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Podcast, Episode 4: Relationship Coffee

February 16th, 2012 by Marcus Young

    Batdorf & Bronson Podcast: Relationship Coffee  Download: Batdorf and Bronson Podcast: Relationship Coffee (4.4 mb) Bob Benck, Batdorf & Bronson’s Green Coffee Buyer discusses the ways Relationship Coffee connects producers to consumers and consumers to coffee’s supply chain. Central America’s harvest is underway and Bob recently returned from Finca El Valle in Antigua, [...]

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Podcast, Episode 3: Barista Competition

December 24th, 2011 by Marcus Young

    Batdorf & Bronson Podcast: Barista Competition  Download: Batdorf and Bronson Podcast: Barista Competition (6.2 mb) Join Batdorf & Bronson Barista Competitors Chandler Rentz and Emily Jackson as they discuss: Preparing for Barista Competiton The business case for supporting baristas who want to compete How competition improves quality and customer service Their experiences as [...]

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Podcast, Episode 2: Training and Education

November 30th, 2011 by Marcus Young

Our Training and Education team creates lasting relationships and adds value to your business. Crafting delicious coffee and excellent espresso requires training, practice, and patience. We offer wholesale customers a variety of courses to keep baristas focused on quality and efficiency. Courses are conducted at our Roasting and Training facilities in Olympia, WA and Atlanta, [...]

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Podcast, Episode 1: Retailer Tips

September 15th, 2011 by Marcus Young

Download: Batdorf and Bronson Podcast: Retailer Tips (5.4 mb)  Our innagural podcast features Chris Reimertz, Batdorf & Bronson’s Regional Retail Operations Manager. We discuss tools, tips, and resources that enable retailers to: Operate more efficiently Accurately project margins for every menu item Develop loss leaders and high-margin items Manage waste to improve the bottom line

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For The Love of Coffee and The Western Canadian Barista Championship

September 12th, 2011 by Marcus Young

During the last weekend of August I was in Victoria, BC to attend For The Love of Coffee and to judge the Western Canadian Barista Championship and the Canadian Pairs Barista Competition. The events were organized and hosted by The Canadian Coffee Collective with Reg Barber’s assistance. It was great to experience the awesome things that are happening with Canada’s coffee culture [...]

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2011 Northwest Coffee Festival

June 21st, 2011 by Marcus Young

Consumer focused (versus Trade) shows are always great events, and allow us to talk about coffee with an engaged group of consumers; the Northwest Coffee Festival in Seattle was no exception. We prepared some amazing coffees at the Brew Bar were able to meet lots of excited coffee connoisseurs.

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