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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revitalizes the mind and body. Sweet Love, made with black China tea, ginseng, liquorice roots, spices, guarana seed, and pink pepper, helps with vivacity and vitality. For more information, e-mail l.penfornis@ kusmitea.com. MONIN GOURMET FLAVORINGS Kit helps sell cold-weather flavors Monin Gourmet Flavorings is offering a merchandising kit with seasonally inspired recipes to boost beverage sales in the cold months. Recipes include Winter Frost Chai, Chocolate Almond Biscotti Mocha, and Cinnamon Caramel Cream Soda. To help coffeehouse operators capitalize on the renewed popularity of pie, Monin has also included a recipe for Slice of Pie Latte, made with any of the newest pie-themed flavors in the Monin line-up: Apple, Pumpkin, Pecan, and Blueberry. The merchandising kit is complimentary to coffee shop operators and contains a three-pack of samples, 12 specialty drink recipes, corresponding counter cards and an acrylic counter card holder for visual, point-of-purchase promotion. Four 18-by-24- inch two-sided wall posters for larger-scale promotions are also available upon request. For information, visit www.monin.com or call 727-461-3033. KUSMI TEA Tea line helps well-being The Wellness line from Kusmi Tea helps inspire health and well-being. Detox, which the company claims is a personal favorite of Lady Gaga, is made with maté, Chinese green tea and lemongrass to provide antioxidants and detoxifying properties. Be Cool is a relaxing blend of verbena, liquorice and peppermint designed to help fight stress. Boost combines green tea and spices (cinnamon, ginger and cardamom) for a tea blend that energizes and SERVER PRODUCTS Pumps deliver small payloads of syrup Server Products recently introduced the smallest offering in its line of durable, stainless steel portion control pumps: BP ¼ and ½ bottle pumps, to deliver quarter- or half-ounce servings of syrup. These petite combination stainless steel and plastic pumps are ideal for dispensing syrup for slush, cocktails and coffee-based drinks and beverages. They come with two 28mm caps of differing depth. The shorter version works well on most common flavor bottles used in the specialty coffee industry. For more information, call 800-558-8722 or visit www.syrup-pump.com. TEKPAK SOLUTIONS Bags seal well, biodegrade reliably Omnidegradable stock bags and stand-up pouches are completely biodegradable flexible packages with high barrier liners that offer performance close to foil sealing in both freshness and taste. Omnidegradable pouches and bags are completely shelf stable, easy to machine, and cost a fraction of all competitors' products. FDA (U.S.) and SCF (E.U.) compliant, the Omnidegradable line is certified to ASTM D 5511, 5338, 5208, 5510 and 5576. They are engineered to biodegrade almost anywhere when they come in contact with microbes found in soil and water. This new generation of biodegradable packaging will degrade in backyard composts and landfills. And unlike any other product on the market, it will also degrade in salt and fresh water systems; rivers, lakes, and oceans. For more information, call 416-505-3839 or visit www.tekpaksolutions.com. ROYAL COFFEE MAKER Table brewing system both elegant and nifty Royal vacuum coffee maker is an elegant tableside coffee brewing system that puts on a show for dinner guests. Boiling water is mixed with coffee grounds in a fine crystal carafe, then siphoned into a gleaming metal canister with an audible whoosh. Coffee and water meet at the perfect temperature to extract the oils and flavors, but not hot enough to impart a scorched taste. For more information, visit www. royalcoffeemaker.com. Fill in 73 on Reader Service Form or visit www.OneRs.hotims.com/35099-73 November 2011 • www.specialty-coffee.com | 41