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Bicycle Commuter T-shirt Design Contest
Help us design our team’s t-shirt for this year’s Bicycle Commuter Contest and you could win a three-month coffee subscription!
Cold Coffee
Cold Coffee. It’s usually what I find at my desk after I have been distracted by other tasks besides drinking coffee. I pour a cup, I sit at my desk and then before I know it I have cold coffee. Cold Coffee is usually an unpleasant surprise,when you drink what you think is piping hot [...]
Scorched!
As a coffee trainer I am exposed to different makes and models of espresso machines almost daily. New models allow expert baristas additional options: adjust pump pressure during extraction, pre-infusion, etc. Yet the vast majority of these machines brew at, or very near, 200F. Older espresso machines, along with some new La San Marco’s, use [...]
Podcast, Episode 4: Relationship Coffee
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, [...]
Podcast, Episode 2: Training and Education
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, [...]
BGA camp pull-a-shot
Last week, I had the priveledge of attending the 2nd annual Barista Guild of America retreat “Camp pull-a-shot”, at the beautiful El Capitan Canyon resort in Goleta,CA. The Camp is an intensive for barista guild members to advance their skill sets through classes and their credentials through certification exams. I signed up to be a [...]
Ask the brew-ista
Attention all coffee afficianados! We will be offering a “ask the brew-ista”, question and answer session at the downtown Olympia location Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters at 516 Capitol Way South. The Q&A session is every thursday from 3-6pm. If you are looking for guidance on buying new home brewing equipment, your brewing technique, or looking to try [...]
Podcast, Episode 1: Retailer Tips
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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