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 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
The K-Cup is Coffee’s Mp3 player. Why do I say this? Because the K-Cup is moving towards 30% of the market in the US. Years ago, when the compact disc player came out, a number of audiophiles swore they would never give up their analog stereos for digital sound. They...
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...
by Kevin Sinnott | Jun 1, 2014 | CoffeeCon, Consumer Coffee Festival, Uncategorized
I realize it’s been more than 40 days since CoffeeCon Chicago. Perhaps I’ve downgraded my Google rating by doing this, but I’ve been processing what I’ve learned from our last event, which was by most standards, our biggest success. This year...