In the interview, just released on My-Best-Coffee, he did talk espresso, but more than that he shared some of his story. It isn’t often that you get to talk a business owner with Michel’s success.

Lussier started his chain in 1997. Initially he started small, with the goal of opening a cafe that he himself would enjoy.

With that in mind, he opened his first cafe. Since then he has opened three more coffee shops, and has made his business a huge success.
Michel’s passions were clear, as he shared his views about espresso, cappuccino, and some ideas about his recipes. He even talked about his superautomatic espresso machines, and semi-automatic machines.

Lussier further shared his love for the business, by sharing with us how he incorporates his commercial machines into the decor of his Bistros.

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More new value-added features include:

– A convenient lock device that holds the carafe in place when installed in yachts and RVs
– Single-cup setting for hotel rooms
– Wide variety of finishes and colors customizable to kitchen decor — such as granites, metals and woodwork
– Soft blue background lighting controlled by on/off switch
– Improved design and appearance

Original features and benefits that continue to garner excellent customer reviews include:

– Thermal carafe that maintains temperature and coffee quality and is suitable for any table service
– Self-installation that average homeowners have found easy; supported by installation video (also viewable online), manual, and customer service line
– Connects to cold water line or bottled-water source
– Carafe removable during brewing, shuts off automatically if not replaced

For more information, visit brewexpress.com

And it does. So fine and so nuanced, in fact, the coffee world has been buzzing for months over how the Clover coffee machine would revolutionize the coffee shop industry and how Americans view drip java.

Trouble is, lately the Clover and its new corporate owner have brewed more controversy than coffee. Once the domain of independent shops looking to distinguish themselves from big chains, the Clover now belongs to Starbucks Corp. In a deal of still undisclosed terms, the Seattle coffee behemoth acquired the machine’s maker, Seattle-based Coffee Equipment Co., recently.

Suddenly, some of that revolutionary luster seems lost.

Soon after Starbucks announced the buyout at its recent shareholders meeting - as well as plans to stop selling the machine to others - the blogosphere lit up with angst-ridden talk of independents threatening to jettison their Clovers.

For more information, visit kristinaskafe.com

Dwyfor Coffee will make a contribution to the charity from the sale of packs of fair trade coffee, tea, sugar and other products.

Managing director Michael Squire has built up the FairTrade side of the business over recent years until today it accounts for about 85% of the business.

Now he is to give a 25p donation from every sale of fair trade catering packs to the Conway-based hospice which needs £1m a year to cover its running costs.

Mr Squire is aiming to raise £5,000 this year for the hospice and revealed he hoped it would be the beginning of an ongoing relationship with the hospice.

He added that the move to help the hospice “completed the loop” because the firm bought its coffees and other goods from fair trade producers in South America, Africa and Asia, helping to improve the living conditions of growers, and was now using some of the proceeds from sales to help a local charity.

Mr Squire said the donations came out of the existing price list of the products and would not mean a price increase to customers.

For more information, visit coffeeuniverse.com

Seems the owner, Keith Prichard, has been ordered by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency to pay a civil penalty of $8,730 – which is down from an original penalty of $13,878 – assessed because Prichard continued to roast coffee without proper attention to mitigation. He had been told to use an “after-burner” that incinerates particulates that could, and did, rise into the air.

“I’ve had a problem with them for over three years,” Prichard said. (“Them” is the clean air agency.) “I feel I’ve been unfairly fined for the whole affair. They say I need to send a check, or we’ll go to court. I’m at the point, if they pursue that, I’ll have to close.”

Jim Nolan, director of compliance at the agency, said that Prichard installed the roaster without a permit and without an air pollution control device.

After an initial confrontation, the agency changed its regulations to allow roasters the unmitigated roasting of 10 pounds or less per batch. Prichard was roasting 30.

The agency offered Prichard three options: control the pollution; get a smaller roaster; or contract with another roaster who complies with the law. Prichard now buys his roasted coffee from Martin Henry Coffee Rosters of Puyallup.

“He continued to run until we caught him in January 2007,” Nolan said. “He had made no progress, and continued to roast. Our view was that he was trying to ignore the issue. The penalty was for operating past the due date.”

“I was waiting for them to come and talk to me,” said Prichard, in his defense.

“Then he had the right to appeal, which he never did,” Nolan said. “We’ve been trying to work with him. His time for appeal went out. We sent him a form letter, an order of civil penalty. We’re always willing to talk to him about a settlement. If he’d like to engage with us, we’re willing to talk about a settlement. If he does nothing, eventually we’ll file a lawsuit.”

“I’ll talk to them,” said Prichard. “I want them to leave me alone.”

For more information, visit coffeeuniverse.com

China and India are emerging as major tea and coffee producing and consuming markets in the world. Rising disposable income, improved lifestyle, urbanization, wider acceptance of western culture and lifting of retail restrictions are prime factors contributing to the increased consumption of coffee in China. The presence of a largely under-penetrated market is proving to be a major factor pushing international players in the coffee market to enter China. Coffee market in China is forecast to exceed 100 thousand tons in sales by the year 2010. India, on the other hand, is the leading producer and consumer of tea in the world. Tea industry, governed by stringent regulations, is a significant contributor to the nation’s economy.

Europe represents the leading hot beverages (coffee and tea) market for 2007, both in terms of value and volume sales, accounting for about 45% share of the dollar market for the year, as stated by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

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AlpineValleyCoffee.com, an Authorized Keurig® Distributor and e-commerce company selling Keurig® coffee, tea and hot coca K-Cups®, stepped up to answer their customers’ demand for personal and responsive customer service. Alpine Valley Coffee’s efforts have generated a lot of attention and loyal customers even from non-traditional areas.

E-commerce doesn’t exempt businesses from delivering customer service. In reality, the virtual nature of the Web requires that e-commerce sites step-up their customer service efforts to reduce frustrations and improve the customers’ experiences.

AlpineValleyCoffee.com’s team is committed to personal customer service along with continuing to provide the highest total value on K-Cup® coffee, tea and hot cocoa available over the Web.

For more information, visit alpinevalleycoffee.com

HowToDoThings.com has created a Caffeine Resource Guide written by expert contributors, featuring coffee and caffeine-related articles that cover health, beauty and environmental uses for coffee.

The Guide can be found by visiting their Website.

Java Can Do More Than Jolt Your Senses

Despite the debate that brews over the health dangers and benefits that researchers associate with consuming caffeine, America’s favorite caffeinated drink does have a variety of household uses with low environmental impact and cost.

Did you know that coffee:

* Helps enhance the growth of radishes, carrots and mushrooms?

* Repels insects and other pests in your garden?

* Is a natural exfoliant that improves micro-cellular circulation and breaks up fatty deposits?

* Is a vasoconstrictor that is used in the treatment of migraines?

* Is widely used by “alternative health” enthusiasts as a colon cleansing treatment?

For more information, visit howtodothings.com/caffeine

One of the coffee giant’s many mottos is “Good coffee doing good things,” and that’s exactly what Starbucks does. When coffee-lovers indulge in a brewed beverage or treat at the most famous coffee house on the globe, they are doing more than satisfying their appetites, they are helping to support numerous initiatives that promote social, environmental and economic benefits throughout the world.

Starbucks is honored to be a partner that coffee growers and processors are proud to work with and is committed to:

• Paying premium prices for high quality coffee

• Offering fair trade certified, shade grown and organic coffees

• Rewarding coffee producers who participate in CAFÉ (coffee and farmer equity) which practices a set of social and environmental guidelines for buying, processing and buying coffee

• Investing in various loan funds that allow farmers access to affordable credit

• Collaborating through the farmer support center which offers training and technical support

For more information, visit marriott.com

The two day festival will feature everything related to coffee and tea and will offer attendees the opportunity to sample different coffees and teas from around the world. Jalima Coffee was started 3 years ago by three women and lifelong friends, each professionally successful and all at a crossroad looking for a new challenge. A business idea was launched to start a specialty coffee venture to capture the most delicious flavors in the world: high altitude, organically grown coffee, bird friendly from the cloud forests of Mexico and to build a company committed to bio-diversity: social responsibility, economic sustainability and support of preservation of ecological projects and the environment.

For more information, visit coffeeandteafestival.com