by Kevin Sinnott | Jun 29, 2014 | Coffee, Uncategorized
One the things I’m most proud of is CoffeeCon’s eclectic group of presenters. The other day a first-week-on-the-job coffee company marketing VP asked me how I pick my presenters (after asking me why I of all people created CoffeeCon). The truth is I recruit them upon...
by Kevin Sinnott | Jun 21, 2014 | Coffee, Coffee Roasters, CoffeeCon, Consumer Coffee Festival, Howard Schultz, Uncategorized
The birth of my first grandson has freed me from the bonds of secrecy. I will now share my cherished secrets of how to remain true to my coffee mania mission, while staying just normal enough to date, marry and produce offspring. There are plenty of online videos to...
by Kevin Sinnott | Jun 20, 2014 | Coffee, Consumer Coffee Festival, Uncategorized
I met Aaron Fujiki at SCAA Seattle, where I happened upon his booth and realized what a powerful product he had. He told me that Rex Tseng, Johnny Hou and he founded acaia Corp. on one simple principle: to bring together design and technology into the coffee...
by Kevin Sinnott | Jun 12, 2014 | Coffee, Coffee Roasters, CoffeeCon, CoffeeCon Videos, Uncategorized
Now you’ve got more reason than ever to sign up for George Howell’s tasting seminar at CoffeeCon on July 26 in San Francisco. George was just listed in the 21 top coffee shops in America at Thrillist.com. It doesn’t surprise me, but it might surprise a few people who...
by Kevin Sinnott | Jun 10, 2014 | Coffee, Coffee Roasters, CoffeeCon, Consumer Coffee Festival, Mustafa Arat, Turkish Coffee World
One night I was working at a TV network and our creative team took a dinner break on the near west side of Chicago. It was a warm spring evening and we chose a table outside. We had some wonderful Mediterranean food. But the most memorable part of dinner was...
by Kevin Sinnott | Jun 3, 2014 | Coffee, CoffeeCon, Uncategorized
CoffeeCon is a great coffee consumer festival but it is also a definitive learning center about all things coffee. At the upcoming July 26 CoffeeCon San Francisco, we will feature more classes than ever. Why? We notice that the classes are so popular. Coffee is as a...