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Coffee Fest at the Navy Pier in Chicago

Coffee Fest at the Navy Pier in Chicago

| June 9, 2015 | 0 Comments

Chicago hosted the latest Coffee Fest in splendid local and beautiful Spring weather this past weekend June 5 – 7. We at Wolthers Douqué attended the Fest touring the isles and visiting different allied product and roaster clients exhibiting. The Fest was certainly a success as isle traffic was good and the number of local […]

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It’s already Summer in the City! – The NY Coffee Shop Scenario

It’s already Summer in the City! – The NY Coffee Shop Scenario

| June 3, 2015 | 0 Comments

What an exciting place to go coffee shop hoping New York has become. The latest cultural expressions arise within the coffee shop environment, gastronomy, apparel, music and cold drinks are within them. New Yorkers were always a strong coffee drinking people, at the sidewalk carts, dinners, restaurants and at home; however, grab and go habit […]

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Visiting “Café Zumbador” – Puerto Rico, the Enchanted Island.

Visiting “Café Zumbador” – Puerto Rico, the Enchanted Island.

| May 28, 2015 | 0 Comments

It was great to catch up with Jaime Fortuno at this year’s SCAA Conference in Seattle. During our meeting, we planned for my visit to the “Enchanted Island” of Puerto Rico and it’s coffee plantations under the Café Zumbador project. Jaime, his wife Susan Seitzer and Lester Marin and wife Gretchen are the Co-Founders of […]

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What does Rock and Coffee have in common? Sambalatte.

What does Rock and Coffee have in common? Sambalatte.

| May 12, 2015 | 0 Comments

The Rock in Rio Festival opened this past weekend in Las Vegas in great style with more than 40,000 spectators per night. Our friend Luiz Oliveira was present with a branch store of the successful Sambalatte coffee shops. Once again, it was great to see our Nucoffee 100% specialty grade producer micro lots featured to […]

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It’s mid-Spring, prepare for your summer demand and order some Cool Coffees!

It’s mid-Spring, prepare for your summer demand and order some Cool Coffees!

| May 7, 2015 | 0 Comments

From under the shade of the palm trees in South Florida and the Bay Area, we remain vigilant to your green coffee needs. See our Offer List and contact us for prices and samples Joe Colaciello Alan Odom Christian Wolthers.

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So the new World Barista champ is from Down Under, the Pope is Argentinian and the World Surfing Champ is Brazilian.

So the new World Barista champ is from Down Under, the Pope is Argentinian and the World Surfing Champ is Brazilian.

| April 22, 2015 | 0 Comments

Wolthers Douqué and Nucoffee came to Seattle to meet with the top North American Roasters; they were all there for a very successful SCCA Conference! It was a pleasure to receive so many clients at our booth, thanks for stopping by. Please see our Offer List and for samples and prices, call us. Christian Wolthers. […]

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Wolthers Douqué Brazilian Crop Estimate for 2015/16

Wolthers Douqué Brazilian Crop Estimate for 2015/16

| April 9, 2015 | 0 Comments

Gathering information from our own team of agronomists on the spot in Brazil and supported by my tour last week through the entire Soft Arabica coffee Belt, we now feel confident to report our findings. While the Espirito Santo Robusta/Conilon Region suffered in Dec/14 – Jan/Feb2015 the same weather phenomena which happened in the South […]

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SCAA’s Specialty Coffee Event in Seattle, It’s that time again!

SCAA’s Specialty Coffee Event in Seattle, It’s that time again!

| April 1, 2015 | 0 Comments

A walk through Pike Place, outstanding food and hospitality, coffee shops at arm’s reach and lots of action brewing inside the Convention Center as The Global Specialty Coffee Industry meets from April 9 – 12 next week. Come visit us at the NUCOFFEE Booth # 21029 where both teams from Nucoffee – Brazil and Wolthers […]

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Colombia’s Cauca Valley Micro Lot Auction

Colombia’s Cauca Valley Micro Lot Auction

| March 24, 2015 | 0 Comments

I was invited by the ‘Comite Departamental de Cafeteros del Valle del Cauca’ to attend and be part of the judging panel on February 16th – 18th 2015 in Tulua. This was my second trip in less than 5 months to Cali and the Cauca Valley, obviously, the quality of their coffees drove me right […]

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It’s Coffee Weather!

It’s Coffee Weather!

| February 24, 2015 | 0 Comments

While temperatures are low and days still short, brings thoughts of Spring and delicious coffees into your life. We have some interesting coffees on Spot position and afloat coming your way. Look into our Offer List and call for pricing and samples.

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