Don't be left out of our 2010 State of the Industry issue...
Past Sponsors of this prestigious issue include: Ambex Coffee Roasters, inc., America's Food Technologies, Inc./AMFOTEK, Avalon-Whole Bean Single Cup Brewers, Baratza LLC, Big Train Inc., Boyd Coffee Company, BriteVision, Bunn-O-Matic Corporation, Cablevey Conveyors, Cafe de El Salvador, Capitol Cups, Cappuccine, Coffee Fest, Coffee Holding Company, CustomCool, DaVinci Gourmet/Oregon Chai/Jet, Elan Organic Coffees, Everpure, F. Gavina & Sons, Frey-Moss Structures, George Howell Coffee Company, Georgia Pacific-Dixie, Ghirardelli, IndexName, International Paper Foodservice Business, IWCA, Java Jacket, Michaelo, Millrock, Monin Gourmet Flavorings, Probat Burns, Inc., Quikserv Corp, S&D Coffee Inc, School of Coffee, Superior Imaging Group/Identabrew®, Swiss Systems Inc., The Good Cow Company, Torn Ranch, US Roaster Corp./Roasters Exchange, Vita-Mix Corporation, Wega USA, and Wilbur Curtis.
This year's theme is Smarter, Wiser, and
Stronger responding to the economic down cycle.
Challenges facing coffee in the coming year
are broad and complex. However, most of these challenges continue to revolve
around a central theme: the economy. Whether you are a grower in Rwanda or an
independent retailer on Main St., USA, we are all changed from the events of
the past year.
CoffeeTalk has asked a distinguished list
of industry leaders from all segments of the coffee supply chain to weigh in on
these discussions as to how their businesses, and ours, are affected. These
professionals will share their personal and professional experiences working to
ensure that their businesses or associations weather the current economic
storms.
Coffee is emerging from this profound
global recession smarter, wiser, and stronger. The economic and business
landscape has shifted for us all. How will we be prepared for the next fast
approaching period of economic expansion? From growers' worries about labor,
fertilizer, equipment, as well as credit costs and availability, to retailers'
worries about credit and tightening consumer price sensitivity; with all the
roasters, importers, exporters, logistics, and processors in between, the
global economic crisis has changed the way we must do business.
The CoffeeTalk 2010 State of the Industry
is a must read for any businessperson dedicated to learning about and
growing their business.
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Some of last year's 2009 article
Contributors were:
Ted R. Lingle, CQI- Coffee Quality
Institute
State of the CQI
Susie Spindler, Cup of Excellence
The economic threats to coffee quality
Jon Luther, Dunkin' Brands
Down-market competition within the gourmet
retail segment
Karen Cebreros, Elan Organic Coffees
Charging more for quality in a penny
pinching marketplace
Nestor Osorio, International Coffee
Organization
State of the World coffee market
Judith Ganes-Chase, J Ganes Consulting LLC
It's not all bad, is it?
Robert Nelson, National Coffee Association
of U.S.A.
State of the NCA
Sandra Marquardt, Organic Trade Association
The impact of buy local, think global on
the neighborhood coffee retailer
Ric Rhinehart, SCAA / Specialty Coffee
Association of America
State of the SCAA
Paul Rice, TransFair USA
The global credit crisis and the FLO
Joan Nielsen, Castle & Co
Retail differentiation to survive while the
giant beanstalks are falling
Kelly Vandenberg, Pacific Bag
Packaging for the environment vs. packaging
for cost effectiveness
Carrie Anderson, Green Goods
Making compostable paper products work in
the real world
The Rainforest Alliance
The importance of environmental vigilance
during economic downturn
