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Wallenford recently won the bid to supply global coffee chain Starbucks with single estate Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee in Japan stores for 2015.
It means that Starbucks will sell Wallenford single estate coffee exclusively in Japan.
Concurrently, Jamaicamocha understands that jamaica coffee from Amber Estate will continue to be sold in USA.
It’s Great news for Wallenford which last sold coffee to Starbucks about five years ago.
What an awesome photo of the bird. It tells everything
In pale gold leaf-fall losing shape and edge
I walk each morning in some woodland near my home and especially savour in this late autumn, early winter season, the damp carpet of fallen leaves, now decaying and forming rich mulch that will feed the soil for future growth. Even in their decay, losing edge and shape, melding and blending together there is in this carpet of leaves, a kind of grace and beauty. The other morning though, these meditations were interrupted by a sudden intrusion. There amongst the gold and mottled leaf mould, like some harsh alien excrescence, was a discarded plastic bag. It was totally out of place and told its own tale of indifference and carelessness; not just the carelessness of the person that dropped it, but the carelessness of the culture that produced it. The trees shed their leaves, and in that fall and letting go achieve…
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The price of Jamaica Blue Mountain (JBM) coffee jumped 40 per cent in real terms in a year based which worries Marley Coffee.
Coffee remains scarce based on a confluence of factors now led by summer drought which killed beans.
“We are committed to ensuring our supply chain and providing our customers JBM. We are diligently working to secure more JBM as the market we created for it continues to expand. There still is a high demand for JBM in North America, but limited supply and rising costs may hurt sales,” stated Marley Coffee to its investors this month in filings to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
The sale of JBM beans largely gives the brand prestige, as the majority of Marley Coffee sales are from cheaper coffee growing regions outside of Jamaica.The company bought US$290,000 worth of JBM over nine-months ending October or two-thirds less than a year ago, financials state.
“We are currently working to address the supply issues and while we believe we will be in a far better position in Fiscal 2015 with respect to JBM availability,” noted the company.
Over nine-months the company recorded a US$7.8 million net loss from US$6.7 million in coffee sales or three times higher losses than a year earlier. Part of the losses are the result of payments to executives at Marley Coffee which surpassed US$1 million over three-months.
Marley Coffee based in Denver, USA, recently gained distribution in over 5,000 stores in North America, with plans to enter 10,000 stores.
Coffee Roasters Jamaica (CRJ) led by the Fletcher family started selling its own single-serve k-cup Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee pods in December.
Its aimed at targeting the fastest-growing segment of the US coffee market. Mark Fletcher, chief executive officer, hopes that the k-cups will grow overall revenues at the company already benefiting from a one-third rise in exports year on year. The company has already sold about 100 k-cup cases in the US.
Few local companies sell their own branded single-cup brewed coffee. Its due in part to the focus on selling green beans to Japan and the industry’s sporadic sales to US which heavily demands k-cups.
CRJ and sister company Country Traders Ltd recently got a renewal inspection for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP).
100 yen coffee is an key market for vending machines
(Reuters) – Japan’s convenience store operators are jostling for eminence in a famously cut-throat industry, and one product has come up trumps for the market’s top players – coffee.
Millions and millions of cups of it.
Inspired by a popular 100 yen ($0.93) blend launched by McDonald’s in 2008, Seven-Eleven touched off a boom in convenience store coffee last year, lifting Japan’s long-stagnant coffee market and rankling rival businesses.
Late last month, Lawson became the latest convenience store chain to offer 100 yen coffee, a move that its president says has already buoyed sales.
Coffee, more than anything else, attracts both new and repeat customers, who typically also spend money on other items, convenience store executives say. Like other fast-food items, it also carries relatively high margins.
“The impact of coffee on customer traffic is huge,” Lawson President Genichi Tamatsuka said recently.
As convenience store coffee heats up Japan’s 1.3…
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Selecto brand from Haiti provides a dark roasted brew. Its nutty with a cigar masculinity but with a clean aftertaste.
It is definitely a brand we will sell in addition to Jamaica Blue Mountain.
Only caveat is that the dark roast kills the fruitiness of the beans. But despite that the quality still brews true.
Ten new cafes opened in Kingston over the last 12 months.
Its a record number of cafes in the struggling Jamaican economy. Moreover the city didn’t even drink quality coffee until recently. The farms instead chose to export the best grades to Japan and most Jamaicans drink cheap instant shit.
Reduced export earnings forced farms to find new markets and that new market is domestic. It has resulted in the Starbucks culture finally brewing its way into the island even without a phsyical store presence.
Kingston now probably has about 15-20 proper cafes. Many are within hotels but also on every decent mall. The owner of one of the pioneering cafes said: “Where are most of these cafes now. I expect them to continue disappearing in a year”.
Lovely
One of my favourite things to do is going out & catching up with my mum(in-law) & sis(in-law) over coffee (& sometimes cake).
This was from one of our Saturday coffee dates at Fix Cafe over at Varsity Lakes. Newly opened for a couple of months now, it is a great place serving not only amazing coffee but also tea lattes including earl grey & green tea! A must try & a new personal favourite!
Cool film….but they didn’t go to Jamaica
All coffee lovers you are invited to the Rio Theatre this Thursday, August 21st for the Vancouver premiere of the documentary a Film About Coffee. The film examines what defines specialty coffee and takes audiences around the world from farms in Honduras and Rwanda to coffee shops in Tokyo, Portland, Seattle, San Francisco and New York. You will see coffee through the eyes and experiences of farmers and baristas. The film offers an overview of all elements including processes, preferences and preparations as well as traditions old and new to create the best cup of Joe. This Thursday’s premiere is being brought to you by the Rio Theatre and Parallel 49 Roasters. For those wishing to taste as well, there is a VIP Tasting Session at 6:30 with limited spots available and $18 tickets. Doors open for the film at 7:00 pm and shows at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $13 in advance
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Coffee brewing via Gravity ( chemex), Heat (bialetti stove- espressos) pressure (aeropress) methods are like religious temples.
Drip, French, Pour Over, Aero, Keurig, Nespresso, the list goes on. If the range of coffee contraptions on the market is any indication, some people are fanatics when it comes to coffee. And, it appears, equally passionate about their brewing method of choice.
I love coffee like I love my wine. While I can appreciate the ‘high end’ stuff (Hello, Blue Bottle), I need to be cost conscious to support my cup(s) a day habit. That generally means House Blend Light beans from my local roaster, D’Amico, brewed in my Cuisinart Drip Coffee Maker, or a classic New York coffee from the corner deli. Splash of milk, no sugar.
Unfortunately, I’ve come to find that my 12 cup drip doesn’t always make sense when I’m looking to satisfy a single cup craving. Add to that, the Cuisinart, and possibly all automatic drip coffee makers, don’t really produce piping hot cups of coffee which frankly…
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Hemp milk should be popular in Seattle USA and Kingston JAMAICA
For most of us, the days of walking into a coffee shop and just ordering “a latte” are long gone. With every order comes a series of follow-up questions from our beloved baristas: Hot or iced? Would you like any flavor? What kind of sweetener? And of course…what kind of milk would you like that made with?
Most of know our basic cow’s milk options: whole/full-fat milk, low-fat (usually 2%) milk, and skim/non-fat milk.
The queen of the dairy-free milks is soy. It’s commonly the only dairy-alternative, although almond milk is starting to become a staple most independently-owned coffee shops.
A milk that I’ve been seeing more and more lately at shops around Los Angeles is hemp milk. When I stopped by one of my favorite L.A. coffee shops, Javista Organic Coffee Bar on Sunset Boulevard, yesterday morning, I decided to give it a try.
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