Specialty Coffee Retailer is a publication for owners, managers and employees of retail outlets that sell specialty coffee. Its scope includes best sales practices, supplies, business trends and anything else to assist the small coffee retailer.
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EDITORIAL OFFICE 1030 W. Higgins Road, Suite 230 Park Ridge, IL 60068 • (847) 720-5600 Visit us online: www.specialty-coffee.com E-mail: specialtycoffee@m2media360.com Show Shopping I had the pleasure of attending my first Coffee Fest the weekend of February 18 in Chicago. Heading to Navy Pier, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’d been to food trade shows before, but never one created to spotlight one of my absolutely favorite beverages. Te smells waſting from behind the curtains separating the registration tables from the booths inside made me realize immediately it was going to be a wonderfully caffeinated visit. What I didn’t expect was the wealth of information I found about so many things other than coffee (although there was obviously an abundance of that, as well). From coffee roasters to cold brew systems, paper goods to POS systems, agave sweeteners to bakery-style sweets, the aisles were brimming with products and profit potential. Smoothies, I quickly discovered, were the libation of the moment— something writer Brenda Russell knew quite well aſter researching the Sensational Smoothies story that begins on page 12. She had the pleasure of interviewing industry leaders about smoothie trends; I, on the other hand, had the tough job of tasting the enticing new smoothie flavors, boosts and nutritional supplements being sampled on the show floor. I also felt an optimistic “vibe” about what the coming year will hold. Attendees and vendors alike appeared upbeat, and ready to learn about and invest in products to help their businesses grow aſter quite a long dry spell. Contributing editor Peter Surowski discovered that, too, when he contacted shops from coast to coast for this issue’s Regional Update, which focuses on how specialty coffee retailers are feeling about the state of the economy right now. Turn to page 24 to discover what they think the rest of 2011 holds. All of us at Specialty Coffee Retailer hope the coming months hold great things for all of you! — Kathleen Furore, interim editor EDITORIAL STAFF Interim Editor PRODUCTION STAFF Art Director Production Manager CIRCULATION STAFF Vice President of Circulation & Collateral Services SALES STAFF Sales Manager List Rental & Reprint Services EXECUTIVE STAFF Group Publisher CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Dan Bolton, Brenda Russell, Peter Surowski EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Jason Burton, lab5702 Desiree Farden, Big Train, Inc. Jack Groot, JP’s Coffee And Espresso Bar Wes Herman, Te Woods Coffee Meghan Hubbs, Equal Exchange Rob Jeffries, North Atlantic Specialty Bag Craig Min, LAMIL Coffee Lon LaFlamme, Dillanos Coffee Roasters Kate LaPoint, Sound Provisions, Inc. Joe Monaghan, La Marzocco Tom Palm, Design & Layout Services Steve Schnitzler, Port City Java® Andi C. Trindle, Atlantic Specialty Coffee Bill Waddington, TeaSource Corporate Office: 1030 W. Higgins Road, Suite 230 Park Ridge, IL 60068 PRESIDENT/CEO VP FINANCE & OPERATIONS VP OF CIRCULATION & COLLATERAL SERVICES PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS DIRECTOR SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION AND REQUESTS Phone (847) 763-9565 Marion Minor Gerald Winkel Joanne Juda-Prainito Mary Jo Tomei Fax (847) 763-9569 Subscriptions: $39 for one year, $61 for two years, U.S.; $48 for one year, $72 for two years, Canada; $110 for one year, all other countries (includes airmail postage). Single copies $10 each; Annual Buyers Guide $25. Payable in U.S. funds only. Customer Service: (847) 763-9565 PRESS RELEASES: Press releases on supplies, services and new products are welcomed and encouraged. Direct them to Specialty Coffee Retailer. Color print photography is preferred, slides and transparencies are accepted. Specialty Coffee Retailer reserves the right to edit all submissions. Kathleen Furore kfurore@yahoo.com Britt Menendez Robin Walton Joanne Juda-Prainito Brian Grau (314) 487-6568 Cheryl Naughton (678) 292-6054 Charlie Forman cforman@m2media360.com Specialty Coffee Retailer (ISSN 1077-3460) is published monthly by Bev-Al Communications, 1030 W. Higgins Road, Suite 230, Park Ridge, IL 60068. Copyright© 2010 by Bev-Al Communications Inc. Postmaster please send address corrections to: Specialty Coffee Retailer, P.O. Box 2121, Skokie, IL 60076-7821. Periodicals postage paid at Park Ridge, IL and additional mailing offices. 4 | March 2011 • www.specialty-coffee.com Specialty Coffee Retailer (ISSN 1077-3460) is published monthly by M2MEDIA360, a Bev-Al Communications company, 1233 Howard Street, Suite. 2-i, San Francisco, CA 94103. Copyright© 2009 by M2MEDIA360, and may not be reproduced without writen permission. Postmaster please send address corrections to: Specialty Coffee Retailer, P.O. Box 2121, Skokie, IL 60076-7821. Periodicals postage paid at San Francisco, CA and additional mailing offices.