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	<title>coffee business strategies</title>
	
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	<description>andrew hetzel on better coffee, better business</description>
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		<title>Its a Grind / Gloria Jeans Deal in the Works?</title>
		<link>http://www.coffeestrategies.com/2009/07/02/its-a-grind-gloria-jeans-deal-in-the-works</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Hetzel</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.coffeestrategies.com/?p=798</guid>
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I&#8217;ll admit to being a little nerdy, but it&#8217;s not always without purpose; for example, I may be one of the few people in the coffee industry that routines reads reports from my server logs.  I find it to be an interesting way to learn about new trends or news stories posted on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Success brews in Waterbury</title>
		<link>http://www.coffeestrategies.com/2009/06/27/success-brews-in-waterbury</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Hetzel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[green mountain coffee roasters]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.coffeestrategies.com/?p=795</guid>
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Vermont&#8217;s Rutland Herald looks at the stellar success of local specialty coffee giant Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and their transformation from small town coffee shop to Wall Street darling.  
My comments help to give a little perspective on how GMCR was able to capitalize on the best opportunities in the industry:
By infiltrating office, restaurant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Barista Championship Events at the 2009 SCAE Conference in Cologne, Germany</title>
		<link>http://www.coffeestrategies.com/2009/06/24/world-barista-championship-events-at-the-2009-scae-conference-in-cologne-germany</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Hetzel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOGNE, GERMANY (June 23, 2009) – Attendees of the 2009 SCAE Wonderful World of Coffee conference and Coffeena International Coffee Fair beginning this week are invited to attend 3 events hosted by the World Barista Championship.
On Friday, June 26, 2009 World Barista Champion Gwilym Davies will host an autograph signing session from 10:00 AM to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hawaii’s Coffee Cornucopia</title>
		<link>http://www.coffeestrategies.com/2009/06/24/hawaiis-coffee-cornucopia</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Hetzel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hawaii coffee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[honolulu star bulletin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kona coffee]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.coffeestrategies.com/?p=789</guid>
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Friend and colleague Dr. Shawn Steiman, PhD serves up an insightful overview of Hawaii&#8217;s coffees and makes a few recipe suggestions for cooking with coffee in today&#8217;s Honolulu Star Bulletin newspaper.
From the Honolulu Star Bulletin:
Coffee has become big business in Hawaii. Eleven regions on five islands house some 830 farms statewide. This is great for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New “First” Starbucks in Pike’s Place Market</title>
		<link>http://www.coffeestrategies.com/2009/06/21/new-first-starbucks-in-pikes-place-market</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Hetzel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Weird but True]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[coffee hero]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deception]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.coffeestrategies.com/?p=786</guid>
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Reporting from Seattle, Michael Allen Smith of Coffee Hero reports on one new Starbucks location that opened recently in Seattle&#8217;s Pike Place Market, despite the closing trend.  
What do I see when I pass the NEW Starbucks location?  The same behavior I see in front of the original Starbucks.  Tourists are having [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early Landing, Late Arrival</title>
		<link>http://www.coffeestrategies.com/2009/06/15/early-landing-late-arrival</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Hetzel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Venting Steam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airline delays]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expectations]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.coffeestrategies.com/?p=782</guid>
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I was quoted in an article for MSNBC Travel today on a topic that I unfortunately also have some experience (other than coffee): airline delays.  The article looks at the airline industry&#8217;s attempt to grade itself on a curve by adjusting travel times to show better on-time arrival percentages despite longer and more frequent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Am Espresso (And So Can You!)</title>
		<link>http://www.coffeestrategies.com/2009/06/13/i-am-espresso-and-so-can-you</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Hetzel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coffee fest]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[land grab]]></category>
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I&#8217;m excited to have emerged victorious from Friday&#8217;s Facebook Username Land Grab with a pretty good one: Espresso.  That&#8217;s right, for the convenience of friends, fans and search bots alike, you may now reach me on Facebook at http://facebook.com/espresso.
I am thankful to have been aided by a few strategic advantages, first: the Hawaii Standard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merdeka Coffee Opens New Roastery</title>
		<link>http://www.coffeestrategies.com/2009/06/08/merdeka-coffee-opens-new-roastery</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Hetzel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coffee Roasting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[brand experience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand image]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.coffeestrategies.com/?p=772</guid>
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Our friends at Merdeka Coffee in Indonesia announced today that they have opened a roasting facility in Auckland and will soon follow with two retail cafes.  
I applaud Alun and company for their good work and insight, as extending a company brand name into the retail market is a critical step for coffee producers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kaapi Royale Coffee Donates Coffee to Grounds For Health Charity Auction</title>
		<link>http://www.coffeestrategies.com/2009/05/26/kaapi-royale-coffee-donates-coffee-to-grounds-for-health-charity-auction</link>
		<comments>http://www.coffeestrategies.com/2009/05/26/kaapi-royale-coffee-donates-coffee-to-grounds-for-health-charity-auction#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 16:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Hetzel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[auction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Coffee Review]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.coffeestrategies.com/?p=769</guid>
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May 26, 2009 (Waterbury, VT) – Kaapi Royale Coffee of India has donated two prime specialty coffee lots to support the Grounds For Health online charity auction that will be held on June 2nd.
By participating in the event, Kaapi Royale joins leading producers, coops, importers and exporters including Royal Coffee, Hacienda Esmeralda and Elan Organic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turabo story picked up by Pacific Business News</title>
		<link>http://www.coffeestrategies.com/2009/05/15/turabo-story-picked-up-by-pacific-business-news</link>
		<comments>http://www.coffeestrategies.com/2009/05/15/turabo-story-picked-up-by-pacific-business-news#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 18:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Hetzel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Start a Coffee Shop]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[romania]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pacific Business News in Honolulu picked up on my story about the Turabo Cafe roasting plant development contract that was announced earlier this week.  PBN is one of 60 regional publications from the American City Business Journals company.
It&#8217;s a nice article, and great to get the word out to the local business community [...]]]></description>
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