This is the first in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with London-based coffee business consultant, Eren Hasan from Catersales. In this series of the podcast, Eren and host, Lee Safar discuss the difference between the big and independent coffee brands.
In this first episode of the podcast series, we ask, "What makes a big brand big as we're trying to define the difference between big brands and independent coffee brands.
Read MoreThis is the 5th in a 5-part series with Raw Coffee Founder and UAE coffee industry leader (originally from New Zealand), Kim Thompson. Kim is a co-founder of the project "Artisans of Palestine" and is here to discuss the project as a way of showing how we can support small business owners still operating in Palestine during the current conflict.
In this final episode of the series, Kim tells us the story of olive oil soap makers - Nabulus Olive Oil Soap Project (not currently trading) and her efforts to help get this project off the ground to help preserve the heritage of this craft and provide trade to the community.
Read MoreThis is the 4th in a 5-part series with Raw Coffee Founder and UAE coffee industry leader (originally from New Zealand), Kim Thompson. Kim is a co-founder of the project "Artisans of Palestine" and is here to discuss the project as a way of showing how we can support small business owners still operating in Palestine during the current conflict.
In this episode of the series, Kim tells us the story of Palestinian-based silversmiths, Mahmoud Rabah and Thikriyat Qarabsa of Galassia Jewellery based in Bethlehem.
Read MoreThis is the 3rd in a 5-part series with Raw Coffee Founder and UAE coffee industry leader (originally from New Zealand), Kim Thompson. Kim is a co-founder of the project "Artisans of Palestine" and is here to discuss the project as a way of showing how we can support small business owners still operating in Palestine during the current conflict.
In this episode of the series, Kim tells us the story of leather craftsman Mohammad Dwaid from Tiger Leather in the Hebron region of Palestine.
Read MoreThis is the 2nd in a 5-part series with Raw Coffee Founder and UAE coffee industry leader (originally from New Zealand), Kim Thompson. Kim is a co-founder of the project "Artisans of Palestine" and is here to discuss the project as a way of showing how we can support small business owners still operating in Palestine during the current conflict.
In this episode of the series, Kim discusses a book written by English Lawyer, Lisa Gale called 'People Like Us'. Lisa is the original founder of Artisans of Palestine and approaches understanding the situation in Palestine from a balanced perspective.
Read MoreThis is the first in a 5-part series with Raw Coffee Founder and UAE coffee industry leader (originally from New Zealand), Kim Thompson. Kim is a co-founder of the project "Artisans of Palestine" and is here to discuss the project as a way of showing how we can support small business owners still operating in Palestine during the current conflict.
In this first episode of the series, Kim explains how this project was born years ago and how it has progressed to strengthen the supply chain of artisans in Palestine over the years.
Read MoreThis is the 5th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast hosted by Lee Safar with Matt Chitharanjan co-founder of Blue Tokai, an India-based specialty coffee business. The theme of this series explores Matt's experience building a successful specialty coffee brand in a producing country over the past 11 years.
In this final episode of the series, Matt and Lee explore the question of why the big coffee brands are not from coffee-producing countries.
Read MoreThis is the 4th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast hosted by Lee Safar with Matt Chitharanjan co-founder of Blue Tokai, an India-based specialty coffee business. The theme of this series explores Matt's experience building a successful specialty coffee brand in a producing country over the past 11 years.
In this episode of the series, Matt and Lee discuss specialty and commercial brands in India compared with other markets.
Read MoreThis is the 3rd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast hosted by Lee Safar with Matt Chitharanjan co-founder of Blue Tokai, an India-based specialty coffee business. The theme of this series explores Matt's experience building a successful specialty coffee brand in a producing country over the past 11 years.
In this episode of the series, Matt explains the process of establishing a specialty coffee workforce in India when there wasn't an established industry.
Read MoreThis is the 2nd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast hosted by Lee Safar with Matt Chitharanjan co-founder of Blue Tokai, an India-based specialty coffee business. The theme of this series explores Matt's experience building a successful specialty coffee brand in a producing country over the past 11 years.
In this episode of the series, Matt gives us an insight into what it takes to build a specialty coffee brand when an industry hasn't been established yet.
Read MoreThis is the first in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast hosted by Lee Safar with Matt Chitharanjan co-founder of Blue Tokai, an India-based specialty coffee business. The theme of this series explores Matt's experience building a successful specialty coffee brand in a producing country over the past 11 years.
In this first episode of the series, Matt tells us the story of building Blue Tokai in an environment that didn't have a specialty coffee industry.
Read MoreThis is the 5th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast hosted by Lee Safar with specialty coffee professional and management consultant from Caravela Coffee, Brian Gaffney. In this series, Brian and Lee are exploring whether specialty coffee is a viable business model or simply an expensive hobby.
In this episode of the series, Brian and Lee explore what needs to change for specialty coffee business owners to make business endeavours more "successful".
Read MoreThis is the 4th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast hosted by Lee Safar with specialty coffee professional and management consultant from Caravela Coffee, Brian Gaffney. In this series, Brian and Lee are exploring whether specialty coffee is a viable business model or simply an expensive hobby.
In this episode of the series, Brian helps us understand whether the producer is suffering under the pressure of the specialty coffee movement or not.
Read MoreThis is the 3rd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast hosted by Lee Safar with specialty coffee professional and management consultant from Caravela Coffee, Brian Gaffney. In this series, Brian and Lee are exploring whether specialty coffee is a viable business model or simply an expensive hobby.
In this episode of the series, Brian and Lee navigate the common mistakes being made by specialty coffee businesses globally.
Read MoreThis is the 2nd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast hosted by Lee Safar with specialty coffee professional and management consultant from Caravela Coffee, Brian Gaffney. In this series, Brian and Lee are exploring whether specialty coffee is a viable business model or simply an expensive hobby.
In this episode of the series, Brian and Lee ask whether specialty coffee businesses are more or less successful than commercial coffee businesses and why.
Read MoreThis is the first in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast hosted by Lee Safar with specialty coffee professional and management consultant from Caravela Coffee, Brian Gaffney. In this series, Brian and Lee are exploring whether specialty coffee is a viable business model or simply an expensive hobby.
In this first episode of the series, Brian and Lee discuss the difference between specialty coffee and commercial coffee business models.
Read MoreThis is the 5th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast hosted by Lee Safar with long-time coffee expert Kosta Kallivrousis. In this series, Kosta and Lee discuss the more philosophical elements of tasting coffee.
In this final episode of the series, Kosta and Lee ask whether taste can be re-imagined in coffee or if we're stuck with the perspective we have.
Read MoreThis is the 4th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast hosted by Lee Safar with long-time coffee expert Kosta Kallivrousis. In this series, Kosta and Lee discuss the more philosophical elements of tasting coffee.
In this episode of the series, Kosta and Lee ask whether the role that taste plays in our industry creates a power dynamic across the value chain.
Read MoreThis is the 3rd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast hosted by Lee Safar with long-time coffee expert Kosta Kallivrousis. In this series, Kosta and Lee discuss the more philosophical elements of tasting coffee.
In this episode of the series, Kosta and Lee examine how financial value is assigned to coffee based on its subjectivity.
Read MoreThis is the 2nd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast hosted by Lee Safar with long-time coffee expert Kosta Kallivrousis. In this series, Kosta and Lee discuss the more philosophical elements of tasting coffee.
In this episode of the series, Kosta and Lee explore whether the taste of coffee can be defined as objective or subjective.
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