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Coffee Tip of the Week - Only Buy Coffee w/ Roast Date on the Bag The problem with buying coffee from supermarkets is that beans will sit there for months after their roast date, assuming the vacuum-sealed bags even mention a roast date. Many bags will provide only a “use by” or “best by” date, which may promise that the coffee will be good for months into the future. This is technically true, as you can brew coffee many months after its roast date, and it will still taste like coffee. It won’t harm you, but it won’t taste as it should. Bottom line: look for roast dates, and buy coffee that has been roasted within two weeks of your purchase. If the beans were roasted several weeks (or many months) earlier, find a different bag. Or, better yet, buy your beans at AltruisticJoe.com & your beans will be freshly roasted right before they ship with the date clearly stamped on every bag! That’s our tip of the week - Cheers! #altruisticjoe #coffee #coffeetime #coffeeshop #espresso #barista #coffeelovers #coffeegram #specialtycoffee #coffeecompany #smallbusiness #tipsandtricks #coffeetips

It's called "a pint of plain" in Ireland, but in Britain, porter is the only name you'll see on the draft list. *Reprise* (In case you missed this earlier. Soon, it’ll be ‘Porter Season’) Porter a variant of brown ale that's defined by its smooth medium body, a malted character, and confectionary flourishes ranging from nuts and chocolate to strong coffee. Yum. My senses of smell and taste are already fully-engaged and other-worldly intoxicated. Once a relic of back-breaking drudgery, nowadays the porter remains in ample rotation at microbreweries and taprooms. But between the shadowy color and mocha-esque flavoring, beer aficionados may have a hard time telling it apart from its close cousin — the stout. Think Guinness. To review … Key differences between Porters and Stouts: 🔸Grain type: Porters use primarily malted barley, while stouts use a higher proportion of unmalted roasted barley. 🔸Flavor profile: Porters have a more balanced, slightly sweet malt character with hints of chocolate and coffee, whereas stouts have a stronger roasted, coffee-like flavor. Porters are perfect for sitting around a firepit on a cool, crisp fall evening with friends, or in front of a fireplace on a cold winter’s eve with your forever soulmate. 🔸Body: Porters are usually considered lighter in body compared to stouts. When both ales are dark and satiate the soul, identifying them out of a beer lineup by appearance, smell, and taste is going to be an uphill battle. What a problem to have. Porter is a fantastic late-fall to winter beer. But to be frank, it’s great year-round 😋 “The best porters are ones we drink with friends.” — Stephen Carter King Source: Beerconomy & Co. #DarkBeers #Porters #Stouts #Britain #Ireland #Pubs #Taprooms #Brewpubs #Microbreweries #ConsumerBehavior #BrandAwareness #EmergingTrends #BusinessIntelligence ✦✦✦ Stephen Carter King Chief of Growth and Marketing and Strategy • Beer Market Analyst • Beerconomy & Co. CEO • Thought Catalyst • Advisor • Sherpa • Speaker • sharing beer market trends, data and forecasts, insights and news via The Beerconomist

It's called "a pint of plain" in Ireland, but in Britain, porter is the only name you'll see on the draft list. Porter a variant of brown ale that's defined by its smooth medium body, a malted character, and confectionary flourishes ranging from nuts and chocolate to strong coffee. Yum. My senses of smell and taste are already fully-engaged and other-worldly intoxicated. Once a relic of back-breaking drudgery, nowadays the porter remains in ample rotation at microbreweries and taprooms. But between the shadowy color and mocha-esque flavoring, beer aficionados may have a hard time telling it apart from its close cousin — the stout. Think Guinness. To review … Key differences between Porters and Stouts: Grain type: Porters use primarily malted barley, while stouts use a higher proportion of unmalted roasted barley. Flavor profile: Porters have a more balanced, slightly sweet malt character with hints of chocolate and coffee, whereas stouts have a stronger roasted, coffee-like flavor. Body: Porters are usually considered lighter in body compared to stouts. When both ales are dark and satiate the soul — especially on a chilly fall evening — identifying them out of a beer lineup by appearance, smell, and taste is going to be an uphill battle. What a problem to have 😋 “The best porters are ones we drink with friends.” — Stephen Carter King Source: Beerconomy & Co. #DarkBeers #Porters #Stouts #Britain #Ireland #Pubs #Taprooms #Brewpubs #Microbreweries #ConsumerBehavior #BrandAwareness #EmergingTrends #BusinessIntelligence ✦✦✦ Stephen Carter King Chief of Growth and Marketing and Strategy • Beer Market Analyst • Beerconomy & Co. CEO • Thought Catalyst • Advisor • Sherpa • Speaker • sharing beer market trends, data and forecasts, insights and news and media via The Beerconomist

Heavy weight lifters in the bakery? You have to calculate the total weight of bread and baked goods produced in a bakery in one day. We at Pcdata are naturally interested in this, because this is the weight that has to be dispatched! If you divide the total weight by the number of pickers, you know how much weight everyone has handled in a day.....absolute heavyweights! This, along with many other factors, must be taken into account when planning the concept for our paperless picking system Distrib!  #pcdata #bakery #bäckerei #distrib #savings #weight

Did you know that the type of coffee grinder you use can impact the taste of your final brew? This is because low-quality grinders are inconsistent in ground size. As a rule, the more consistent the size of coffee grounds, the more subtle and delicate flavors can shine through. In order to ensure that all the lovely flavors of your roast come through in every sip, be sure to do your research before purchasing a grinder. #roastar #thewholepackage #guidingstar #homeroasting #coffee

Zink Madness may have wrapped up, but our Throwback Thursdays are still going strong! Can you guess who's in this photo? Is it a young Steve Nash, or just one of the Zink team members? Put your guesses in the comments below! #ZinkMadness #foodindustry #thinkzink #foodservice #experience #restaurants

Stone Street Coffee is probably one of the best dark roast coffee for Cold Brew. Read in this article what other beans are graet for cold brew. Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/ANrVq #CoffeeBeansReview #CoffeeBeans #ColdBrew #BuyingGuide #ColdPressBrewing #MiscelaDOroBeans #CoffeeBrewingTips #BrewingMethodMatters #GreatCoffeeBeans

“How you do anything is how you do everything.” - Katie Bernstein’s dad This quote was featured on a Stumptown Coffee Roasters video that I used to show prospective customers. I must’ve heard it at least 100 times and it’s become a part of my regular mantra in life. These beans that were pulled out of a retail bag of coffee from an independent roaster that I will not name made me think of why Stumptown selected that quote for their video. I imagine that whomever was roasting, blending, or bagging this coffee just assumed it was another 5 beans in a bag of many others and no one would know or care about them. Unfortunately the cup quality suffered from that assumption and I have to imagine they must know this is what their blends look & taste like. Aiming for quality means bringing rigor into the smallest aspects of your process. When corners are cut or the attitude is “it’s all fine cuz who cares?! No one will notice.” We’ve already missed the mark. Let’s keep the special in specialty coffee. It matters to our customers and the longevity of our community. What do you think? Do you agree with this quote? Would you drink this blend? 👇 #specialtycoffee #coffeebusiness #coffeeindustry #blends #coffeeroaster #coffeeroasting

Muffin and cake are essentially the same thing, but are perceived differently. April Dunford's recent experience at a Tim Horton's coffee shop provides an excellent case study on #productpositioning. While waiting in line, Dunford noticed a customer ordering the double chocolate salted caramel muffin. The item in question was essentially a piece of double chocolate caramel cake, but by presenting it as a muffin, its entire persona changed. Labeling it as a muffin made it a perfectly acceptable breakfast choice, shifting its comparison base from desserts like ice cream and tiramisu to other breakfast staples like bagels and donuts. The physical product didn't change, but its market positioning did. By shifting the context, everything from the customer's perceived value of the product to the competitive landscape it occupies can be altered. This clever twist is a reminder that our perceptions and assumptions can be shaped significantly by the context in which a product is presented. The key lesson: the same item can be perceived in dramatically different ways depending on how it's positioned. So, next time you order a double chocolate salted caramel muffin, remember the power of product positioning.

Serious business right here! 🤣 Well done gents and well done Soho Coffee as the first coffee chain to offer soft baked cookies with just 1g sugar that are also fortified with protein that don't contain anything artificial (colours, flavours or preservatives). Lowering sugar consumption (according to research) is the number one barrier to snacking so JNCK now provide an alternative choice. I'm all up for the odd bit of full on indulgence but I also try to eat better too. Live is about balance right? Choice is good. #lowsugar #lowsugarcookies #healthysnack #lowcalorie