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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unprecedented levels of powerful antioxidants: quinic acid, chlorogenic acid and ferulic acid. Suggested retail price is $4.99 for the 16-oz bottle and $2.99 for the 3 oz. wellness shots. For more information, call 808-212-1553 or visit www. konared.com. CAPRESSO Home grinder yields pro quality Professional quality Capresso Burr Grinder (Model 559) delivers a perfect grind to home consumers every time, fine-tuned by brew method. With a precision electronic timer and a 17-position grind selector, the consumer has maximum control over quantity and grind size, for precision grinding to personal coffee taste preferences. This professional quality grinder comes with a half-pound capacity bean container and a removable ground coffee container with lid for storage of previously ground beans. It automatically shuts off for safety when the container is removed or the beans run out. The burr grinding wheel is easily removed and replaced for cleaning and maintenance. For more information, call 201-767-3999 or visit www.capresso.com. GORDON GRADE COFFEE CO. Portable system drip brews anywhere Dr. Drip is a new single-serve brewing system that brings convenience and portability to the classic drip brewing method. Each Dr. Drip package contains a unique mug-perching filter packed with freshly ground Arabica beans, allowing a fresh cup of coffee wherever the user has access to boiling water. Unlike typical s ingle- ser ve coffees housed in wasteful plastic pods, each packet of Dr. Drip contains a recyclable, compostable, free-standing filter filled with full-bodied, freshly ground Arabica coffee. Each box contains five single serve drip packs at $8.99 per box. For more information, visit www. drdripcoffee.com. NESTLÉ PROFESSIONAL New LiquiFresh flavor appeals to gourmets LiquiFresh Gourmet Blend is a new flavor for the Nescafé LiquiFresh system. It delivers appealing flavor complexity that's unobtainable from a single- origin coffee bean. New LiquiFresh Gourmet Blend joins 100% Colombian and 100% Colombian decaf in the NESCAFÉ LiquiFresh product line, giving operators a wider range of flavor options. In the LiquiFresh system, the coffee is packaged using a dual bag-in-box system that separates the delicate aroma from the coffee. Then, at the moment the coffee is poured, LiquiFresh releases these two equally important components in perfect combination. For more information, call 800-288-8682 or visit www.nestleprofessional.com. EXCELLENT PACKAGING Bio-friendly clamshells handle grease, moisture New clamshell packaging solves the problem of biodegradable clamshells that absorb burner in the cyclone is used to separate the chaff from the exhaust air stream. This creates both the hot air used to roast the beans and the incineration zone that eliminates smoke and odor from the exhaust, increasing energy efficiency and reducing emissions. The Merlin has digital/Internet capacity, which enables it to download roasting data to a laptop or other device, share roast profiles, or clone the screen to any device with a browser. Several Loring customers are now remotely controlling their roasters from their iPads and other smart devices. For more information, call 707-526-7215 or visit www.smartroaster.com. SCR DIVINITEA moisture and fail to protect the product. The clamshells use a protective lining made from Ingeo biopolymer from NatureWorks LLC. The lining protects food, containing moisture and grease while maintaining the package's biodegradability. The product is certified compostable by the Biodegradable Products Institute, and is microwaveable and freezer-safe. For more information, visit www. excellentpackaging.com. LORING SMART ROAST INC. Little roaster matches its big brother The Merlin coffee roaster from Loring Smart Roast Inc. offers all the operating benefits of the Kestrel 35-kilogram roaster in a 15-kg size. Like the Kestrel, the Merlin uses the Flavor-Lock Roast Process, which eliminates oxygen from the roasting chamber and smoke and odor from the exhaust. In the Flavor-Lock system, a single, highly efficient Certified organic Premium loose leaf teas T-Sac ® distributor www.divinitea.com 518.347.0689 Fill in 74 on Reader Service Form or visit www.OneRs.hotims.com/35099-74 November 2011 • www.specialty-coffee.com | 43 ® ORGANIC TEA BLENDERS Since 1997