HOW TO OPEN YOUR OWN COFFEE SHOP October 20, 2012 Enderun Colleges EVENTS Coffee Origins October 4-14, 2012 Greenbelt 5 Gallery 5th National Coffee Summit October 5, 2012 AIM Conference Center Book launch: 4pm, October 4, 2012 Powerbooks Greenbelt “The Barista Manual” by Pacita U. Juan and Regina S. Francisco Opening Cocktails of… Read More
From The Philippine Star Manila, Philippines – The 10th anniversary of the Philippine Coffee Board Inc. (PCBI) will be celebrated in its annual coffee festival dubbed “Coffee Origins”. The event, where thousands of cups of Philippine coffee are given for free to consumers, will run from Oct. 4 to 14 at the Greenbelt 5 gallery in… Read More
By Chit Juan, Philippine Daily Inquirer Call them heirloom varieties just like “old world” wine. Coffee in the Benguet, Mountain Province and Ifugao are some of the best Arabica coffee strains. Many coffee enthusiasts have cornered the markets in the Cordillera and most of the coffee are “spoken for” even before harvest starts around November… Read More
By Vincent Cabreza, Inquirer North Luzon LA TRINIDAD, Benguet—Coffee consumption in the country has grown almost as fast as coffee production has fallen in recent years. But fair trade, at least in upland communities where coffee beans grow best, appears to have remedied that imbalance. By making sure that coffee farmers get the right share… Read More