Month: February 2018

Some Like It Too Hot? Rethinking Coffee Serving Practices

When questioning professionals or consumers about influences on coffee quality, factors such as type, variety and origin, processing, sorting, gentle roasting, fresh grinding or the type of preparation are usually named. Very rarely, however, is the temperature is brought into play. According to popular opinion, the best way to think with coffee is “the hotter the better”. This belief needs to be tackled in two ways. [Sign in to continue]

5 Steps to Set Up a Barista Training Program

How to establish a barista training program? Here are 5 steps to do so:
Number 1: Form your C-team
That’s mean you first need a coffee experts team of people – Coffee Team. The team should consist of a group of members who are responsible to coffee quality assurance, coffee education and research & development. These people are the engine of your coffee business. They will be in touch with the latest trend of the coffee world and build up proper trainings for your barista.
Apart from that, the team serves a symbolic meaning to your barista team. They will have a group of people to look up to, which helps to create a better learning environment in the company.
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The Importance of a Training Program for Your Barista Trainees

Many cafe owners invest significantly into the actual products instead of the barista. But the naked truth is without a good barista, you can never win.

Global Coffee Production: The Largest Growth Is In Central America

Total production in the year 2017, according to an Ico report, has an estimated 158.93 million bags, with an increase of 0.8%, compared to last year. In this total, the share of Arabica is at 62.2% compared to 64.8% in 2016, with a drop of 3.3%. Robustas’ share is up from 35.2% in 2016 to 37.8% in 2017, with an

5 Questions About Coffee, Answered by Research

1. Does Coffee Actually Wake You Up? Although you may often feel like you haven’t woken up until you’ve had your first cup, coffee does not actually wake you up. What caffeine does is block the adenosine—a neurotransmitter that promotes sleep—receptors in your brain. Caffeine has a similar structure to adenosine and therefore it can connect to the same receptors.

Paying Coffee With Bitcoins: Craziness Or The Future?

Physical places to buy a coffee with your Bitcoins Bitcoin is a form of digital currency, created and held electronically. Bitcoins are produced by operating computers all around the world, using software that solves mathematical problems. The story goes that a software developer called Satoshi Nakamoto proposed Bitcoin, which was an electronic payment system based on mathematical proof, but it

China, One Of The Biggest Coffee Consumers In The World

Coffee Houses And Consumers In China: A Brief Look

China is best known as a tea-drinking country, but, in the last few years, it has become one of the largest coffee consumers in the world, when speaking of the emerging countries. In particular, coffee consumption has grown among young Chinese professionals. According to coffee market analyses reported by www.chinabgao, the growth rate of coffee consumption in China is around