Singapore [English] - Coffee Tea and Ice Cream Magazine
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Singapore [English] - Coffee Tea and Ice Cream Magazine
CJNPOUIMZNBHB[JOFtWPM. t/PWFNCFS%FDFNCFS The history of Korea Coffee, from past till present Chiangmai Coffee Town Hiring Employees who will contribute to your coffee Business success. Quality coffee for Barista & Reliability 1, avenue Albert II - B.P.119 - MC 98007 MONACO Cedex - Tel :(377) 93 10 43 43 - Fex :(377) 93 10 43 44 E-mail : Export@conti-espresso.com Websites : www.conti-espresso.com www.conti-spareparts.com Content 6 10 13 20 22 29 30 Editor Talk 35 Society Products Competition • Vietnam Barista Competition 2011 • Hong Kong Barista Championship 2011 • World Siphonist Championship 2011 Trade Shows • Food & Hotel Thailand 2011 • Food & Hotel Malaysia 2011 • Hong Kong International Tea Fair • Restaurant&Bar Hong Kong 2011 • Food&Hotel Vietnam 2011 38 The history of Korea Coffee Chain Café Andonand : Japanese bakery - from Osaka to Bangkok 40 Indy 50 42 Management Hiring Employees Who Will Contribute to Your Coffee Business Success 44 Marketing 3 Strategies for successfully mix bakery & beverage bar 47 cleaning products 52 Report Chiangmai - The Coffee City The new wave to become “The Coffee Center” 4 48 54 56 Coffee Association Technique • Star Flower • Authentic Hong Kong Style Milk Tea Drinks DaVinci Gourmet® Christmas Promotional Beverages 58 Tea • Number One Brand Cha Tra Mue • Development of a Global Brand Twinings Success Story • Latest Consumption Trends of Ameri Barista Beijing Coffee Association Design Cioccolat Italiani can Tea Market The Expression of Latte Art 33 Company • Cafetto : World class coffee machine • LEINA Coffee House & Roastery Café de Lamun : Colorful Mellow Taste Trade Show Calendar Cover Story People • Jonathan Bruno Koo • Prarop Praparluck 63 Iced Aid Ice-cream logistics ilk M Ma de f rom 100 sh re F % Editor Talk The past few months have been really exciting in our world of coffee, tea and ice cream with a multitudes of events occurring A bi-monthly magazine serving the coffee society in Asia all over Asia. In this issue of coffee t&i, we highlight some of the Managing Editor trade show events and barista competitions that have taken place in Sam Tanadej Kamonchan sam@blueskybooks.net Asia. In the cover story of this issue, learn all about the the history of coffee in Korea. Who would have thought that Korean coffee culture found its roots in Russia! Did you know that Twinings is a 300+ year old company? Read all about the success story of the Editor Michelle Goh Blue Sky Books Team For ice cream lovers, the logistics of ice cream will surely charm Bodin Amornpattanakul Anurak Komkam Jenny Wang Vachapon Thisadeeruk your day. Graphic designer Twinings the tea company from the director of Twinings himself. Suda Roonnok Sageerat Mayakarn Enjoy! Contributor Michelle Goh Ed Arvidson www.LACoffeeSchool.com Chang Ping zhangbing188@163.com Editor Publisher coffee t&i (Thailand) 65/4-6 Soi Chokchai Ruammit, Wipawadee Rangsit Road, Jatujak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand Tel: +6508111 0858 Email: ctni.singapore@gmail.com coffee t&i (Singapore) School of Coffee, InnoVillage@Singapore Polytechnic, 500 Dover Road Singapore 139651 Tel: +65 8100 8186 Email: myespressoinc@gmail.com update Coffee Society news, please visit www.facebook.com/coffeetandi 6 www.youtube.com/user/samblueskybooks Please visit us @ www.coffeetandi.com The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher Society Siphon Coffee Demonstration by 2010 World Siphonist Champion Siphon coffee has taken over Japan and it is gaining popularity and in many countries around the world. every year Specialty Coffee Association of Japan will organize World Siphonist Championship to “find” with “search for” the world best siphonist. Barista Association of Thailand (BAT), in cooperation with Specialty Coffee Association of Japan (SCAJ), proundly invited Ms. Jisuru Motokawa, the 2010 World Siphonist Champion, to demonstrate her siphon technique in the competition atmosphere at Siam Paragon shopping mall. The demonstration was held in conjunction with Food&Hotel Thailand 2011 on 14 September, 2011. The event hall and equipments were set up to mimic real competition context. There were judges to give scores, the demonstration was timed, and each step of the demonstration was explained So that the audience could understand the rules Siphon training/workshop was held later on 15 September, 2011, for everyone to learn the correct siphon basics, experience siphon coffee, and try making one themselves. The aim of the training and demonstration is to encourage other brewing technique in Thailand and offer variety to the consumers. SCAJ is expecting to have Thai siphonist participate the competition next year in Japan. For more information please visit www.thaibarista.org 10 Cupping Workshop at Food&Hotel Thailand 2011 Barista Association of Thailand (BAT), in cooperation with Singapore Coffee Association (SCA) and ASEAN Coffee Federation, organized the cupping workshop with special guest speaker, a well-known cupper among coffee associations and coffee companies, Mr. Ibrahim Bin Ahmad from Bero Coffee. Cupping is a technique to evaluate coffee quality, from manufacturing, roasting, brewing processes through to the taste of coffee, for determining the criterion for choosing the best coffee for your business. It plays an important role in coffee development, and the aims of this workshop are to provide knowledge for the coffee industry and develop coffee quality in the region. The workshop was held at Siam Paragon on 14 September, 2011, in conjunction with the Food&Hotel Thailand 2011. Participants were given an opportunity to train all their senses and learnt different characteristics coffee, including identifying defects in coffee beans and separate good beans from bad beans. However, the workshop only provided the basics of cupping for the participants to be able to further develop their skills and become an expert in the future. For more information please visit www.thaibarista.org 11 Society th The 4 Asean Coffee Federation (ACF) 16 September 2011, Food&Hotel Thailand 2011, Siam Paragon The Asean Coffee Federation members met again last September 16 on the sidelines of Food&Hotel Thailand 2011 show at Siam Paragon. The representatives from Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Philippines coffee associations, and spectators from SCAJ attended the meeting to conclude the federation work and activity plans and delegate responsibilities of each sector as follow: 1. Ms. Tuti H Mochtar (Indonesia) will take charge as the head of Agriculture Sector. 2. Mr. Victor Mah (Singapore) will take charge as the head of Trader Sector. 3. Mr. Lim (Malaysia) will take charge as the head of Soluble Manufacturer Sector. 4. Mr. Meechai (Thailand) will take charge as the head of Specialty coffee Sector. 5. Mr. Ibrahim (Singapore) will take charge as the head of Asia Traditional Coffee Sector. 6. Ms. Cherry (Philippines) will take charge as the head of Consumer Sector. After the delegation, each head of sector will select a board to lay down strategies and determine the policies to work alongside other sectors. Coffee T&I will keep you updated on ACF news and activities, The ACF is a new body founded to help Asian coffee producers come together with the singular goal of encouraging more buyers to buy quality coffee from Asian origins. The group was organized to share best practices among members and to lift up the image of Asian coffee in the world. As a non-profit t organization, it relies on its members’ time and expertise while they encourage more coffee drinkers to appreciate Asean Coffee through coffee tours, seminars and workshops, including Barista Competitions and Latte Art challenges which will be held in the near future. To improve coffee quality in the region, A “CUP Of EXCELLENCE” competition will also be conducted every harvest season to find great cups of brew from different countries. th 5 Gelato World Cup at Sigep 2012 Giappone at 5th Gelato World Cup will be held at Sigep (Salone Internazionale Gelateria, Pasticceria e Panificazione Artigianali) of Rimini Fiera, 21 to 24 January 2012 with1 3 team of gelato makers included Argentina, Australia, Canada, Francia, Germania, Giappone, Italia, Marocco, Messico, Spagna, Svizzera, Stati Uniti, e Turchia. During the 4 days of competition, each team will prepare ice sculptures, chocolate and gelato cups decorated support for table service, gelato cakes, decorated trays sales, gelato cones, entrées (with gelato “gourmet”), desserts, gelato dish on the theme “The fruits (gifts) of the Earth and Sea”. For more information,please visit www.sigep.it 12 Products Schaerer Coffee Prime New fully automatic coffee machine The Schaerer Coffee Prime is equipped with the TouchIT touch screen user panel. TouchIT is an ideal self-service panel. It meets the needs of guests by simplifying beverage selection and benefits operators through simple operation, cleaning and maintenance. The screen can additionally display advertising messages regarding special sales, specialities or innovations. TouchIT is also available in a version op-erational only by personnel. It offers 40 freely programmable beverage buttons on five display levels. The Schaerer Coffee Prime was developed entirely in Switzerland and is manufactured exclusively in Switzerland. It is available immediately. Further information: www.schaerer-coffee-prime.com Ernesto Knock Box Coffee Ground Knock Box from Pornrirk The Knock Box for knocking coffee ground off the portafiler. Beautiful, strong, and durable &washable design, made from quality stainless steel with strong rubber coated knock bar. Now there’re 3 models available. Classic wooden, PVC covered and Laminated wooden. For more information please contact Tel: 66-2746-9145-8 Email: pornrirk@truemail.co.th Cafetto Restore Descaler The world’s first triple certified descaler Restore Descaler has been on the Cafetto range since 2005. With a dream of a safe and effective powdered descaler, that performs to the standard of the nasty acids generally used commercially. Cafetto have tested dozens of different acids singularly and in many combinations looking for the elusive blend. It combines a blend of organic acids that work synergistically to remove hard water scale. These food acids are all found naturally in plants and are used in additives in many food preparations. Restore Descaler has approval from NSF International as well as organic associations OMRI (Organic Materials Review Institute) and BFA (Biological Farmers of Australia). For more information, please visit www.cafetto.com 13 Products “One for all” : Preferenza the new capsule machine from K-fee System The new K-fee System capsule machine Preferenza combines intelligent functions, technical ambitious detail solutions, obvious design as well as the highest quality of hot beverages in one machine. “One for all” stands thereby for a high degree of flexibility and the possibility to fulfil the individual requirements of each single person. • Heating-up time: 20 seconds • Automatic switch off function: after five minutes, thus very energy-saving • 19-bar high-pressure pump Automatic ejection of capsules For more information, please visit www.k-fee-system.com TRITTICO® Gelato Machine from Bravo the combined machine system, invented by Bravo. The founder of Bravo, Genesio Bravo, had the brilliant idea of uniting the multi-machine production system into one machine. And so in 1974 TRITTICO® came to be: an entire laboratory in less than one square metre. The machine alone should be capable of performing the 3 essential passages : mixing, pasteurizing and batch freezing. And so he built TRITTICO® the first machine capable of performing three functions in one appliance. For more information, please Visit www.bravo.it Coffee Mill Basic small Coffee Grinder Manual coffee grinder by Hario Hario Coffee Mill Basic is small and convenient with the design that can be used as a usable shop decoration. It comes with adjustable grind level and strong ceramic blade that produces less heat. The grinded coffee is kept in the wooden box, equipped with magnetic lock to prevent it from accidently opened, at the bottom. For more information please visit www.harioglass.com 14 Coffee M Mill Basic asic Small Coffee Gr Grinder The best filter coffee equipment Freshly brewed coffee of superior quality. Wonderful aroma, delicious and full flavour. The best filter coffee is brewed by Bravilor Bonamat, a leading authority Bolero XL on filter coffee systems for more than sixty years! Each of our machines has its own specific qualities, allowing its user to make delicious coffee quickly and easily at any location. Brewed in glass decanters or airpots, the coffee is always perfect! Beside a contemporary design these machines offer an excellent in-cup quality and much user friendliness. Bravilor Bonamat is manufacturer of professional beverage preparation systems, focussing on coffee and tea. Products are being sold in more than eighty countries. Bravilor Bonamat B.V. P.O. Box 188 1700 AD Heerhugowaard The Netherlands T +31 (0)72 57 51 751 F +31 (0)72 57 51 758 E sales@bravilor.com www.bravilor.com The taste of quality worldwide Bolero Turbo Competition Vietnam Barista Competition 2011 28 - 30 September 2011 Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center The second edition of Vietnam Barista Competition concluded with the birth of a new barista champion after three days of intensive competition. The competition attracted baristas from all over Vietnam who came with the hope of winning the top honor and to eventually represent Vietnam at the Asia Barista Championship 2012, which will be held at Food&HotelAsia2012 in Singapore. The Winners Champion First Runner-up Second Runner-up Best Signature Drink Mr. Nguyen Quoc Viet, Scoozi Coffee Mr. Do Hoang Nhat Anh, Dang Le Mr. Nguyen Dinh Hai, Highlands Coffee Mr. Le DucHuy, Trung Nguyen Mr.Pham Van Quyen Mr.Nguyen Dinh Hai Mr.Nguyen Quoc Viet 20 Mr.Le DucHuy The Judges Team Mr.Do Hoang Nhat Anh Hong Kong Barista Championship 2011 9 July 2011 Caffe Essenza, Hong Kong The first Hong Kong Barista Championship (HKBC) was officially held on July 9, 2011 at Caffe Essenza. More than a dozen of profession from Hong Kong coffee industry was invited to be the judges of HKBC, as the HKBC is connected directly with the World Barista Championship ( WBC ) those judge are required to pass the test of one of the certificated judge of WBC. Thus, a workshop for the judges on August 7 and 8 in the Hong Kong studio of SCAA was held by Mike Yung (WBC certificated Judge 2009-2012,WBC Finalist 2008) The semi-finals was held on August 21 and 22 in E Max at Kowloon Bay, and the final was held on September 7 at the Hong Kong Restaurant & Bar 2011. Chan Chak Sum from 18 grams won the competition, and he represent Hong Kong to participate in WBC. The results of the competition were : Champion : Sum, CHAN Chak Sum, 18 grams 1st – runner up : Derek, CHIU Ka Po, Independent 2nd – runner up : Ben, LAM Yu Chak, Independent World Siphonist Championship 2011 9 July 2011 Caffe Essenza, Hong Kong The World Siphonist Championship 2011 Hong Kong took place at the same time as the HKBC event. Vincent, Mr Hing Ka Wai from The Specialty Coffee become the champion, and he will participate in the World Siphonist Championship 2011 at Toyko in September. The results of the competition were : Champion : Vincent, HUNG Ka Wai, The Specialty Coffee 1st – runner up : Tsuyoshi, MOK Wai Kin, Accro Coffee 2nd – runner up : Candy, TONG Wai Ching, KC coffee 21 Trade show Hong Kong International Tea Fair 11-13 August 2011 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre The Hong Kong International Tea Fair is heating up the city’s reputation as a premier tea-trading hub. Now in its third year, and organised by the HKTDC and the Chinese Tea Culture International Exchange Association, the fair is open to traders only for the first two days, welcoming public visitors on its final day. This year’s tea fair attracted more than 310 exhibitors from 12 countries and regions, including major tea-producing re- gions from the mainland as well as India, Japan and Sri Lanka. South Africa and the United Kingdom are participating for the first time. The fair also features the new Branding and Design Services zone. Exhibitors include Hong Kong designers Alan Chan, Angus Wong, Charles Ng, Francis Lee, Kan Tai Keung and Tommy Li. All four of them will speak at a Symposium on Successful Tea Branding and Packaging. For more information, please visit www.hkteafair.com 22 Restaurant & Bar Hong Kong 2011 6-8 September 2011 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Asia Pacific’s leading niche fine dining and bar show - Restaurant & Bar HK 2011 has once again proved it’s unique and focused positioning - topquality hospitality operators, a successful and popular one. Over 200 topquality hospitality operators, including international hot brands - San Miguel, Suntory Premium Malt, Nespresso, STS Coffee, Canadian Beef Export Federation, Norwegian Seafood, House of Find Wines, XTC Gelato, Lucaris, Pedrali Italian bar furniture by Marc James, etc., attracted a record-breakingattendance of total 12,107top-end restaurant buyers - up 7.4% over the previous year. The wide range of inspiring feature programmes this year has gained positive feedback from both visitors and exhibitors. A quick recap of the exciting memory of the special attractions and seminars: The firstHong Kong Barista Championship and World Siphonist Championship, hosted its competition finals in Restaurant & Bar HK 2011 where Hong Kong’s best baristas and siphonists showcased their professionalism, passion and skills. The winners will go on to represent Hong Kong and compete for the world title! For more information, please contact Ms Ivy Lau (Marketing Manager) Tel : (852) 3105 3975 Email : info@restaurantandbarhk.com Website : www.restaurantandbarhk.com 23 Trade show Food & Hotel Thailand 2011 13-16 September 2011 Royal Paragon Hall, 5th Floor Siam Paragon, Bangkok Food & Hotel Thailand (FHT) 2011 once again affirmed its reputation as the premier international trade event for Thailand and the region’s 5 star food and hospitality industries by delivering high quality trade buyers. The 19th edition of Food & Hotel Thailand (FHT) 2011 was a sold out event. FHT2011 exhibition grew 25% in terms of exhibitors and size from last year, and presented premium food, beverage, foodservice equipment, hospitality supplies, hospitality technology, coffee and wine products and services from 241 exhibitors from over 20 countries including Australia, Austria, China, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Poland, Slovenia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom and The USA. FHT2011 featured international pavilions from China, Japan, Poland, South Africa and The USA. Thailand and the region’s growing a p p e t i t e f o r p re m i u m f o o d a n d hospitality products and services was clearly seen as FHT2011 attracted 26, 408 professional visitors from 60 countries, with an 18% increase in international visitors, and recorded an estimated onsite trade value of THB 300 million. Food & Hotel Thailand (FHT) will celebrate its 20th edition next year, and return to Bangkok, on the 4 to 7 September 2012. For more information please contact: Wantita Porntanawong, PR Executive, Bangkok Exhibition Services Ltd, Tel. +662-615-1255 Ext.123 wantita@besallworld.com www.foodhotelthailand.com 24 Food & Hotel Malaysia 2011 20-23 September 2011 Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) , Malaysia FHM 2011, the official food and hotel show in Malaysia, held from 20-23 September 2011 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, ended on a successful note. The importance and success of FHM 2011 was evident with the total visitor number of 17,835 from 65 countries. Trade visitors thronged in to witness this exciting and delicious show to meet, mingle, discover and most importantly fulfill their individual business needs. FHM 2011 which brought in some 1,010 participating companies from 43 countries had a total sold out space of 10,000 sqm. The exhibitors represented the Food & Beverage, Bakery, Kitchen Equipment, Hospitality and IT Solutions filling up booths and displaying various types of food, equipment and machineries imaginable in the F&B and Hospitality industries. Visitors were exposed and treated to an extravagant event with an extensive line up of exciting activities during the 4 day period. Overall the show was tastefully successful with exhibitors and visitors returning home satisfied. The next FHM will be held during 17 – 20 September 2013 with more exciting and happening events! For more information, please visit www.foodandhotel.com 25 Trade show Food&Hotel Vietnam 2011 28 - 30 September 2011 Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center The 6th edition Food&Hotel Vietnam 2011 was a resounding success in all aspects and has reaffirmed its position as the largest reaffirmed international trade event for the food and hospitality industry in Vietnam. The 3-day show, held at Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center from 28 to 30 September 2011, saw a whopping 9,860 trade visitors from 49 countries and regions. Competitions including the Vietnam Barista Competition, Vietnam Culinary Challenge and the inaugural Vietnam Best Sommelier Competition added on a new level of excitement to the already buzzy show floor. Delegates also expressed that the FHV Conference organised by Vinalab has exceeded expectations and gave an additional dimension to their visit to FHV. Over 50 members of the press were present and provided the show with extensive coverage that span across the print media, broadcast media and the internet. Food&HotelVietnam2011 has gained strong recognition and support from the local food and hospitality community as the most established international trade event for the industry in Vietnam. From just 51 buyer delegations in the previous edition, Food&HotelVietnam2011 welcomed 99 buyer delegations who came to hunt for quality products and supplies to enhance their business propositions. They included decision-makers, specifiers and purchasers from Cong Ty Golf Palm Song Be, Diamond Place Convention Center, Jollibee Vietnam Company Limited, Les CelliersD’Asie Vietnam Co, Saigon Tourist Holding Company, Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers, Shop & Go JSC, Starcity Saigon Hotel, Vietnam Air Caterers, and more… Food&HotelVietnam2013 will return from 25 – 27 September 2013 at Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. For more information, please visit www.foodnhotelvietnam.com 26 www.worldoffoodasia.com/www.thaitradefair.com Savor Your Success 23. - 27.05.2012 IMPACT Exhibition Center Bangkok, Thailand A Unique Concept That Has Proven to Work t Meet your desired buyers through our well structured product zones t Network with key regional buyer groups that Thailand’s strong food industry attracts t Benefit from the extensive combined advertising and public relations efforts between organizers THAIFEX - World of Food ASIA covers t t t t Food & Beverage featuring HALAL & ORGANIC Food Food Catering & Hospitality Services Food Technology Retail & Franchise R E T GIS RE Jointly organized by Koelnmesse Pte Ltd Ms Lynn How Tel: +65 6500 6712 Fax: +65 6294 8403 l.how@koelnmesse.com.sg Thai Chamber of Commerce ! W NO Trade Show Calendar November 3-5, 2011 March 9-10, 2012 May 8-11, 2012 Middle East Coffee & Tea Convention 2011 Meydan Hotel, Dubai, UAE www.coffeeandteaconvention.com Coffee Fest New York 2012 Javits Center, New York www.coffeefest.com Seoul Food&Hotel 2012 KINTEX, Korea (South) www.seoulfoodnhotel.co.kr March 25-27, 2012 May 23-27, 2012 Tea&Coffee World Cup Europe Reed Messe Wien Vienna, Austria www.tcworldcup.com ThaiFex 2012 IMPACT Challenger, Bangkok Thailand www.worldoffoodasia.com April 9-12, 2012 June 8-10, 2012 November 9-12, 2011 Korea Food Expo 2011 Coex Center Halls A - D Seoul, Korea www.koreafoodexpo.com November 16-18, 2011 Food&Hotel China 2011 Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) China www.fhcchina.com Expo Coffee & Tea 2012 Shanghai New International Expo Center www.expocoffeetea.com Coffee Fest Chicago 2012 Navy Pier Chicago www.coffeefest.com September 5-8, 2012 November 24-27, 2011 Seoul Int’l Café Show 2011 COEX Seoul, Korea www.cafeshow.co.kr April 17-20, 2012 Food&Hotel Thailand 2012 Royal Paragon Hall,5th Floor Siam Paragon, Bangkok, Thailand www.foodhotelthailand.com November 25-28, 2011 Food&Hotel Asia 2012 Singapore Expo, Halls 1 - 9 Singapore www.foodnhotelasia.com Taiwan Tea,Coffee&Wine 2011 Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC), Taiwan www.chanchao.com.tw/coffee/ April 19-22, 2012 *The show was postponed due to flooding situation in Thailand. Coffee Fest Seattle 2012 Washington State Convention Center Seattle www.coffeefest.com September 26-28, 2012 January 26-29, 2012 TRAFS 2011 bitec bangna www.thailandhoreca.com September 21-23, 2012 SCAA 2012 Oregon Convention Center Portland www.scaashow.org SCAJ Tokyo Big Sight, West Hall 3, Tokyo Japan www.scaj.org 29 Cover Story Article: Sunny, Yoon Photo: Jun, Jung Jeong Gwan Heon the place where the Emperor always drank coffee here. The history of Coffee in Korea It is assumed that Coffee was introduced into Korea for the first time in 1890. Coffee wa s f irst di scovered by a shepherd in Ethiopia over 1000 years ago, and it was traded throughout the history and arrived in Japan via the Dutch around 170 years ago. There are many stories of how coffee came to Korea. Most credible story took place in “The Eulmi Incident” in 1895 when “King Gojong” refuged in the Russian legation for a year (This is called Agwan Pacheon). During the refuge, Russian minister, Weber, and King Gojong chatted and drank coffee together. King Gojong was so impressed by coffee and wanted to continue drinking coffee, 30 hence, he hired a German lady to serve him coffee when he returned to the palace. King Gojong also gave her a huge Royal family’s land in Jeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul. The land was developed into “Sontag Hotel” and the second floor of this hotel is where Korea’s first coffee house is located. It is also an important piece of historical evidence that coffee came to Korea through Japan and Russia. Ever since the annexation, Japanese settlers came to Korea and started to sell coffee. One of these shops is a shop called Chi Cha Dian in Jingogae, Myeong-dong. However, early coffee shops weren’t well received by locals because coffee drinking was still a new culture. During industrialization, coffee shops started to gain popularlity among the upper class in downtown areas like Myeong-dong, Chungmuro, and Sokong-dong, but they are still far from the majority of population. I n 1927, M r. L ee Ky u ng- s oon, a renowned Korean fi lm director, opened Café named of K aK aDu. The café was a part of Japanese cultural policy and played classical music such as Beethoven’s Choral Symphony and Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsodies. During the Korean war in the 50’s, coffee became a popular merchandise in the black market after American Army entered the war. Huge amount of cash flowed through black market, forcing Korean government to establish the coffee market to prevent currency exchange and tax losses in late 1960’s. Dong Suh Food Co., Ltd. was the fi rst ‘legitimate’ coffee trader in Korea, but coffee was still expensive, unpopular, and coffee distribution was still disorganized. By the end of the 1970s, coffee culture began to seep into the lifestyle of middle class urbanites. Since then, coffee industry rapidly grew with the economy and the people’s lifestyle. Coffee consumption became more diverse and the consumption volume quickly increased. However, major portion of Korean coffee consumption was instant coffee. districts like Daehangno, Myeongdong, Apgujeong-dong, and ASEM building in Samsung-dong. With the introduction of popular espresso-based menus with sophisticated quality into the market, people started to visit cafés to enjoy coffee This resulted in the growth of the take out coffee, which fit in perfectly with the fast and active lifestyle of the younger generation. Since 2008 – Coffee mix market growth In Korean coffee market, variety of coffee ranges from fresh beans, spray dried (Maxwell), to freeze dried coffee (Maxim). These processed coffee advanced and developed and they grew rapidly during the late 1990s, partly due to the IMF fi nancial crisis. Businesses needed to be very competitive to survive, so they began to offer free coffee (mostly instant coffee mix) for customers. Following the footsteps of Starbucks, foreign brand such as Coffeebean and Seattle best coffee ventured into Korean market while domestic brands in creased the stores with take-out service. In the late of 1990s to 2000s, the sight of people lining up to buy a cup of coffee or walking with a cup of coffee in their hands are regular city scenes. Although the café coffee and take-out coffee are growing fast, but they only made up 5% of the total market while instant and ready to drink coffees made up the huge 95% of the market in the 90’s. This clearly reflected the lifestyle of most consumers in Korea, i.e., giving priority to speed and convenience. speed and convenience. 1990s - Café boom In the 1990s, the Olympics Games helped boost the growth in Korean coffee industry, especially coffee chains. One of the first coffee chain is Jardin which opened in 1988 in Apgujeongdong, Seoul, it was soon followed by many coffee chains such as Dotuor, Herzen, Arz, Trendy, Jezzanin, Nice day, Thirteen-thirty, and Nandarang. When the fi rst coffee shops opened, customers weren’t accustomed to the self service concept. Nonetheless, the cafés were well received by the younger generations because of its bright, clean, and stylish interior. In 1999, Starbucks (also the first foreign coffee brand in Korea) opened its first Korean branch near Ehwa University. It soon spread rapidly to commercial 31 Cover Story 2010 - Coffee in Seoul Seoul has variety and unique cultures, including coffee culture. Coffee cultures like New York coffee culture, or ‘disposable/street culture’, and European coffee culture can be seen everywhere. In Seoul, you can also enjoy a cup of coffee at high-end, designed cafés, or enjoy a cup of coffee at a coffee stall in your local market. Currently, the rising problem is oversupply and it is becoming a major concern. Due to fierce competition, many businesses are turning to price war instead of quality improvement. The way the market is going is conflicting the way coffee should be, but unfortunately, is happening in Seoul where people demand conveniences to start and end their busy days. The Korea coffee market just loves to be the center of attention. However, it doesn’t need to be coffee mania and it doesn’t need to be trendy. It is now time for real understanding of coffee and true enjoyment of real coffee in Korea! 32 Report Story/Photos : Coffee t&i Thailand Chiangmai - The Coffee City The new wave to become “The Coffee Center” For the past 700 years, Chiangmai has kept its history and culture alive. The people here are proud of their traditional heritage from the Kingdom of Lanna, and many people here love to refer their home as a “country” instead of a province. The responsibilities of preserving traditional traditions are passed on from generations to generations. These responsibilities include developing Chiangmai as a tourist destination and promoting Chiangmai as the “The Coffee City”. Going back 4-5 decades ago, mountainous tribes in Northern Thailand grew poppy and other plants by shifting cultivation. They slowly changed their way of life with the vision of King Bhumibol and The Royal Project to replace poppy with other commercial plants including coffee. The beginning of coffee was supported by Chiangmai University, United Nations, and the Department of Public Welfare for researches and know-how. Arabica coffee was brought in and slowlyreplaced poppy farms with the help from local traders and UN. The UN supplied cheaper tools (tax free) to the farmers and worked with Mr. Teera Taksaudom, one of the pioneering coffee traders, to encourage coffee farming in Northern Thailand. Some of the earlier coffee companies that buy coffee from this origin were Suzuki and Hillkoff (formerly known as Chao Thai Pu Kao). One of the first roasters in Chiangmai is Libernard, the first espresso bar in Chiangmai founded by a French coffee lover but now owned by กงตี้ and located on Changmoi Road. Coffee roasting class was very rare back then, early roasting training was organized by Suzuki, which passed its knowledge to Hillkoff. Moreover, the first coffee machine distributor in Chiangmai is the company called CL. Coffee was seriously developed during the last 10 years. Wawee is a successful indy café that inspired the espresso trend along with the giant coffee chain, Starbucks. However, these two were able to grow along side one another because of their differences in business positioning. More indy cafés like Happy Hut and Impresso, followed the success of Wawee and some further develop themselves to a self roasted cafés as well. A lot of cafés here are clustered on Nimmanhaemin Road, with an average of 40 cafés per square kilometer, and you can almost find a café on every street that branches out from Nimmanhaemin Road. Another café zone is the around the city moat on Loi Kroh Street near tourist accommodations. However, most of the shops there are cocktail bars that offer coffee. The overall picture of coffee businesses here is very competitive, and you might be able to compare it to the pace of the stock market that some may rise quickly and some may fall rapidly as well. It is a dream of many to own their own coffee shop, and it is a very vivid business in Chiangmai since Chiangmai is considered one of the top tourist destinations. A small unique coffee shop 33 Report would perfectly fit the scene and the concept here. That is probably why there are coffee shops popping up on every corner here in Chiangmai. Chiangmai coffee industry has the potential to grow endlessly However, a lot of problems such as incorrect information, ingredient management, ingredient quality, and incorrect brewing technique are sure to happen if each shop are blindly doing their businesses without communication. In view of this, “Chiangmai Barista and Coffee Shop Club” was founded by a group of young cafe owners. The non-profit club aims to improve the potential of café owners, and anyone who are interested in starting a café can benefit from the knowledge from the club. “We try to keep every indy café owners in the business. Most people have the same idea about improving the shop and the in gredients, but most of them overlook staff and coffee knowledge development. A lot of cafés go out of business because of the lack of knowledge, since it is very expensive to take a coffee course. Therefore, all of us, Uncle Rop from Inthanon Coffee, Khun Nae from Espresso, Khun Mod from Mod Dang Coffee, and Khun tum from The Old Chiangmai Café, got together 34 with the objective of employee development. Khun Nae and Khun Mod personally invested in a coffee school that offers cheap coffee courses. The school makes little or no profit at all, but the aim of the school is the development of the industry. The Chiangmai Barista and Coffee Shop Club has almost 300 members and 40 regular activity participants. We don’t have a president, but instead, we have 4-5 activity organizers and Uncle Rop as the advisor.” Most of the club members agree that consumer habit needs to be adjusted, and the consumers and the cafés need to be properly educated. If we keep pampering the customers with the coffee they demand without educating them, we will lose our original goal of providing quality authentic coffee and lose ourselves consequently. Currently, 80% of the cafés on Nimmanhaemin Road are just following the trend while the number of real cafés is less than 20% of the total number of café. Although the concept behind a true coffee shop is simple, but most barista fail to hang on to the concept. True coffee shop must be able to educate the customers about their misunderstanding of coffee for the benefit of the customer and the industry! People Story/Photos : Coffee t&i Hong Kong Challenging Life Jonathan Bruno Koo Have you ever experienced failure in your life? Did you learn more when you grow more? Learning is the most important in one failure. Background “I started to work in coffee business since 16, all the things I learned and contacted were simple tasks at that time.” said Bruno. “At 17, I shifted to a small coffee shop, and this time, I noticed how attractive coffee was and I fell in love with her. I think I am lucky because I found a job that I really like. It was just like having a wonderful woman as wife, you will never get bored with it, when you know more about her and you love her more.” In the summer of 2009, when the first barista competition in Hong Kong was going to be held, I thought about whether I should took this chance to border my horizon, to examine which stage I am now in the industry, so I took my place. Because of insufficient preparation, poor organizing or whatever, I joined, I failed and I regretted. This competition had great impact on me, I know how ignorant I am and preparation is one of the key factors to have great performance. Going in a better shape After this competition, I try to find out the reason why I fail and keep going in a better shape. Competition was not only a platform to share everything about coffee with people who are in or interested in this industry, but also provided a platform to challenge and to breakthrough yourself. Growth In these two years, the only thing I thought is to rise back up after a fall, I met different people from the coffee industry. I learn more and gain more. I realized that baristas are not just focused on bars, barista need to have huge knowledge about coffee, for example which country provides the best coffee beans, how to make a great cup of coffee, etc. My techniques and attitude had improved a lot. At the beginning of 2011, I started to organize the first grand latte art competition (GLC) in Hong Kong. Most of my friends ask me whether I will join the competition. I questioned myself, “if I am not involved in the tournament, will I join?” I have 35 People words in my mind: strengthen yourself so I texted my friend—Van Lin, the from the point that you have failed. You Taiwanese barista, asked for suggestions can say I am persistent, but I think I am challenging myself. and improvements, Van Lin’s suggestions had great impact on me. At the 16 finals, I calmed down, I show the judges that Driving Forces I have talent. Then I go to final 8 and Not too long after GLC, I joined the Coffee Fest Latte Art Championships in San advanced to final 4. I started to perform better and better. In the final round, when Diego, 64 baristas will feature the com- I was versus the Japanese barista, my art petition. The winner will be promoted and the loser will be eliminated. In order not to let history repeat itself, I starting preparing 3 months prior to the competition. Here I give a great thanks to the company I belong to, with its countenance, I could allocate my time and resources for preparation. To widen my horizons and get to know more about foreign cultures, etc. All these were the driving forces for me to join this contest. work got a bit fault, affected the whole picture of the latte. Due to the shortage of time, I did not have time to make a new one. After 10 minutes discussion between the judges, the marks were 1:2, they announced that the championship goes to the Japanese barista Satoru Oiso. I was satisfied with the result, because I enjoyed the tournament, I beat myself and I can share my experiences and perceptions of coffee with baristas over the world. The external benefits are far more than I expected. Coffee Fest San Diego I asked for many advice from friends before I started my journey. Success is not just about techniques but also of one’s attitude. Time flies, the day for competition came, I made mistake in the first round, but I can enter the 16 finals luckily. The whole night after the first round, I was wondering how to tackle this obstacle, Future Compared to the competition I joined 2 years ago, my attitude had completely changed. A man can be destroyed but not defeated, winning myself is the most important thing. Match is about techniques, about attitude, about preparation and about transforming to a better person. Winning or losing is not the thing to care about, the most important thing is enjoy during the tournament. The things I learnt in this contest are priceless and useful in the rest of my life. I believe I have courage to overcome all failures and when you learn more, you will gain more than you expect! Good Luck! Story : Coffee t&i Thailand Photo : Anurak Komkam I have what I need. I’m sufficient. I am happy with my life. Prarop Praparluck Ten years ago, I started my first day of coffee training with zero knowledge,but I decided to walk on this road with passion Rop, or Uncle Rop, is a senior figure in Thai coffee industry. With his passion in coffee, he immediately jumped into the coffee industry right after he retired from a mass communication position in the Government Public Relation Department. Rop currently acts as the advisor to the Barista and Chiangmai Coffee Shop Club, the president of Northern Thailand Arabica Coffee Association, and the owner of Intanon Coffee. His early coffee training experience began at the Khunwang Royal Project field training at Doi Intanon. The experience was priceless as he wrote down in his website, www.chiangmaicoffee.com, “Ten years ago, I started my first day of coffee training with zero knowledge, but I decided to walk on this road with passion and the desire to promote Thai Arabica coffee in accordance to the Royal Project. To elevate Thai coffee standard up to the international standard, I learnt about coffee in deep detail and helped set up the Thai Arabica group. At the same time, the knowledge I learnt along the way are passed to the community, from the knowledge of coffee beans and coffee farming to coffee processing and roasting.” Instead of having a business to make as much profit as it can, Rop runs his business on the sufficient economy concept which leans on generosity and sufficientcy. “I’m not a businessman. The coffee price has risen 50% but Intanon Coffee hasn’t increased our coffee price for a long time. If we do increase our prices, we will notify our members and keep our prices at minimum, without affecting the cost. Thai Arabica today has the potential, the taste, and the reputation to compete in ASEAN. It only needs better coffee bean management and more productivity because our coffee productivity is much less than the coffee demands today.” 37 Chain Story/Photo: Coffee t&i Thailand Café Andonand Japanese bakery - from Osaka to Bangkok After the violent demonstration caused disaster to Central World, the shopping mall is now back in operation with the new and improved designs and shops, including “Café Andonand”. Café Andonand flew straight from Osaka, Japan, to Bangkok for everyone to experience the Japanese style bakery. It is a part of a cleaning product company called Duskin, which also operates Mister Donut. And although Duskin’s headquarter is in Osaka, Café Andonand’s first branch is located in Shibuya, Tokyo. Café Andonand was built on the vision of a quite private space in a relaxing café with quality coffee and bakery in 38 a commercial and business office districts. The vision successfully became a reality in Shibuya, and soon branched out to Yokohama, Sapporo branch at Osaka. There are only 7 branches of Café Andonand, with the Bangkok shop as its 7th branch. Even though Café Andonand has the same owner as Mister Donut, its marketing concept is very different. Mr. Sucheep Thummacheepchareon (Executive Senior Vice President of Food Group) explains, “The processing is totally different. Mister Donut targets take home customers in the suburban areas, while Café Andonand targets eat-in office workers in business districts. Café Andonand is also larger, in term of shop space, for the customers to use as a meeting place. The concept also applies to the Central World branch. Although the bigger area is not yet available, the current shop covers 70 sq.m. and the customers can still relax and enjoy its menus, especially hot donut menus. Café Andonand’s donuts aren’t the same as regular donuts where they are self-served and served cold. The donuts here are served hot to your table!” The signature menu at Café Andonand has to be the “Affogato” with whipped cream, which is the signature menu in Japan as well. Another recommended menu is Nandog and variety of drinks that are the original recipes from Japan or approved by the headquarter in Japan. Central World is located in the heart of Bangkok, so the customers here are quite wealthy. They are willing to spend more for quality and taste. However, Café Andonand is still in its trial phase because Central World isn’t yet fully operated. The true potential of Café Andonand will be seen once Central World is completely back after the nightmare fire! ;nf[h_[dY[j^[Fh[c_[h[0 mmm$iY^W[h[h#Ye\\[[#fh_c[$Yec IY^W[h[h9e\\[[Fh_c[ IY^W[h[h9e\\[[Fh_c[ >YZVa[dggZhiVjgVcih!kZcY^c\! d[ÒXZh!XV[Zh!jc^kZgh^i^Zh!W^higdh! ]dhe^iVah!WVgh!hedgihXZcigZh! 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She is the main drive at Café de Lamun while Khun Boy (younger brother) creates the drinks with the background support from their eldest brother. Location & Decoration Concept Café de Lamun is close to Khun Pa and Khun Boy’s home and ABAC University. Although it isn’t on the main street or in a commercial district, but the street it is on is quite busy with people passing through all day and there is potential here. And to differentiate Khun Pa’s idea of a friendly and warm homey café atmosphere, Café de Lamun playfully make use of fun and creative animal and plant mockups together with lively light blue and white color tones. The Menu The highlight at Café de Lamun is the freshness of the ingredients like fresh Japanese melon. However, most sales come from food and bakery, which probably is influenced by the name ‘Lamun’ that makes people think of soft and fluffy bakery. Café de Lamun offers 4-5 different bakery menus like crepe cake, blueberry cheesecake, strawberry shortcake, and orange cake. All cakes are sold equally, but the highlight 40 for the cakes would be the blueberry cheesecake which deliciously melts in the mouth! The bakery menus are fresh baked, they are baked daily and you don’t have to worry about leftover cakes at all. Café de Lamun also offers fusion food such as Tom Yum Goong fried rice and chicken curry. The food menus are created and sampled by the family until the majority thinks it is good before adding it to the menu. Management & Marketing for new cafes Café de Lamun is very new since it was opened in July. We are trying to promote the café through as many media as possible. We plan to open a diving school here, which should partly increase the sales. Our continuous strategy is to keep inventing new menus, increase our menu variety, and create beverage highlight like our Strawberry coffee. The strawberry coffee menu is quite a success and a lot of young people like the fresh strawberry touch in their latte. Further strategies we used are the promotional 10% discount, café point collection, and the monthly random price give away which the customers really enjoy. The Customers Our main customers are office workers and college students. We get office workers from the surrounding offices during the day and college students after school hours. We also have families with children coming in the evening and in the weekends as well. Café de Lamun: Rama 9 Soi 49 Tel: +662300 1366 Facebook: Café de Lamun Open: 11 AM - 9 PM Recommended menu: Strawberry Latte, Chocolate Lava, Blueberry Cheesecake 41 Management Hiring Employees Who Will Contribute to Your Coffee Business Success Article : Ed Arvidson Photo : coffee t&i Thailand When hiring employees for your coffee business, strive for individuals who are mature, intelligent, dynamic, energetic, and possess positive attitudes. You can always teach someone how to make coffee drinks or work a cash register, but you can’t teach them how to have a strong work ethic or a good personality! Identify the qualities that will be essential for success in each employment position. For example, if you are looking for a cashier, realize that this will be the person who will have the first, and perhaps only interaction with your customers. So, important things to look for in candidates for this position are: Do they make eye contact? Are they pleasant? Do they smile? Do they like people? Are they articulate? How is their appearance? So, before we discuss how you might determine if an employment candidate possesses the desirable characteristics you’re seeking, let’s talk about the hiring process. Place an advertisement with your local employment website, newspaper, community bulletin boards, etc. Word your ad so that it appears to present an “opportunity,” as opposed to a plea for help! 42 Title your ad with something like, “Learn a New Culinary Art, Be an Espresso Professional.” Enhanced terminology should appeal to the type of people who are looking for something new, different, or better. Include in your ad the characteristics you are seeking in the ideal candidate: “must have an immaculate appearance, must love people, must be a perfectionist, must love work, must thrive under pressure.” If someone reading your ad finds some of these requirements to be undesirable, they may not apply. That’s Good! After all, why waste their time or yours if they don’t possess the characteristics for success in the job. Finally, conclude your ad with an instruction like, “please call for an interview appointment between 3PM and 5PM on Friday, August 29th.” This will prevent interested persons from calling you during all hours of the day and night, for weeks to come. And, it will also allow you to dedicate a limited time to take phone calls, set up appointments, and conduct some preliminary screening. Most important, it provides a test. If someone calls you at noon to set-up an interview appointment, you will immediately know that they can’t follow instructions. Upon this first interview, have each candidate fill out an employment application. I typically only ask each candidate the following questions: 1. Are you looking for full time or part time work? 2. Do you prefer to work days or evenings? 3. Does transportation to and from work present any challenges for you? 4. Do you participate in any outside activities that might conflict with a work schedule? 5. Are you at least 16 (18, 21) years old? The sole purpose of this first interview is to meet each person face to face, so it won’t require more than a few minutes. How is their appearance, and cleanliness? Do you find the person to be articulate? Do they make eye contact? Do they answer your questions? Do you like this person enough to bring them back for a second interview of 15 or 20 minutes? At the end of the first interview I’ll usually say: “I want you to understand these are strictly screening interviews, I won’t be doing any hiring today. I will be calling some people back for a second interview. Truthfully I have so many applicants that I probably won’t be able to call everyone back. Therefore, if I would like you to come in for the second interview, you will be hearing from me within the next 24 hours. It’s been a pleasure meeting you.” This stsement will save you from having to call back people you aren’t interested in, and explaining why they didn’t qualify for a second interview. If there are some people you are immediately interested in, tell them so right then, and set up an appointment time for a second interview. You don’t want to let them leave without doing this, or you might risk losing them to someone else! As for those people you are still interested in after the first interview, call them back and set up an appointment for a 15 to 20 minute interview. When you get to the second interview, be sure to review candidates’ applications in detail. If their employment history indicates that they have changed jobs often, spent short periods of time at each job, or had prolonged periods of unemployment between jobs, ask probing questions. Beware of people who seem to constantly have challenges with their jobs (and life), but never see themselves as part of the problem! Here are a few of the typical questions that I like to ask during the second interview: 1. Tell me about the most hectic or traumatic situation you have ever faced at a job, what happened, how you got through it, and what you learned from it. (Will they remember to answer all the parts to the question? How traumatic were their past situations, and did they prevail?) 2. Tell me about the most demanding physical work you have ever had to do. (Can this person do physically demanding work?) 3. A customer comes up to the counter and tells you the drink they just received is terrible, no manager is in the store, how would you handle this situation? (Do they use good common sense and send away a happy customer?) 4. As a person, what would you say are your three greatest attributes or qualities, and then give me three areas in which you would like to make some self-improvements? (Has this person given any thought as to what their positive attributes and shortcomings are?) 5. Finally, if you are impressed in the person you are interviewing, and you are considering hiring them, ask them to tell you exactly when they will be available to work, and write this information down on an employee schedule form. In this way you will be able to attempt to write a schedule at the end of the day’s interviewing to assess if you have hired enough employees yet. You’ll need to hire enough employees to fill all the shifts that will be on your schedule, and then I suggest you hire at least a few more. It is during this second interview process that you might want to present some special challenges to your candidates that will be specific to their job. For example, if you are considering someone to be your barista, take them behind your bar and provide a detailed explanation and demonstration of how to grind, dose, tamp, and extract a shot of espresso. Then see how well they can remember what you have just explained and demonstrated by having them do it. A few simple tests like this can reveal a lot about a person’s ability to learn quickly, and handle stressful situations. At the end of the second interview, once again, I tell them it’s been a pleasure talking with them, and that I’d like to check out some of their references before I make a final decision. (Be sure to check out their references!) I’ll also let them know that I will be calling or E-mailing them in the next day or so to let them know if I’d like to put them to work. If you are really unsure of a person, or you have many applicants, you may want to bring them back for even a third interview. Or, sometimes I’ll call someone back again just to see if I can push their buttons a little bit. A person may seem great on their first and second interviews, but when I told them I’d like to have a third interview, they develop an attitude and become upset at being asked to come back again. If this person doesn’t get things exactly as he or she expects or wants, are they going to have an attitude problem? Above of all, don’t forget to trust your feelings when selecting people to work with you! We really do have instincts. I have hired people before who have answered all the questions right, looked absolutely great, their references checked out, but somehow I still had a bad feeling. Low and behold, down the road whether it was a month or a year, I’d find that my suspicions were usually right. This person would either be steeling from me, saying bad things to the customers about the business, or might quit without notice! On the other hand, I have hired people who didn’t seem quite as sharp. Maybe they switched jobs more often than I like to see on an application, but for some reason I had strong good feelings about them, and they turned out to be great employees! For the full version of this article, or more information related to controlling and increasing the profitability of your coffee business, check out Ed’s “Valuable Free Information” page on his website at: http://www.CoffeeBizConsultant.com Ed Arvidson is President of E&C Consulting Inc. (website above), and Instructor of the Los Angeles Coffee Business School. www.CoffeeBizConsultant.com 43 Marketing 3 Strategies for successfully mix bakery & beverage bar Article : Chang Ping Photo : Coffee t&i Thailand During the past couple of years, we saw a rapid development and growth in the bakery business. Cakes and breads have become regular snacks in people’s lifestyle today. Many bakeries are catching on to the new trend on combined bakery & beverage bar as the old saying said “start now or endlessly wait”, so creating your own goal and reach for it is far better than pointlessly admire other’s success. The trend of this mixed concept is moving fast and we are introducing you to the 3 essential factors needed for this successful business! Get to know the equipments and plan your beverage bar It doesn’t matter whether your bakery is a chain bakery or an indy bakery, you would already have a designed shop front that fits your concept. If you are planning to catch on to the mixed business you will need to know how it will affect your shop, for example, your overall shop image, increased cost, and employee management. There are 2 ways to integrate the bakery and beverage bar; highlight the beverage bar and compliment it with bakeries or highlight the bakeries and compliment them with beverages. Either way adds variety to your offering and consequently increases your sales. There is another smaller concept of a bakery that offers drinks such as milk and canned 44 drinks, not the whole beverage bar. From my experience, what we need to have for the mixed business are as follow: 1. Get to know the counter bar: The counter bar, or the beverage bar, is the area where beverages are made. Regular beverage menus are coffee, tea (milk or herbal) cold beverage, blended beverages, and juices, but not alcoholic beverages. Counter bars can be arranged to suit your beverage menus, and additional equipments can be added, for example, a sink, drink dispenser, stainless steel shelf, and rubbish bin. You need to consider its usage, equipments, plumbing, and electrical system before building a counter bar. The next thing to consider is its best location that would add value to your shop. Adding the beverage bar to your business is quite a big adjustment and you will need to continuously learn throughout the following subjects: 1.1 Ingredients: You need to understand the characteristics, taste, texture, packaging, shelf life, and storage method for ingredients like coffee, tea, milk, and hot/cold beverage ingredients. Note down and compare different brands and get to know different highlights of each brand. 1.2 Make use of internet and try to learn about the reputation, features, capabilities, and availability of the equipments for your counter bar. Furthermore, approximate the return on the investment and include the service and maintenance cost to your calculation as well. 1.3 Get to know the beverage containers and utilities like paper cups, lid, plastic cup, stirring sticks, and straws. Most of these items usually have an inverse relationship with the cost. The more you order, the lower the price per item will be. Therefore, you may consider buying a big bulk if you know the proper way to store them and have the capital to spare. 2. Try to understand the market demand: It is simple; there will be no market if there is no demand. Before starting a beverage bar, you need to survey the surrounding market. You might do a survey at offices, other businesses, communities, and schools1 km. within your shop radius to understand the demand and expectation for a beverage bar. Then use the information collected to analyze whether you need a beverage bar or just need to just add a number of drinks to your menu. 3. Determine the financial possibility from the counter bar investment: Preparation is a step in ensuring your success and you will surely fail without preparation. Adding more item to your menu means more cost. You need to balance your investment, quality, market demand, and cost in order to profit from the beverage bar. When you truly understand and slowly go through the above points, you will be confident that the beverage bar will help increase the value of your shop and benefit you in the long run. Successfully train, operate, and manage your beverage bar There are a lot of beverage bar menus that require skills, including brewing skill, service skill, and manner, to make and serve. Basic principle for making a beverage is accurate ingredient measurement. You and your staff need to master the tools such as measuring cup, water pump, electronic scales, and timer. The inconsistent word like “a little less/more” should not be used, since these words cannot be calculated and differ from person to person, resulting in inconsistent drink quality. I usually train the technique for the beverage that customers often want and I met a lot of café owners in training classes. These café owners attended the class themselves because they are concerned that they will be in trouble if the staff they sent to learn beverage skills quit. Another advantage for learning the skills yourself is that you will be more focused and more responsible since your shop is on the line. Once you, the shop owner, have acquired the skills, you can pass it on to your staffs. However, you and your staffs will need to keep advancing the skills, from basic skills to more specific and advanced service skills. You need to keep an open mind and train your staff to become a professional and help them reach their full potential for the benefit of your business. There are two different ways of technique training. The first way is the training provided by your suppliers, and the second way is outsourcing a company to help develop your menu and enroll your staff in the training course provided by experts. The training should be repeated in cycle, not just focus a specific step, to get the best result. The training cycle is as follow: Lecture Examination Practice Follow up Step 1 Lecture: Analyze all actions and techniques in detail Step 2 Practice: Practice is a very important step after the detail lecture on making a drink. This step must be repeated until you can breeze through it effortlessly. Step 3 Follow up: Encourage the participant to be involved in beverage development and motivate them by praising or pointing out their mistakes. Step 4 Examination: The timed exam should wrap up your training goals, and those who pass the exam would receive a certificate. Service manner is also an important aspect. Most of beverage bars are open bars, so the bartender is considered the business’ representative. His/her actions from taking orders, making/mixing drinks, and his/her conversation with the customers reflect the company image. Another thing you cannot avoid when running a business is management. Good management will push your business forward and get you to your goals by motivating your employees and giving them suitable tasks that fit their skills. The way you arrange your counter bar can reflect the bar system like order taking, bar opening/closing, beverage standard, and serving standard. 45 Marketing Improve your successful business The 21st century is the age of marketing. The owner needs to have the marketing mind and find the highlight for the bakery and beverage bar mixed business. Marketing cannot be left out of the equation in order to create a lifestyle pattern for the consumers! 1. Creativity is very essential in this market concept, where you try to match beverage and bakery and create unique pairs of menu by using the complimenting taste and texture of bakeries and beverages. Some examples of bakery and beverage pairs are Latte & croissant, Mocca & chocolate cake, Americano & cheesecake, and Milk tea with a light cake. Try to use the highlight of each menu that complement each other well. Another strategy is to offer different menus at different times of day, for example, milk tea with bread or sandwiches in the morning, heavier bakeries with suitable beverages during lunch, and cakes with popular or recommended beverages in the afternoon and evening. 2. Pricing may seem tricky for the menu. What you want to offer to the customers is not the cheap price, but “the sense” that the menu is cheap since everyone loves cheap merchandises. Mixing bakery and beverage into a set can influence the customers to feel more beneficial and helps boost the sales. However, the discount percentage for the set menu depends on your pricing policy. You might take 1-3 Yuan off the full price, but the aims of the set menus are reducing leftovers, boost sales, advertise your shop and, maybe, introduce new products. Nonetheless, you will need effective 46 communication tools and you must keep a consistent food and beverage standard to make the strategy works. 3. You might need to use variety of advertising schemes. For example, free menu tasting during different day times to encourage the customers to try your menu. However, the most important aspect is to have focused employees that are trained in sales. You can set the rules and motivate your employees with appropriate rewards. Your employees should be motivated to professionally introduce the products; they must be knowledgeable and must be confident to sell your products. Booming trends is sure to have people pouring in and catch on to it. Nevertheless, people can copy what we do, but they wouldn’t have the same set of mind. People can copy so much, but the concept needs to be thoroughly understood for it to be further develop. Bakeries need to evolve with time and the mixed bakery & beverage bar concept now seems to be the biggest wave today. You need to understand the trend, add value to your products, and build your brand reputation, because these are the steps for the bright future for your business! • Story by Chang Ping, Ouben Coffee (Beijing) Co., Ltd. • From Starbucks Coffee to his own café business with western food, American fast food, donuts, and cakes. • Tel. : 13588202443 • e-mail : zhangbing188@163.com Baristas The Expression of Latte Art It is Impressionism. Latte art must be beautiful, but more importantly, the milk for each cup must be steamed separately. Eakawan Kiewwilai (Noon) Jorjae_nan@hotmail.com Farm Design, Thailand Its a Presentation. Latte art is not more important than the coffee itself. We can just serve a latte without an art, but it wouldn’t look as good. My 3 golden rules of coffee are; 1. Good coffee beans, 2. Good barista, and 3. Good coffee machine, and you will have a good cup of coffee. Rawi Kasemsook (Pong) ponganes@gmail.com, www.facebook.com/ponganeses pressobar Ponganos espresso, Chiangmai, Thailand Personally, I think latte art has a positive effect on sales. Customers may come back to see more of your arts, and some may come in group to order different patterns to take photos. Lee, Su-na cuberin20@naver.com Coffee Seed ,South Korea Latte art is a special service that can impress a customer to become a regular customer. But you must not forget to serve good coffee as well. Chang Hyun-woo gsmvoe@hanmail.net, www.blackcup.co.kr Café I DO ,South Korea Latte art in Vietnam isn’t very popular yet, but young generations are gaining more and more interest in it. I want everyone to experience and enjoy the world of latte art. Nguyen Quoc Viet, Scoozi Coffee ,Vietnam I love when a customer asks for a certain pattern. I feel the responsibility to train and make latte art better! Pham Van Quyen KOTO ,Vietnam 47 Coffee Association Beijing Coffee Association Beijing Coffee Association (CCAB) was founded in 2003 from the collaborations between F&B related businesses and organizations. It was later officially named Beijing Coffee Association in August, 2010. Objective CCBA is a bridge between the businesses and the government. It passes business’ concerns to the government and also keeps the businesses aware of government policies and helps protect the benefits and rights of the businesses. The CCBA also educate the public about coffee culture for a deeper understanding and exchange and develop coffee knowledge with other countries. The CCBA works closely with its allies such as the International Coffee Organization (ICO), Specialty Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE), Specialty Coffee Association of America, Colombia Coffee Grower Association, Brazil Coffee Association, and Japan Coffee Association to exchange technique, news, and information in order to improve and raise the standard of the coffee industry in China. Activities 1) CCBA motivates the registration of barista profession, determine and certify barista standards, and train and supply training equip- 48 ments for baristas. The barista standard in China was written in 2006 and it was officially registered as a profession in June, 2008, and soon the “The professional barista training” followed. 2) The association organizes the China Barista Championship for 6 consecutive years since 2005. Thousands of contestants from 30 states, including Hong Kong and Macao, were given the opportunity to compete in the national event. 3) CCBA successfully co-host the Beijing International Coffee Expo since 2006. Contact : 1/F, Bldg.D, Fu Hua Mansion, No.8, North Avenue, Chaoyang Distrct, Beijing 10027 : 010-65542738, 40080585588 : ccab@ccab.org.cn Company World class coffee machine cleaning products Christopher Short Managing Director Established in 2003 by Australian owner Chris Short, Cafetto has quickly become the major brand for espresso machine cleaning products in Australasia. Renown for high quality products, formulated specifically for the coffee industry Cafetto prides itself on providing the market with the latest innovations in cleaning technology. Chris Short started with a passion for coffee, for the industry and ensuring everyone drinks the finest coffee possible. The global coffee phenomenon and the need to clean coffee machines at least once a day, quickly produced a thriving market for Cafetto products. As an Australian company, the Cafetto head office and all manufacturing takes place in Adelaide, South Australia. However having experienced steady growth, they now have an office in Singapore serving all of South East Asia, as well as distribution throughout Europe and the USA. Cafetto has been actively been involved in the South East Asia market now for several years and are regular sponsors of the Inaugural Asia Barista Championship as well as the Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia Barista Championships. Starting with one cleaner for traditional 3-way valve espresso machines, Espresso Clean, the range is now tailored to suit many systems including bean-to-cup fully automatic espresso machines, traditional semi-automatic espresso machines, home and office espresso machines, pour-over filter coffee machines and liquid coffee extract machines. “At Cafetto, our desire is to be an integral part of the world coffee industry, supporting and encouraging all those involved in the growth of the industry and developing innovative new products to enhance the coffee experience.” for more information,please visit : www.cafetto.com 49 Company LEINA Coffee House & Roastery LEINA Coffee spares no effort to develop itself. As a result, it has collaborated with the best Barista, Mr. Lee Young-Min, to develop its quality espresso that is widely recognized by the customers. LEINA Coffee will always try its best to produce high quality coffee with the customer’s palate and health in mind. Before the Korean coffee industry is as booming as it is today, Mr. Hyeong-don, Kim started a coffee shop on Gangnum St. while his keen interest in coffee lead him to Japan and USA to find deeper coffee knowledge. With his accumulated know-how and commitment, Hyeong-don, Kim is now able to produce quality coffee for consumers and LEINA has just opened its own factory in Gwa-cheon last year. Coffee taste standard in Korea is reaching up to the same level as other countries worldwide. Hyeong-don, Kim is operating a coffee academy that specializes in roasting technology and supplies well-trained individuals to Koean coffee industry. Coffee today isn’t just one of the world’s favourite drinks, but it is a complex industry that is being specialized and diversifi ed, and Hyeong-don, Kim is putting in a lot of effort to provide high quality coffee through systematic and specialization of professional training. Service and Products Coffee production is growing day by day and the variety of coffee is endless. Although there are still many farms with poor farming environments and unfair wage, but fair trade trend is growing and coffee processes are being modernized. Korea coffee industry strongly supports the fair trade concept and largely imports coffee from coffee producing countries where farmers are treated fairly. LEINA Coffee not only uses fair traded coffee beans, but it is always looking for quality coffee beans through regular tests and qualified cuppers. 50 Vision and Mission It might seem like an overstatement to say that Hyeong-don, Kim isn’t in the industry for the profit, but Hyeong-don, Kim started his fi rst coffee business with the aim of providing ‘real’ coffee. He feels the responsibility to be in the industry and train the people in it to be professionals. The fact that coffee shops popped up everywhere recently, and the fact that those new shops only have basic knowledge, like how to operate an espresso machine, makes him uncomfortable. Baristas should be the person of profound coffee knowl- edge, not just a person who makes coffee. “And when they have the understanding and affection in the coffee, they can eventually operate the shop with confidence. The confidence from understanding the coffee, persons, and the business.” With this aim, Hyeong-don, Kim is working hard to train the upcoming generations about coffee and the profession, and “through the knowledge, I will show you the forest, not just trees.” LEINA’s Customers LEINA Coffee’s customers are very diverse, from regular walkin customers, owner of small cafés, to wholesale customers. The customers today pay much more attention to coffee detail. For example, they might just ask for a cup of hot coffee in the past, but today they might say, “I want a Kono organic coffee from Guatemala”. Now it is time to keep an eye on the consumer knowledge and the café’s expertise. LEINA’s small café owner customers are also more knowledgeable, and the wholesale clients aren’t just sticking to the cheaper price tag. Today, they want to know the espresso blend detail and roasting processes. LEINA Coffee is doing its best to educate the employees. Its strong support in barista resulted many awards in various competitions. “Do not blindly produce coffee for the sake of quick sales, but do provide coffee knowledge for everyone to develop together.” This is what makes the relationship between LEINA Coffee and its customers strong and lasting. LEINA COFFEE Address : 445-1, Juam-dong, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do E-mail : CEO@leinacoffee.com web : www.leinacoffee.com , www.CoffeeKong.com Mobile : 82-010-7707-9599 Twitter : @lovecoffeekong 51 Design Story/Photo : COSTAGROUP Cioccolat Italiani Costa Group & CioccolatItaliani confirm their partnership with a new shop’s opening in Milan, just a few steps from the Duomo. CioccolatItaliani is a successful format that has been studied on detail by Costa Group and that has been able to interpret the brand values like taste, genuineness, origin, Italianity and transparency, creating stores where the product is the protagonist. The second store by CioccolatItaliani, just opened in one of the most important streets of Milano, Via San Raffaele 4, next to the Duomo, shows the main features of the format: warm colours, in harmony with the shades of chocolate, natural materials such as the gres of the wooden floors, the stone which covers the counter, the white tiles of the laboratories and pottery. 52 The new store, thanks to its strategic position, appeals to passerbies and it is mainly oriented to take-away. The main element of the store is the counter, made up of ice-cream dipping wells with new flavours and variations of chocolate and creams, a coffee machine, chocolate fountains and cooled display cabinets for pastries and sandwiches. With the motto “we do it in front of everybody”, the store maintains the interest in the transparency of the service. Infact, the main innovation of the store lies in an overturning of traditional rules: from the outside of the store, it is possible to observe what usually happens in the back office, such as the manufacturing of ice creams and chocolate. Design and furniture: Costa Group, Franco Costa, Massimiliano Faggioni CIOCCOLATITALIANI Via De Amicis 25, Milano Via San Raffaele 4, Milano www.cioccolatitaliani.it 53 Technique Article : Youngmin Lee /Photo : Jun Jung Star Flower Ingredients: Espresso 1shot, Milk Foam 1. Brew(Extract) a shot of Espresso We’re very proud and thanks to introduce Youngmin Lee’s Latte Art. He is the champion of Hong Kong, “Coffee Fest Latte Art Championship” in 2008. 2. Pour steam milk with And he has published various books such as “Coffee Training (2002)”, “Best Coffee 77 (2004)”, “Latte Art (2006)”, “Latte Art English & German version (2007)” proper height and speed Caution: when you pour steam milk, don’t break crema color of espresso In addition, he is preparing a new book published. Following design is his creative work “Star Flower”. 3. Perfect condition after pour steam milk 4. Using a spoon make a big circle in the center and then makes 5 small marking to the edge 5. Using a etching pin starting from the center circle, connect all marking of the edge and a big circle of the center 6. Finish at the start point Meaning: symbolization Korea traditional taegeuk on the Oriental style design (2006) 54 7. Finished design Authentic Hong Kong Style Milk Tea Article : coffee t&i Hong Kong Photo : Black & White The rise of Hong Kong style milk tea traces its roots to the colonial era. Hong Kong was under the influence of the British who loved to add milk and sugar to their tea. However, Chinese tea has a different taste. Hong Kongers modified the taste of traditional british tea by adding evaporated milk. This resulted in the strong and thick taste of Hong Kong milk tea. Hong Kong tea was originally made using “stockings” of cloth to hold the tea leaves. Even though they have since been replaced, the name has stuck. Awakening wonderful tea. The tea should be strong enough to cut through the taste of the thick milk. There should be a richness to the flavor of the milk and the tea which gives Hong Kong style milk tea its distinctive taste. The thickness of the milk tea is one of the main considerations when making Hong Kong style milk tea. There should be layers of flavor and taste. To make the perfect cup, there should be a creamy flavor with a distinct although not overwhelming flavor of tea. Characteristics: - The ratio of tea and water. Usually using 2 bags of English tea for a normal cup (twice the normal strength). - Evaporated Milk (English tea is made with milk while Hong Kong style is made using evaporated milk, usually Black & White) Pay attention to the tea in the stockings. Usually the tea is from Sri Lanka (known as Ceylon Black) but the tea can vary depending on the taste desired by the master brewer. Lipton tea or other types of tea can be used. Here are some varieties: BOP (thick tea)- The usual type of tea, sweet and strong BOPF (normal tea)- A good balance between aroma and flavor DUST ( young tea)- Deep brown, rich tea, but not long brewing. To brew: 1. 2. 3. 4. Use 2.4 litres of water plus one pot boiling on the stove Place 120 grams of tea leaves in the pot, add boiling water. Close the lid and let boil on 2/3rd heat for 10 minutes. Place the teabag in another tea pot, and then pour the tea into that pot. Repeat 4 times. 5. Place the tea back on the original stove, keep hot but not boiling. 6. Add two ounces of evaporated milk, plus six ounces of tea. Note: Tea and water ratio is 1:20 e.g 1g tea to 20 ml water. If the tea brewing is too short there will be a grassy flavor. Do not add too much tea, it will ruin the taste. Cups- Use a thick cup to preserve the heat. 55 Drinks Drink recipe: DaVinci Gourmet ® Photo: Coffee t&i Thailand DaVinci Gourmet ® Christmas Promotional Beverages The word Christmas originated as a compound meaning “Christ’s Mass”. It is derived from the Middle English Christemasse and Old English Cristes mæsse, a phrase first recorded in 1038. “Cristes” is from Greek Χριστός Christos and “mæsse” is from Latin missa (the holy mass). A candy cane is a hard cane-shaped candy stick. It is traditionally white with red stripes and flavored with peppermint or cinnamon; however, it is also made in a variety of other flavors and may be decorated with stripes of different colors and thicknesses. The candy cane is available year-round, but traditionally surrounds the Christmas holiday, particularly in North America. In this magical celebration of the year, DaVinci Gourmet® proudly present few specially crafted beverages in theme of - Candy Cane. Rudolph's Favorite A warm and sweet with a hint of berry’s aftertaste drink that will keep you awake and catch Santa in action. The following recipe makes one 360ml drink Ingredient • 15ml (2 pumps) DaVinci Gourmet® Vanilla Coffee Shots • 7.5ml (1 pump) DaVinci Gourmet® Fruit Innovation Rasberry Syrup • Steamed Milk • Whipped cream • Palm Bay Club Mixed Berry Real Fruit Smoothies for garnish Method 1. Firstly pour in the coffee shot and syrup into 12oz cup 2. Slowly free pour milk to the desired amount 3. Lastly, garnish with whipped cream and mixed berry smoothie drizzle. *Also available in iced. Kandy Kane Snowflake Everyone’s favourite at this time of the year. But do take note-you can’t hang it up on the Christmas tree. The following recipe makes one 360ml drink Ingredient • 7.5ml (1 pump) DaVinci Gourmet® Fruit Innovation Peach Syrup • 7.5ml (1 pump) DaVinci Gourmet® Fruit Innovation Pomegranate Syrup • 7.5ml (1 pump) DaVinci Gourmet® Fruit Innovation Rasberry Syrup • 1 scoop (40 gms) DaVinci Gourmet® Neutral Frappease Powder Method 1. Firstly into the blender add all the syrups 2. Follow by the powder and water 3. Ice cubes to be last 4. Blend well till all is smooth 5. Serve with candy cane stick and enjoy! 56 Kandy Kane Bubbles A lighter and frizzy version of this delicious treat The following recipe makes one 480ml drink Ingredient • 15ml (2 pumps) DaVinci Gourmet® Fruit Innovation Peach Syrup • 15ml (2 pumps) DaVinci Gourmet® Fruit Innovation Pomegranate Syrup • 7.5ml (1 pumps) DaVinci Gourmet® Fruit Innovation Rasberry Syrup • Soda Water • Ice cubes • Whipped cream • Cany cane stick Method 1.Pour in all the ingredients follow by sequence. 2. Fill with Soda water and ice cubes. 3. Serve garnished with whipped cream and candy cane on top. Black Cherry Crumble Mocha The following recipe makes one 300ml drink Ingredients: • 15ml (1/2 pump) DaVinci Gourmet® Chocolate Sauce • 4.5ml (3/4 pump) DaVinci Gourmet® Black Cherry Classic Syrup • 3ml (1/4 pump) DaVinci Gourmet® Roasted Almond Classic Syrup • 1 shot of Espresso • Steamed milk • Whipped cream • Chocolate sprinkles/drizzle Method: 1. Firstly into the cup add Sauce and Syrup 2. On top of this extract pull and add the shot of 30ml of espresso 3. Pour in the freshly steamed milk 4. Serve with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles/drizzle. Cherry Choc Cappuccino Blended Black Cherry Chocolate Smoothies The following recipe makes one 480ml drink Ingrediets • 7.5ml (1pump) DaVinci Gourmet® Black Cherry Classic Syrup • 30ml (1 pump) DaVinci Gourmet® Chocolate Sauce • 60grams (1 1/2 scoops) DaVinci Gourmet® Natural Base Frappease • 1 shot of Espresso • 30ml Water • 16 oz. ice Method: 1. Blend all ingredients for 50 seconds and pour into a tall 16 oz. glass. 2. Serve garnished with whipped cream and drizzle with Chocolate sauce. The following recipe makes one 480ml drink Ingredients • 7.5ml (1pump) DaVinci Gourmet® Black Cherry Classic Syrup • 30ml (1 pump) DaVinci Gourmet® Chocolate Sauce • 60grams (1 1/2 scoops) DaVinci Gourmet® Natural Base Frappease • 60ml Water • 16 oz. ice Method: 1. Blend all ingredients for 50 seconds and pour into a tall 16 oz. glass. 2. Serve garnished with whipped cream and drizzle with Chocolate sauce. 57 Tea Story/Photo : Anurak Komkam Number One Brand Cha Tra Mue The past history to the successful present When we walk into a street restaurant today, we have a lot of drink choices from water to soft drinks and juices, but going back to the period of World War II, food usually were served with tea in most street restaurants. Tea was very popular back then and a lot of Thai tea brands, including Cha Tra Mue, imported tea from China to supply this demand for everyday tea. Although packaged and ready-drink green tea is the trend for young generations today, many beverage shops still prefer Cha Tra Mue for its taste and long reputation. Cha Tra Mue began its tea trading business when the family migrated from China and continued their tobacco and tea 58 importing and trading here in Thailand. The first shop was located in China town (Yaowaraj), but moved near Texas Cinema in 1945 due to fire accident. After the WWII, Cha Tra Mue increased its tea range, from just Chinese tea, and developed Western tea as people were shifting towards iced milk tea made from red tea. During the development, Cha Tra Mue became one of the tea pioneers that explored and began tea plantation in northern Thailand at Doi Wawee, which is now famous for its coffee. In 1992, Siam FB Products Co., Ltd., was established at Tambon Vieng Pah Pao, Chiangrai, to buy tea from local farmers in Doi Saked and Vieng Pah Pao, and quality graded, manufactured, and packaged into all Cha Tra Mue tea products. Apart from the original Cha Tra Mue products, the factory also produces green tea, milk green tea, Arabica coffee, and Robusta coffee for ASEAN and US exports. Surprisingly, US export accounts for most export value for the company, which probably from the popularity of Cha Tra Mue among Thai people in USA. For domestic sales, the value grows every year as Cha Tra Mue is used in many coffee and tea shops and can be used as ingredients for other beverages as well. There is very little marketing for traditional tea compared to bottled or ready-drink tea. We have seen it in our childhood, but it is rarely seen anywhere today. The place we would see traditional tea like Cha Tra Mue is in trade shows. And although traditional tea seems like a dying breed, its sales remain strong, and it will still be Thailand’s traditional and original product for time to come! 59 Tea Development of a Global Brand - Twinings Success Story Mr. Stephen Twining, Director of Coopate Relations R. Twinings and Company Limited No matter how long time passes by, Twining always hold on to the philosophy of Thomas Twinings of, “producing the best tea for everyone to experience its charm”. Twinings celebrated its 300th year in the tea industry in 2006. Most people are surprised to know the long history of Twinings started from a man and his small café that is still serving Twinings tea in London today. England first experienced tea in 1662. Tea was first introduced by Catherine of Braganza, the queen consort of Charles II of England, to drink with Royal friends and guests. In 1701, Thomas Twinings, age 26, was given an opportunity to work with Thomas D’Aeth, a trader of a powerful spice and tea trading company, the East India Company. In 1706, Thomas Twinings decided to take over Tom’s Coffee House on Strand Street, London, and started his own café. Apart from coffee, his café also offered tea which was soon known as Twinings tea. 60 There were approximately 2,000 coffee shops in London in the 18th century, but most of the customers were men. On the other hand, upper class ladies would send their servant to Tom’s Coffee House to buy tea as Thomas Twinings had made his name by importing quality tea. Most customers at Tom’s Coffee House were upper class since tea was quite an expensive beverage. Thomas’ business grew steadily and it became the first coffee shop that sells tea leaves in 1717. In 1749, Thomas’ son, Daniel Twinings, began to export tea to the US and Canada with upper class customers such as the governor of Boston as one of the customers. After the death of Deniel Twinings, Mary Little, Daniel’s wife, took on the responsibility and continue Twinings tea business for 21 years. It was very unusual for a woman to play an important role of the business at that time, but it was the golden time for Twinings and Mary Little is considered one of the most successful women in the 18th century. In 1784, Richard Twinings was the key figure to successfully push the reduction of tea tax. The unique afternoon tea tradition became a more common practice and it was the turning point for the tea culture in England. In 1837, Queen Victoria approved the quality assurance for Twinings tea to be consumed in the royal family. At that time, the tea price was more accessible by all classes as more tea from India was imported. Stephen Twinings, the 10th generation of Twinings family, now runs this famous English tea business and he firmly took Twinings through its 300th year. Today, Twinings exports tea to 115 countries around the world and “Twinings would not be here today without new innovations”. The experts at Twinings work hard to create new tea blends, instant tea, decaf tea, organic tea, and bottled tea to catch up with the ever changing consumer demand. The Twinings family took 300 years of hard work to prove to the consumers that Thomas Twinings’ commitment of offering quality tea, promoting tea culture, and making tea accessible to everyone is true. With all the hard work and vision of the Twinings family, it is clear that the success of Twinings is not a fluke at all! Latest Consumption Trends of American Tea Market Mr. David De Candia, Director of Tea The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf 15 years ago, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf only had 15 branches, but now it has over 800 branches in 30 countries today! It shows the rapid growth of the coffee industry but another beverage that cannot be overlooked is tea. David de Candia, Director of Tea for The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, has an interesting view of tea industry growth in USA that you would not want to miss. The US imported a huge 270 million pounds of tea in 2010. It ranks sixth in tea consuming country after China, India, Russia, Turkey, and Japan, and the year 2010 marked the first year that US tea import is higher than the UK. The increase in tea consumption is the result of many supporting factors. These factors give us a possitive vision of the growth of tea industry and they are: 1) Health benefits; although US tea distributors don’t loudly explain the health benefit, but the existing researches are very solid and well-known all over the world. Tea health benefits don’t need to be advertised, the seller can just say, “See?”, for the consumer to pick their choice of tea. 2) Currently, the age range of US tea consumer is becoming wider as young generations are preferring tea, and wider range of consumers means higher sales. Even though the 61 Tea majority consumption are instant tea, but the number of people who love the art and the beauty of tea culture is increasing. 3) Community benefits; the consumers don’t just want the quality, but they want good livelihood of tea origin as well. If they know that a part of the money they paid for a cup of tea is contributed to the development of the tea grower lives, they will be touched and will continuously support tea community. 4) Stable price; the coffee industry has seen the jump in coffee price throughout the history, but tea price has remained very stable. This is an essential factor to consider when investing in a commodity that is growing. 5) Consumer education; the key to the market growth is consumer knowledge. Consumers today still have a limited knowledge of tea. Commodity values can be added and the consumers will be willing to spend more if they are aware of the quality, manufacturing methods, and the origin. It is David’s job at The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf to develop and educate tea growers, people in tea industry, and the consumers. He travels around the world to spend time with tea growers to learn their ways and pass on the knowledge to develop better tea. For David de Candia, specialty tea means tea that is the product of excellent manufacturing processes which re- 62 quire knowledge, for example, land preparation, tea care, handpicking process, tea processing, and packing, and it is this specialty tea that will be taking the biggest piece of the market. “The day of coffee had passed and tea will rise to take the market” David de Candia (Director of Tea, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf) boldly finished.” David de Candia After graduated the Bachelor of Marketing from California State University Northridge, David had an opportunity to work with Haliburton without ever expecting to be bonded to tea like he is today. He started as an production supervisor with special interest in tea, since only a handful of people are interested in this area then. David was serious about tea and began to travel and look for knowledge and opportunities for tea development. David joined The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in 1997 as the Director of Tea. he is considered one of the tea expert in the industry with the ability to analyze the product quality and the trend of the world market. The information he shared with the industry and the consumers are usually unexpected, but vital and interesting. Will the future of tea be as grand as David expected? We can only wait and see! Iced Story : Ponpan Songsri Photo : Coffee t&i Thailand Ice-cream logistics Transportation of ice-cream can be categorized as frozen food transportation. Ice creams are sold throughout the year in Thailand since the country is on the equator and has weather advantage. Thai ice cream industry also has the geographic and ASEAN free trade advantage; it can develop to be the Firstly, let’s get to know different types of ice cream. Ice cream can be categorized into 5 types by its ingredients and making processes as follow: ice cream hub for ASEAN and ice cream tax, according to ASEAN free trade agreement, is only 2% whereas nonASEAN ice creams have to endure 5% tax rate. And with the growing economy in ASEAN, ice cream industry is expecting to continuously grow from the increasing demand. However, negative factors such as increasing petrol price and interest rate may affect the manufacturing and transportation cost of ice cream. sugar, and flavor additives without stabilizers and overrun. Standard ice cream is mixed until it is thick before freezing it again. The texture is smooth and thick. 2. Frozen custard, French ice cream, or French custard ice cream are ice cream with egg yolk as an ingredient. They are high in fat and have strong sense of egg. 3. Sherbets are fruit ice cream made from juice, sugar, and egg white, without milk or cream. Sherbet can be made 1. Standard ice cream is made from milk, or milk products, 63 Iced with sweet fruits or acidic fruits like orange sherbet, condition. If the storage temperature increases during the lemon sherbet, and mango sherbet, and most sherbets transportation, ice cream may be contaminated from bacteria are low-fat. 4. Gelato is Italian style ice cream. It has egg yolk as an growth and causes food poisoning to consumers. ingredient, and the texture is thicker than standard ice Ice cream transportation can be divided by different markets, cream. which are premium ice cream, ice cream from big manufac- 5. Soft ice cream or Soft serve ice cream has the same ingredient as standard ice cream but lighter and lower in fat. turers, ice cream from SME, and homemade ice cream, and all ice cream exports must be certified by Thai FDA, GMP, It can be made and serve directly in a cone or a cup, and unlike standard ice cream, it doesn’t need to be frozen before serve. and HACCP. Major ice cream transportation problem is the storage temperature. It is true that ice cream may not melt with the transportation temperature at -18 oC, whereas the appropriate storage temperature should be -25 oC to -30 oC, but the ice cream will lose its soft texture which cannot be recovered by refreezing it. Ice cream packaging is another important factor. Ice cream package must be strong, water proof, and flexible in storage conditions. Most homemade ice cream usually finds packaging quite a big problem that can lead to contamination during transportation. Under the 1979 Food Act and 2001 Announcement from the Ministry of Public Health, ice creams are controlled food and they are divided into 5 categories as follow: 1. Milk ice cream –Ice cream made from milk and milk Products. 2. Modified fat ice cream – Ice cream made partly or fully made by non-dairy fats. 3. Mixed ice cream – Ice cream in (1) or (2) mixed with fruits or other food ingredients. 4. Ice cream in (1), (2), or (3) in liquid, dried, or powder form. 5. Frozen ice – Ice cream made from sugar, water, and other food ingredients. Suitable transportation may vary from business to business to save cost. However, technology can help improve the transportation processes. For example, Unilever (Thailand) adopted the RFID technology (Radio Frequency Identification) by attaching RFID to their ice cream containers to track the delivery temperature. Transportation quality can improved with technology and give us the edge for stepping up to be the hub in this region! All ice cream above may contain fl avor and color additives. Special thanks to www.logisticscorner.com Under the safety standard, E.Coli must not be found in 0.01 gram of ice cream, Salmonella spp. Must not be found in 25 grams of ice cream, Staphylococcus aureus must not be found in 0.1 gram of ice cream, Listeria monocytogenes must not be found in 25 grams of ice cream, and 1 gram of ice cream must not contain more than 100 Bacillus cereus. In ice cream transportation, basic knowledge of ice cream characteristics and distribution expertise, including the knowledge of distribution areas, are very essential. More importantly, transportation tools and equipments must be reliable. Appropriate ice cream storage temperature is at -25 oC or lower and the storage life is 365 days in freezing Profile Ms. Ponpan Songsri Ms. Parapan graduated in the Bachlor of Science, AgroIndustrial Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, and the Master of Science, Logistics, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi. She currently works at the Department of Medical Science, Ministry of Public Health. 65 are now available in Thailand Indonesia Taiwan Singapore & South Korea Hong Kong China