.COM

Covoya Specialty Coffee �� | OLAMGROUP.COM

CSC Scientific Co (703) 876-4030 | CSCSCIENTIFIC.COM

Cuatro M Cafes �� | CUATROMCAFES.COM

Daterra Coffee �� | DATERRACOFFEE.COM.BR

Daye Bensa Coffee Export Plc �� | DAYEBENSACOFFEE.COM

Eteakol �� | ETEAKOL.COM

Exclusive Coffees S.A. �� | EXCLUSIVECOFFEECR.COM

FincaLab

(425) 825-9106 | FINCALAB.COM

General Manager Ethio Agri CEFT PLC �� | ETHIOAGRICEFT.COM

Genuine Origin

(646) 828-8585 | GENUINEORIGIN.COM

Gold Mountain Coffee Growers, LLC

(314) 503-5658 |

GOLDMOUNTAINCOFFEEGROWERS.COM

Hacienda Miramonte / Willows Coffee

(651) 348-9645 | HACIENDAMIRAMONTE.COM

Hartley Transportation LLC

(603) 228-9400 | HARTLEYTRANS.COM

Heavenly Hawaiian Farms

(808) 322-7720 | HEAVENLYHAWAIIAN.COM

iFInca

(888) 684-4220 | IFINCA.CO

InConexus

SEE WEB | INCONEXUS.COM

Intercontinental Coffee Trading Inc.

(619) 338-8335 | ICTCOFFEE.COM

J.C. Coffee Importers

(206) 861-6078 | JCCOFFEEIMPORTERS.COM

JA Coffee Inc

(514) 298-7587 | JACOFFEE.CA

Josuma Coffee Company

(650) 366-5453 | JOSUMA.COM

Keffa coffee LLC

(410) 878-2874 | KEFFACOFFEE.COM

Kona Star Farms LLC

(808) 324-1888 | KONASTAR.COM

La Minita Coffee

(802) 318-4133 | LAMINITA.COM

MauiGrown Coffee

(808) 870-6215 | MAUIGROWNGREENCOFFEE.COM

Nucoffee �� | NUCOFFEE.COM

Origin Specialty Coffee Srl �� | ORIGINSPECIALTY.COFFEE

Oro Molido S.A. (305) 215-4254 | CAFEOROMOLIDO.COM

Paradise Meadows dba Hawaiian Gold (808) 349-2194 | PARADISEMEADOWS.COM

Pergamino S.A. De C.V. �� | MALACARA.NET

PT. Bintang Tunggal Sejati

�� | BTSCOMMODITY.COM

Rift Valley Trading LLC (310) 356-6626 | RIFTVALLEYTRADING.COM

San Cristobal Coffee Importers (425) 825-9106 | SANCRISTOCAFE.COM

Sandalj Trading Company Spa �� | SANDALJ.COM

Showroom Coffee (347) 599-0053 | SHOWROOMCOFFEE.COM

Singing Rooster Haitian Coffee (608) 721-0622 | SINGINGROOSTER.ORG

Sucafina Specialty (646) 740-0815 | SUCAFINA.COM

Swiss Water Decaf (604) 785-8320 | SEAFORTHSCS.CA

The Coffee Source LLC (800) 473-3624 | COFFEE.CR/

Theta Ridge Coffee (574) 233-2436 | THETARIDGECOFFEE.COM

TK CO COFFEE & COMMODITIES (650) 766-6502 | TKCOFFEESOURCING.COM

Trade Your Coffee LLC

SEE WEB | TRADEYOUR.COFFEE

TranPak Inc. (800) 827-2474 | TRANPAK.COM

Tropiq �� | TROPIQ.NO

Unus Coffee Company Inc (323) 401-9999 | UNUSCOFFEE.COM

Walker Coffee Trading LP (713) 780-7050 | WALKERCOFFEE.COM

SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 15

Xeltron S.A. (254) 935-8766 | XELTRON.COM

Yunnan International Coffee Exchange (206) 510-2077 | CHINACOFFEEEXPO.COFFEE

{ NON-PROFITS, ASSOCIATIONS and TRADE SHOWS

African Fine Coffees Association �� | AFCA.COFFEE

Alliance for Coffee Excellence (503) 208-2872 | ALLIANCEFORCOFFEEEXCELLENCE.ORG

Cafe Femenino Foundation

(360) 576-5045 | CAFEFEMENINOFOUNDATION.ORG

Coffee Kids (646) 688-2774 | COFFEEKIDS.ORG

Colombian Coffee Growers Federation �� | FEDERACIONDECAFETEROS.ORG

Conference & Exhibition

Management Services Pte Ltd �� | CEMS.COM.SG

Corus International

(202) 888-6200 | CORUSINTERNATIONAL.ORG

euvend and coffeena 2020

(773) 326-9920 | EUVEND-COFFEENA.COM

First Option Recovery

(319) 332-7868 | FIRSTOPTIONRECOVERY.COM

Grounds for Health

(802) 876-7835 | GROUNDSFORHEALTH.ORG

SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 23

Humble Smile Foundation

(619) 850-3088 | HUMBLESMILE.ORG

Let's Talk Coffee

(503) 235-1119 | LETSTALKCOFFEE.ORG

National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA)

(312) 346-0370 | NAMANOW.ORG

Rainforest Alliance

(646) 452-1900 | RAINFOREST-ALLIANCE.ORG

Smithsonian Bird Friendly Certification

(202) 486-0405 | S.SI.EDU/BIRDFRIENDLY

Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center--Bird

Friendly Coffee

(202) 486-0405 | SI.EDU/SMBC

The Coffee Trust

(505) 690-5834 | THECOFFEETRUST.ORG

ViveCafeto �� | VIVECAFETO.ORG

{ OFFICE COFFEE and VENDING

Alliant Coffee Solutions / Wolfgang Puck Coffee

(800) 465-4240 | ALLIANTCOFFEE.COM

Apple Automatic Food Service

(763) 746-7766 | APPLEAUTOMATIC.COM

Bike And A Box

(505) 883-4831 | BIKEANDABOX.COM

Coffee Breezes Corp.

(786) 271-1790 | COFFEEBREEZES.COM

Jofemar USA

(305) 468-0302 | JOFEMARUSA.COM

Pavlic Vending & Modern Coffee

(262) 574-1600 | PAVLICVENDING.COM

Percasso Coffee & Bottled Water Service

(503) 460-3861 | PERCASSO.COM

Prestige Services

(518) 877-0742 | PRESTIGESERVICESINC.COM

The Java Butler (239) 850-1170 | JAVABUTLER.COM

Tomdra Inc

(520) 887-0155 | TOMDRA.COM

Vistar

(800) 880-9900 | VISTAR.COM

{ OFFICE SUPPLIES: Non-Coffee

Nashville Wraps LLC

(800) 547-9727 | NASHVILLEWRAPS.COM

Online Classes Assist

(551) 309-2713 | ONLINECLASSESASSIST.COM

{ PACKAGING EQUIPMENT and SUPPLIES: Bags, Films, Valves, Labels, etc.

Afinia Label

(952) 556-1600 | AFINIALABEL.COM

Aladdin Packaging (631) 273-4747 | ALADDINPACKAGING.COM

All-Fill Inc.

(610) 524-7350 | ALL-FILL.COM

Aripack (708) 287-1126 | ARIPACK.COM

Astrapouch (585) 259-9202 | ASTRAPOUCH.COM

BaggingGuys

(717) 764-6103 | BAGGINGGUYS.COM

Bedford Industries

(877) 233-3673 | BEDFORD.COM

Burris Computer Forms

(800) 982-3676 | PCFORMS.COM

C2 Imaging/ Identabrew

(253) 872-7200 | C2IMAGING.COM

Cama North America

(847) 607-8797 | CAMAGROUP.COM

Cankey Tech

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CCL Label Inc.

(716) 852-2155 | CCLLABEL.COM

CPS, Inc.

(317) 848-0000 | CPSINDY.COM

Eastsign Int'l Ltd

(214) 940-7888 | EASTSIGN.COM

Evigence Sensors

(551) 225-8566 | EVIGENCE.COM

Flair Flexible Packaging Corporation

(920) 574-3121 | FLAIRPACKAGING.COM

SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 3

Fres-co System USA Inc.

(215) 721-4600 | FRESCO.COM

SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 21

Gas Generation Solutions

(760) 505-1300 |

GASGENERATIONSOLUTIONS.COM

General Packaging Equipment Co.*

(713) 686-4331 | GENERALPACKAGING.COM

SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 11

Ginn Pack International

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GrainPro Inc.

(202) 921-6700 | GRAINPRO.COM

Herrmann Ultrasonics, Inc.

(630) 626-1626 |

HERRMANNULTRASONICS.COM

ICA USA

(206) 910-8854 | ICAUSA.US

IMA S.p.A.

�� | IMA.IT/EN

Java Jacket

(800) 208-4128 | JAVAJACKET.COM

SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 9

Labels Plus (800) 275-7587 | LABELSPLUS.COM

Labeltronix

(800) 429-4321 | LABELTRONIX.COM

LMI Packaging

(262) 947-3300 | LMIPACKAGING.COM

Masipack (321) 800-2530 | MASIPACK.COM

Matrix Packaging Machinery

(262) 268-8300 | MATRIXPM.COM

Met Speed Label

(215) 946-7200 | METSPEEDLABEL.COM

North Atlantic Specialty Bag (877) 827-5270 | NORTHATLANTICBAGS.COM

Pacific Pulp Molding

(619) 977-5617 | PACIFICPULP.COM

Pack Rite (800) 248-6868 | PACKRITE.COM

PBFY Flexible Packaging (877) 224-7496 | PBFY.COM

Plitek

(847) 827-6680 | PLITEK.COM

Primera Technology Inc.

(800) 797-2772 | PRIMERALABEL.COM

SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 18

ProAmpac (513) 671-1777 | PROAMPAC.COM/EN-US/ Pumpskins / Cole Graphic Solutions (253) 564-4600 | PUMPSKINS.COM

Rovema North America Inc. (404) 640-5310 | ROVEMA-NA.COM

Ska Fabricating (970) 403-8562 | SKAFABRICATING.COM

Smile Coffee Werks (203) 202-2087 | SBWERKS.COM

Soft Pack Co., Ltd.

�� | CORP.SOFTPACK.CO.KR

Taipak Flexible Packaging (604) 617-2746 | TAIPAKCONVERTING.COM

TC Transcontinental Packaging - Ultra Flex (203) 536-3968 | TC.TC/PACKAGING

TekPak Solutions

(416) 505-3839 | TEKPAKSOLUTIONS.COM

Terranova Papers SA

�� | TERRANOVAPAPERS.COM

Texpak Inc.

(800) 645-3416 | TEXPAK.COM

SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 24

Waddington North America (888) 962-2877 | NOVOLEX.COM

Wipf AG (503) 892-8714 | WICOVALVE.COM

{ POS, TECHNOLOGY, and TOOLS: POS, Computers, Loyalty and Gift Card Systems, Software, Apps, etc.

1953 (617) 633-8483 | TIVE.CO

365 Retail Markets (888) 365-7382 | 365RETAILMARKETS.COM

Aucxis E-Trade Systems �� | AUCXIS.COM/EN/E-TRADE

Auphan Software (253) 468-4980 | AUPHANDINING.COM

Casio America Inc.

(973) 361-5400 | CASIO4BUSINESS.COM

Coffee Shop Manager (817) 750-3947 | COFFEESHOPMANAGER.COM

Craver App (800) 688-1916 | CRAVERAPP.COM

eCard Systems Inc. (866) 776-7409 | ECARDSYSTEMS.COM

Homebase Team Management (415) 951-3830 | JOINHOMEBASE.COM

Hoursmap (650) 204-8001 | HOURSMAP.COM

Joe - Mobile Order Ahead (206) 531-3212 | JOE.COFFEE

Odeko

(888) 888-8888 | WWW.ODEKO.COM

PerfectCube (913) 712-0123 | PERFECTCUBE.CO

Preferred Market Solutions LLC. (800) 531-1108 | PREFERREDPATRON.COM

Prism Visual Software Inc.

(516) 944-5920 | PRISMVS.COM

Rusty Rae Productions

(206) 669-2400 | PHOTOBYRUSTYRAE.COM

SelbySoft Inc.

(800) 454-4434 | SELBYSOFT.COM

Tech 2 Success

(347) 409-5392 | TECH2SUCCESS.COM

Upmetrics

�� | UPMETRICS.CO

VendSys

(512) 786-5510 | VENDSYS.COM

{ PRIVATE LABEL SERVICES

Black Medicine

(510) 636-1350 | BLACKMEDICINE.COM

GOODWEST INDUSTRIES LLC

(800) 948-1922 | GOODWEST.COM

Joe's Garage Coffee

(206) 466-5579 | JOESGARAGECOFFEE.COM

Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee

(800) 638-1884 | MOTHER-PARKERS.COM

{ PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Banking, Financial, Merchant Services, Legal, Insurance, Consultants, etc.

Cafe Show Seoul

�� | CAFESHOW.COM

Caffrios (425) 971-8743 | COLDBREWCONSULTING.COM

Christie & Co

(805) 969-3744 | CHRISTIEAND.CO

Coffea Consulting

(808) 223-0982 | COFFEACONSULTING.COM

Coffee Enterprises

(802) 864-5760 | COFFEEENTERPRISES.COM

Coffee Nexus Ltd �� | COFFEENEXUS.CO.UK

Coffee Strategies

(808) 445-9670 | COFFEESTRATEGIES.COM

Cold Brew Consulting (360) 524-2003 | CAFFRIOS.COM

Creative Business Finance

(720) 496-6353 | APPLY4FINANCING.COM

Dan Cox & Associates

(802) 799-2235 | HANDLINGHOTBEVERAGES.COM

David Fockler and Assoc Inc

(831) 649-6666 | FOCKLER.COM

Deb Mazzaferro Coaching & Consulting

(727) 258-8015 | COACHMAZ.COM

E&C Consulting / Coffee Drive-Thru Plans

(541) 408-8626 | COFFEEDRIVETHRUPLANS.COM

Fanos Ethiopia Tours

SEE WEB | FANOSETHIOPIATOURS.COM

First Hill Partners LLC

(206) 947-0801 | FIRSTHILLPARTNERS.COM

GEICO

(800) 207-7847 | GEICO.COM

Growth Financial Partners

(515) 223-4600 | GROWTHFP.COM

Hire-Payroll (909) 563-8815 | WWW.HIRE-PAYROLL.COM

IoTen Coffee (617) 500 8595 | WWW.IOTEN.CO

Isett Advisory Group

(206) 947-0801 | ISETTADVISORY.COM

Liquor License Professionals (321) 274-7104 |

LIQUORLICENSEPROFESSIONAL.COM

Machine Marketing

(818) 761-1376 | MACHINE-MARKETING.COM

SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 18

Mark Pendergrast (802) 310-9246 | MARKPENDERGRAST.COM

Pac Coffee Consultants Ltd. (206) 310-6865 | SEEEMAIL.COM

Premium Quality Consulting (224) 600-3264 | PQC.COFFEE

Rabin Worldwide (415) 522-5700 | RABIN.COM

Red Letter Creative (610) 704-1051 | REDLETTERCREATIVE.CO

ROOT CAPITAL (617) 299-2435 | ROOTCAPITAL.ORG

SmithAmundsen (312) 894-3266 | SALAWUS.COM/

SOS Business Development Marketing (760) 636-4559 |

SOSBUSINESSDEVELOPMENT.COM

Specialty Coffee Finance (303) 800-1059 | SPECIALTYCOFFEEFINANCE.COM

Strategic Directions Associates Inc. (212) 288-5584 | STRATDIR.COM

Taylor Gentles Group Inc (813) 720-6859 | TAYLORGENTLES.COM

The Lease Coach (800) 738-9202 | THELEASECOACH.COM

The Profit Experts

(214) 383-0500 | PROFIT-EXPERTS.COM

TheChocolateLife

(914) 671-0174 | THECHOCOLATELIFE.COM

Union Credit Corporation

(714) 485-0039 | UNIONCREDITCORP.COM

Welke Customs Brokers USA Inc.

(716) 995-2900 | WELKE.COM

WonderWild (402) 202-6246 | WONDERWILD.CO

{ RETAIL MERCHANDISE FOR SALE: Travel Mugs, Tshirts, Hats, Gifts, etc.

Bagmasters

(800) 843-2247 | BAGMASTERS.COM

Baskets-n-Bags

(575) 649-6642 | BASKETS-N-BAGS.ORG

Coffee Art

(218) 348-7955 | COFFEEART.COM

Coffeenies

(647) 200-5497 | COFFEENIES.COM

Created Co.

(714) 869-7416 | CREATED.CO

EcoVessel

(800) 969-2962 | ECOVESSEL.COM

Grey Fox Pottery (612) 767-7407 | GREYFOXPOTTERY.COM

HIGHWAVE

(805) 981-1773 | HIGHWAVE.COM

InterGreet.com Wholesale Greeting Cards

(714) 956-8706 | INTERGREET.COM

JOCO Cups �� | JOCOCUPS.COM

KoffieStraw

(609) 970-5300 | KOFFIESTRAW.COM

RetailMugs.com

(970) 222-9959 | RETAILMUGS.COM

Tiger Corporation U.S.A.

(310) 787-1985 | TIGER-CORPORATION-US.COM

Tightpac America Inc.

(888) 428-4448 | TIGHTVAC.COM

Total Marketing

(714) 809-3495 | TOTALMARKETING.BIZ

Turkish Coffee World

(949) 419-6207 | TURKISHCOFFEEWORLD.COM

Urban Dwellers Coffee

(417) 501-6346 | URBANDWELLERSCOFFEE.COM

{

ROASTING EQUIPMENT

and SUPPLIES: Roasters, Analysis, Conveying, Grinding, Inventory, etc

Agtron Inc.

(775) 850-4600 | AGTRONINC.COM

Artisan Coffee Group LTD

(800) 683-2876 | CSSSI.COM

Bühler Inc

(763) 847-9900 | BUHLERGROUP.COM

Burns

(847) 415-5293 | JABEZBURNS.COM

Cablevey Conveyors

(641) 673-8451 | CABLEVEY.COM

Chinook Coffee Roasting Systems

| CHINOOK.COFFEE

CoffeeTec Roastery Development

(800) 999-1600 | COFFEETEC.COM

ColorTrack

(408) 550-2860 | COLOR-TRACK.COM

Cropster Inc.

(916) 550-1682 | CROPSTER.COM

Diedrich Roasters LLC

(844) 343-3742 | DIEDRICHROASTERS.COM

Fresh Cup Roastery Cafe

(250) 888-2525 | ROASTAIRE.CA

Hive Roaster

(707) 791-4260 | HIVEROASTER.COM

IKAWA Ltd

SEE WEB | IKAWACOFFEE.COM

IMS-RITTER GmbH

SEE WEB | IMS-RITTER.COM

John Larkin and Co. Inc.

(973) 627-7779 | JOHNLARKINANDCOMPANY.COM

Lekkerbakje.nl

SEE WEB | LEKKERBAKJE.NL

Modern Process Equipment

(773) 254-3929 | MPECHICAGO.COM

Perfect Pod

(888) 735-3621 | PERFECTPOD.COM

Probat Inc.

(847) 415-5293 | PROBATUSA.COM

Roaster Dynamics LLC

(847) 370-8231 | ROASTERDYNAMICS.COM

Sonofresco LLC

(360) 757-2800 | SONOFRESCO.COM

Texpak Inc | Scolari Engineering

(856) 988-5533 | SCOLARIENG.COM

SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 24

US Roaster Corp

(405) 232-1223 | USROASTERCORP.COM

VortX KleanAir Systems Inc.

(800) 854-4816 | VORTXKLEANAIR.COM

{ RTD PRODUCTS: Bottled Water and beverages (other than tea and functional)

Elev8 Hemp, LLC

(386) 212-6622 | ELEV8HEMP.COM

FlashBrew.Coffee

(314) 399-4945 | FLASHBREW.COFFEE

H2OPSSparkling Hop Water

(714) 823-3010 | H2OPS.COM

Kohana Coffee

(512) 904-1174 | KOHANACOFFEE.COM

{ SINGLE SERVE TECHNOLOGY and TOOLS: Pods, K-cups, Equipment

ABCD, Inc (Automatic Brewers and Coffee Devices, Inc.)

(610) 828-6000 | ABCDUSA.COM

Bodecker Brewed Inc

(877) 293-3330 | BODECKERBREWED.COM

Club Coffee L.P.

(800) 387-4367 | CLUBCOFFEE.COM

Courtesy Brands

(314) 592-5175 | CAFEVALET.COM

GPI Solution LLC

(954) 389-1959 | GPISOLUTION.COM/

Grupo Phoenix (954) 806-9593 | GRUPOPHOENIX.COM

IFill Systems

(360) 547-7737 | IFILLSYSTEMS.COM

NatureWorks

(952) 562-3400 | NATUREWORKSLLC.COM

NuZee Inc DBA Coffee Blenders

(760) 216-6402 | POUROVERCOPACKING.COM

Pod Pack International LLC

(225) 752-1160 | PODPACK.COM

Single Cup Accessories Inc

(503) 803-8201 | SINGLECUPACCESSORIES.COM

SolaBev (303) 755-1100 | SOLABEV.COM

UPAC2 INC. (612) 518-2240 | UPAC2.COM

{ SYRUPS AND FLAVORINGS

1883 MAISON ROUTIN USA

(800) 367-1883 | 1883.COM

Barista 22 (253) 278-0454 | BARISTA22.COM

Costellini's (877) 889-1866 | COSTELLINIS.COM

SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 17

Flavor & Fragrance Specialties, Inc.

(201) 825-2025 | FFS.COM

Flavor Dynamics Inc.

(908) 822-8855 | FLAVORDYNAMICS.COM

Harvey's Butter Rum Batter LLC

(360) 373-6460 | HARVEYSBRB.COM

Holy Kakow (503) 484-8316 | HOLYKAKOW.COM

Joe's Organic Syrup

(503) 730-1415 | JOESSYRUP.COM

Monin Gourmet Flavorings

(727) 461-3033 | MONIN.COM

Simple Goodness Sisters

(253) 377-9125 | SIMPLEGOODNESSSISTERS.COM

Skinny Mixes LLC

(727) 826-0306 | SKINNYMIXES.COM

{ TEA AND TEA RELATED

Bromley Tea

(800) 221-0865 | BROMLEYTEA.COM

California Tea & Herbal

(951) 506-1433 | CALTEAS.COM

Capital Teas

(410) 280-8327 | CAPITALTEAS.COM

Davidson's Organic Teas

(800) 882-5888 | DAVIDSONSTEA.COM

Empire Tea Services

(812) 375-1937 | EMPIRETEA.COM

Firsd Tea North America

(301) 343-4049 | FIRSDTEA.COM

Flying Bird Botanicals

(360) 366-8013 | FLYINGBIRDBOTANICALS.COM

Harney & Sons Fine Teas

(800) 832-8463 | HARNEY.COM

Hula Consulting

(561) 600-7025 | HULACONSULTING.COM

Kinglet Tea

(503) 249-1139 | KINGLETTEA.COM

Nuwati Herbals, Inc

(314) 962-5229 | NUWATIHERBALS.COM

Piper & Leaf (256) 698-9209 | PIPERANDLEAF.COM

Pirates Matcha Chai Latte

(310) 828-5428 | PIRATESCHAI.COM

Prana Chai

(914) 433-0301 | US.PRANACHAI.COM

Rishi Tea & Botanicals

(414) 429-7251 | RISHI-TEA.COM

SerendipiTea

(888) 832-5433 | SERENDIPITEA.COM

Simpson & Vail Inc

(800) 282-8327 | SVTEA.COM

SPORTea(R) The Ultimate Daily Beverage!(R)

(303) 694-6965 | SPORTEA.COM

Tea Globally

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Tea Journey (204) 230-7125 | TEAJOURNEY.PUB

Teas Etc

(561) 683-6838 | TEASETC.COM

The Coffee Cherry Co.

(312) 952-9100 | COFFEECHERRYCO.COM

The Tea Smith L.L.C.

(402) 330-7070 | THETEASMITH.COM

Tipu's Chai

(406) 883-4500 | TIPUSCHAI.COM

Van Cha

(604) 563-6288 | VANCHA.CA

Wissotzky Tea

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{ TRAINING RESOURCES: Operations, Food Safety, Barista Schools, etc.

Academy of Coffee Excellence

(757) 565-1400 | WCOFFEE.COM

Boot Coffee Campus (888) 814-4347 | BOOTCOFFEE.COM

Canadian Barista and Coffee Academy (437) 889-9457 |

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Canadian Barista Institute (416) 844-9913 |

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CoffeeChemistry.com (626) 872-4563 | COFFEECHEMISTRY.COM

CoffeeTalk

(206) 686-7378 | COFFEETALK.COM

E&C Consulting

(541) 408-8626 | COFFEEBIZCONSULTANT.COM

ESPRESSO Cafe Newspaper

(619) 233-7242 | THEESPRESSO.COM

Eugene Barista School

(541) 954-5345 | EUGENEBARISTASCHOOL.COM

Evolving Success

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International Coffee Consulting

(818) 347-1378 | INTLCOFFEECONSULTING.COM

Masters of Coffee

(310) 467-5582 | MASTERSOFCOFFEE.ORG

Roast Magazine

(503) 282-2399 | ROASTMAGAZINE.COM

Tea Trade Mart

(360) 433-9454 | JENNIFERPETERSEN.COM

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The Search For The Perfect Cup

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WholeCup Coffee Consulting LLC

(303) 472-9577 | WHOLECUPCOFFEE.COM

Yelli (323) 248-1345 | YELLIAPP.COM

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Omnipure Filter Co. (800) 398-0833 | OMNIPURE.COM

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Vertex Water Products (800) 626-2100 | VERTEXWATER.COM

WaterChef (800) 879-8909 | WATERCHEF.COM

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TOP TWO BARISTA SKILLS TO CARRY

Barista was my entryway into the coffee world, and I worked at it for years. It is one of the most fantastic jobs in the world because you get to interact with hundreds of people daily and positively impact their lives. The repetitive nature of drink-making also appealed to my desire to work at something with steady improvement over time; I found it to be a zen practice in pursuing perfection. Making coffee is an easy part of the job and can be mastered through daily practice. However, the barista craft's more challenging and valuable aspect is your social and societal role.

The need for new and improved barista tools is dwindling as most improvements have already been made. Any effort in the innovation of barista tools will be focused on automation. Thus, the top two things a barista should focus on to improve their craft and secure their position in coffee service's future are sensory skills and solidifying their opinion. These may sound like esoteric must-haves, so allow me to explain.

All money and tech innovation are geared toward renovation and the exclusion of the human element; therefore, it is essential to improve the skills only a human can possess.

Many baristas can create latte art, pull a decent shot and take your money; however, very few can dial in a coffee according to flavor and genuinely understand the difference a couple of seconds can make in an extraction. Even fewer baristas have enough understanding of the regional flavor characteristics of a single origin to have a point of view on how best to highlight the natural attributes of a given coffee. This skill can separate a good reliable barista from a stand-out barista who draws a crowd during their shifts. Taking these skills further and creating drink combinations and pairings adds more value to the customer experience. This brings me to my next point.

Having an opinion and a strong point of view as a barista is incredibly beneficial. The ability to interact with a customer and suggest a coffee or food pairing is crucial. Amazon can make recommendations based on past purchase history; however, a barista makes suggestions based on personal taste and experience, which is always more valuable. Humans buy from

other humans, and they like the idea of taking an adventure based on a suggestion from someone they trust. So, make sure you taste all the food in your cafe so you can speak about it. Also, take the time to taste every coffee you brew daily to ensure it is brewed properly and you know best how to pair it. With these two skills, you will keep your position despite the rise in automation.

Barista has become more of a cultural position of importance, the same way a barkeep in Britain or a priest or rabbi is in many communities. If Mr Rogers made television for adults, he would have visited his local cafe and chatted up the barista more than he would spend time gabbing with the mailman. We are the people in your neighborhood.

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ROOM TO GROW

{ Time to Double Down }

JAKE LEONTI

C{offee shops have been marked as a growth market and excellent investment opportunity since the nineties. In the early two-thousands, SCA estimated there would be 15,000 coffee shops by 2006, followed by an estimate of 50,000 coffee shops by 2010.

Last year Allegra put out a report stating that the US coffee shop market was at 38,000 shops, so we're not quite there yet. The fact remains that this is a growing market, and there is much space left to grow. So much focus was put on the larger populated cities like New York and Los Angeles over the last decade that a fair amount of the country was still being overlooked. Now that we are in a post-pandemic world and the nation's populations have shifted to various markets, the opportunity for building coffee shops in alternative cities has spiked tremendously. There has been a concerted effort to put a flag in the ground in Texas, where two of the country's top ten most populated cities reside.

Let's look at some stats to illustrate the seismic shift in population.

According to the US Census, the fastest-growing cities and towns in the US include Georgetown, Texas, with a population increase of 10.5%, followed by Leander, Texas, with a growth of 10.1%. The most significant impact of this migration has been people leaving large cities like New York (which lost 305,465 people between 2020 and 2022), Los Angles (down 40,537) and Chicago (down 45,175) and migrating to the south and southwest. Places like Fort Lauderdale, Florida (up 7,568), Phoenix, Arizona

(up 13,244) and Fort Worth, Texas (up 12,916 since 2020). These stats represent a tremendous redistribution of people around the country.

We have witnessed a geographical shift in our population and a career shift in the aftermath of the pandemic. The "great resignation" has also created a new set of players in the game. So many individuals that once worked in tech, law or medical fields are finding themselves dissatisfied and pursuing their daydreams of opening a cafe or coffee shop. As I visited the country last year and spoke at multiple trade shows for Coffee Fest and New York Coffee Festival, I witnessed a new phenomenon. More and more entrepreneurs are eager to enter the coffee industry through the brick-andmortar retail gate. At first, I found this surprising directly after the pandemic, given that brick-and-mortar was the hardest hit, and everyone expected a pure shift to online and automation. Instead, people are doubling down on the human experience, and coffee shops are on the rise in every part of the country with various concepts and approaches to businesses.

In a time of financial uncertainty where large stable companies are buckling, it is hard to put your faith in these institutions, and it has caused people to rethink their approach to life and regain control. Being your own boss has long been a romantic vision that has allured droves to the restaurant and coffee business. This fact that many of these newcomers have yet to gain experience in coffee or food and beverage, combined with this employment shift, creates a clear opportunity for franchisors.

One of the critical advantages of franchising a business is that they provide the operational structure of the business, the systems to run the business and the products and distribution pipelines to supply the company. So many of these franchises are turnkey operations that provide so many solutions and education to be successful that it can be highly enticing to someone looking to learn as they build.

Ziggi's Coffee in Colorado has been around since 2004 and started franchising in 2017. They currently have 65 locations nationwide and just signed their 200-franchise agreement. The last two years have been a boom for Ziggi's.

"We just took off. We sold 70 franchise agreements in 2021, and our sales were up 80%" - Brandon Knudsen. CEO Ziggi's Coffee.

"The past year underscores the extraordinary opportunities that the franchise industry presents for entrepreneurs of all levels," says Entrepreneur editor-in-chief Jason Feifer

Another stunning example comes from Hawaii with the charming Bad Ass Coffee. In August of 2022, QSR Magazine reported that Bad Ass saw Franchise sales growth of 79% from 2019 which was a 66% increase from 2021. Bad Ass is a minor franchise that did not have a significant presence on the mainland until recently. However, in 2022 they opened 14 locations and sold 79 additional units. This is an unprecedented time for franchise growth.

Bigby's in Lansing, Michigan, has been franchising since 1994 and had 243 locations in 2020. It took twenty-five years to get to 243. In November of 2022, Bigby reported to 1851 Franchise that they have 316 open locations with 153 in development. That means they have almost doubled their business in two years from what took twenty-five years to build. This clearly illustrates the setting that the pandemic created for this accelerated growth to occur in the franchise world.

So far, we have only been looking at what is happening on the franchise side of coffee shop growth in the US. There is still a slew of entrepreneurs looking to open shops and bring their individual voices to their spaces.

The advantage of the franchise is the built-in systems and the existing marketing engine. They take away a lot of the guesswork and make that side easier. However, you still need to come

up with the money. Franchising can be expensive with upfront buy-in fees (ranging between $25,000-65,000), royalties and ongoing licensing fees (expect between 5%-10%) that will eat into your profits. In addition, there are often additional marketing fees depending on where you are opening. Other requirements include having $200,000 in liquid capital and usually a net worth of at least $350,000.

It is investing heavily, and having the support of a successful franchise company does not guarantee success. The survival rate of a franchise in the US has been long disputed, so it is difficult to get accurate data; however, a report by NBC shared several statistics that pointed to franchises having a 63% success rate at the five-year mark, making the failure rate 37%. This statistic may not be completely accurate; however, it is more favorable than the average 'ground-up' coffee shop with a 50% failure rate.

We got this one in the bag.

The population redistribution and employment evolution have created a unique and tremendous opportunity for entrepreneurs to start new coffee shops across the country. The question is, how will this impact the landscape of America? How will this historical moment shape the food and beverage and unique character of the individual towns and states? Will they all look alike and offer the same cookie-cutter menu with the ubiquitous avocado toast, flat white and cold brew? There may be another option. The country may be littered with individual owner-operators that saturate the landscape with idiosyncratic spaces and unique menus that give you a sense of place and add rich texture and character to the towns and cities where they reside. There is an opportunity to create something new, different, wonky, and wonderful for those willing to take the chance to strike out on their own.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

DAVID KRAMER JOINS TEXPAK INC./SCOLARI ENGINEERING

Texpak Inc. is proud to announce the addition of a new salesperson, David Kramer, to its coffee equipment sales team. David Kramer brings over 30 years of sales experience and 13 years experience in Coffee processing equipment sales. He also brings a passion for coffee and will help with Texpak Inc./Scolari Engineering’s drive to provide the best coffee manufacturing system in North America. { scolarieng.com }

WE'LL SEE YOU AT SCA!

Though Covid put a stop to CoffeeTalk's attendance at many events for a time, finally the time has come to rejoin the coffee community in person, and we can’t wait to be face-to-face again at this year's SCA in Portland. If you'd like to set up a time to see Kerri at the SCA, email or text at (206) 795-4471. See you soon!

{ kerri@ coffeetalk.com }

BUILD YOUR COFFEE SHOP ONLINE

F+B Therapy - coffee consulting company established in 2012 is launching a new product in March. Cafe Guru is an online e-learning platform that teaches anyone how to conceive, build and operate a coffee shop. Over twelve hours of video, workbooks and weekly live coaching meetings guide you along the path to creating your dream cafe at a fraction of traditional consulting rates. "It's like receiving all of the know-how and systems of a franchise without the hefty fees and lack of creative control," says Jake Leonti, CEO of F+B Therapy and creator of Cafe Guru. { cafe-guru.com }

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