Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category
Honduran Cup of Excellence
B&B Roaster Brian Meyers is on his way to Tegucigalpa, Honduras to participate as a judge in the Honduran Cup of Excellence competition. He will serve as an international judge who will evaluate samples pre-screened by Honduran cuppers. The competition will take place in the small town of Marcala, about three hours away from the [...]
Bob Benck: Inside the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange
I arrived a day late due to a missed connection in Frankfurt, Germany. Fortunately, Continental Airlines was graceful enough to give me a day room at a nearby hotel along with a stipend of 30 euros. I was turned loose in Frankfurt with about thirteen hours to do as I pleased. First a quick nap [...]
Café Javasti goes to Costa Rica
2010 started off with a great experience for both Batdorf & Bronson and our wholesale partners Café Javasti – a group trip to Costa Rica! Every year we look forward to our annual trip…
Coffee is No Longer King in Costa Rica
The last decade has definitely seen great change in Costa Rica’s coffee economy. Currently, coffee production accounts for less than 1% of the country’s GDP. In 2006 the figure was 2.7% and has quickly decreased since then. Computer chip production and tourism generate the bulk of the Costa Rica’s revenue. In 2000 Costa Rica exported [...]
Into the Costa Rican Sun
Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters’ Green Coffee Buyer, Bob Benck boarded a Costa Rica bound flight yesterday for our annual visit of the La Minita farm in the mountainous Tarrazu region. Hacienda La Minita has …
2009 Let’s Talk Coffee – Nicaragua
Producers, exporters, and roasters gathered at Montelimar, Nicaragua for the annual “Let’s Talk Coffee” event this past weekend. The theme for this year’s event was “Conectividad” or “connectivity”. This annual event serves as an opportunity to get …
Ethiopian Coffee and the ECX
In a proclamation issued in August of 2008, the exchange was established to route all non-certified coffee and non-privately exportable coffee…
Harar Roundtable Coffee Conference
Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters’ green coffee buyer, Scott Merle, and President, Larry Challain, recently returned from a trip to Ethiopia where they attended a variety of coffee farms and took part in the Ethiopia Harar Roundtable Coffee Conference. The agenda of the conference was aimed at the specialty coffee industry and provided a platform [...]
The now-elusive taste of Harar coffee
Ethiopia was the first country that taught me how distinct and wide-ranging differences in region could mean to a cup. This was instrumental in helping
Flight to Ethiopia
After leaving my house 39 hours ago, I finally made it into Ethiopia. First a ten hour flight, then three hours to Amsterdam, eight hours to Nairobi and then this morning’s final two hour Kenya flight into Addis Ababa. The sunrise view from the Nairobi airport was terrific, just as the low-lying clouds melted away [...]
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