Instant Convenience, Mermaids, Good Enough? by Mike Ferguson Posted February 20, 2009, 3:00am, Rated: 8.2 Starbucks introduces an instant coffee, hoping to bolster lagging fortunes and sagging market shares. Is history in coffee development bound to repeat itself? Mike Ferguson presents some history and viewpoints. Read more...
What's Wrong with the WBC by Instaurator Posted June 16, 2008, 3:00am, Rated: 7.1 A former Executive Director of the World Barista Champiionship speaks out about problems with the WBC and how it is organized and run and offers some discussion on possible solutions. Read more...
The Cup of Excellence and the NCA by Susie Spindler Posted August 18, 2006, 3:00am, Rated: 8.5 Susie Spindler, the Executive Director of ACE, the overseeing body for Cup of Excellence, speaks out about the recent ACE / NCA Alliance, and gives some history about the CoE and how it started. Read more...
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USBC Perspectives 2009 by Sammy Piccolo Posted March 20, 2009, 3:00am, Rated: 7.9 Sammy Piccolo, Canada's four time national Barista Champion and entrant into the 2009 WBC, heads to Portland to attend the 2009 US Barista Championship. Read more...
Professionally Speaking Column Archives
Column Description With each new Professionally Speaking feature article, you'll read the words of a professional in the coffee industry, addressing issues that matter most to other industry members. Topics will include commercial roasting, green bean buying, staffing and managing a cafe, and anything else related to the business of doing coffee.