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JANUARY | FEBRUARY 2008


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Equipment for Sale


15 Kilo Petroncini Coffee Roaster (1995) with factory afterburner, including upgraded digital controls. Current model package burners. Rare find, moderately used as a backup roaster. Total industrial strength construction. All cast iron drum alignment body parts. Under constant professional maintenance program. Natural gas, 220V, 3 Phase. Roaster located on East Coast. Contact: Jay Endres for complete background and additional pictures. Jay@coffeetec.com 800.999.1600 x5 or 650.556.1333 x5

 

Diedrich Roaster IR-3, 7 lb w/ PID electronic controller, automated. 5 years old. Beautiful, floor standing model, propane or gas, new price $14,000. Capable of 25 lb/hr 68” H. $8,500. Contact 615.554.2553.

 

 

 

Help Wanted


Associate Specialty Coffee Merchant. Desiring detailed oriented person for key structural support role within fast growing progressive small company.

 

Qualifications:


• 4 year bachelor degree in any subject with 3.2 GPA minimum.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Problem solver that can work in team environment.
• Extreme attention to detail.
• Strong Mathematical/quantitative sense, though not necessarily
advanced math skills.
• Good spreadsheet/PC skills.
• Flexible and ability to work in fluid situation.

 

Duties:

• Customer support for principals of the company.
• Contract checking.
• Position and P and L monitoring assistant.
• Coffee buying assistant.
• Special Projects.
• Coffee logistics back-up.
• Fairtrade and organic compliance assistant.

 

Competitive salary, 3 weeks vacation, 401k matching, benefits. Please send resume to Jason Long at jason@cafeimports.com

 

Sensorial Specialist. Burlington, Vermont based Coffee Analysts, the largest private testing laboratory in the US, seeks career-oriented experienced cupper. Responsibilities: test setup/breakdown, cupping, maintenance of Sensory Laboratory equipment & data entry/analysis. Full time position with benefits. Please visit us at www.coffeeanalysts.com, and send resume to pdelima@coffee-ent.com.

 

Roast Master. Istanbul based roaster of gourmet coffee is offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced roast master to take over the reins for our retiring founder. We specialize in espresso, filter, flavored and Turkish coffee. An exciting offer is on the table and the chance to help our expanding company grow. Please e-mail kmaleki@hotmail.com.


 

Consulting/Education


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To be successful in the specialty coffee industry, you need to do things right from start to finish. Bellissimo Coffee InfoGroup offers comprehensive business-class consulting that helps clients develop businesses that perform to their maximum potential in today’s competitive specialty coffee market. Bellissimo offers its clients sound business advice, the most up-to-date information on industry trends and the finest training available in the specialty coffee industry today. For additional information, go to www.espresso101.com or call 800.655.3955.

 

The World’s Best Coffee tastes just like the world’s worst when not prepared correctly. Roasters: increase your sales and make your business more valuable to your customers with Baristamakers instructor-led barista training courses by Cafemakers. We teach your wholesale accounts to serve consistently good specialty coffee beverages in their own shop. 877.686.8287; www.cafemakers.com.


Looking to Purchase


Equipment. Used roasting equipment, espresso equipment/tools, coffee- and tea-related equipment and tools. Looking to purchase a roasting company/plant in U.S. Looking to hire experienced roasters. Please contact Sam at 323.394.1155 or tl13@aol.com

 

Growers Direct Coffee Company Inc. is interested in acquiring coffee roaster/retailers that are looking to sell their business. Please contact Mr. Shailen Singh by e-mail at shailen@growersdirectcoffee.com.


 

Organizations


Cup For Education is a non-profit organization designed to help poor rural coffee communities of Central and Latin America build schools within their communities and assist in providing them with teachers and the basic tools needed to educate the future generations of coffee farmers. Cup for Education sponsors a teacher for the Solidarity School in the community of Los Alpes in Jinotega, Nicaragua. Entering its second year, Karen Gordon, president and founder of CFE, says, “We are pleased to have raised enough funds to enable us to sponsor the teacher again for the school. The additional teacher allows this community to send children to school to further their education by another grade level.” For more information, go to www.cupforeducation.org or call 800.458.2233.



 
       
 
 

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