#688 Judith Ganes: What Are Certified Stocks of Coffee?

This is the 3rd episode in a 5 part series with returning guest, Judith Ganes. Judith is the owner of JGanes Consulting and an expert in soft commodities trading including coffee and sugar. In this series, Judith will help us unpack "The Future Outlook of Coffee Pricing and Supply".

In this 3rd episode, Judith educates us on the term "Certified Coffee" (not to be confused with certifications like Fairtrade, etc) and the role it plays in impacting the supply and pricing of coffee in times of short supply or oversupply of green coffee.

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#687 Judith Ganes: Coffee Futures & Differentials

This is the 2nd episode in a 5 part series with returning guest, Judith Ganes. Judith is the owner of JGanes Consulting and an expert in soft commodities trading including coffee and sugar. In this series, Judith will help us unpack "The Future Outlook of Coffee Pricing and Supply".

In this 2nd episode, Judith helps us understand the fundamental role of the coffee futures market (The C Market) as well as differentials in the pricing of Arabic Coffee and gives us insight into the mitigating forces impacting the pricing and supply of coffee.

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#686 Judith Ganes: The State of Coffee Supply & Pricing

This is the first episode in a 5 part series with returning guest, Judith Ganes. Judith is the owner of JGanes Consulting and an expert in soft commodities trading including coffee and sugar. In this series, Judith will help us unpack "The Future Outlook of Coffee Pricing and Supply".

In this first episode, Judith gives us the landscape of supply and pricing for Arabica Coffee around the world in August 2022 as well as the expectations for the upcoming harvests.

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#685 Anna Abatzoglou: Adapting To Coffee Consumers

This is the final episode in a 5 part series with Anna Abatzoglou. Anna is the Managing Director and Marketing & Membership Manager at Cup of Excellence. Throughout this series, Anna and Lee explore the theme "Cracking The Code Between The Consumer And Specialty Coffee".

In this 5th episode, Anna helps unpack what the specialty coffee industry is going to need to do to adapt to rapidly evolving changes in consumer behaviour over the next decade.

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#684 Anna Abatzoglou: Finding Specialty Coffee Consumers

This is the 4th in a 5 part series with Anna Abatzoglou. Anna is the Managing Director and Marketing & Membership Manager at Cup of Excellence. Throughout this series, Anna and Lee explore the theme "Cracking The Code Between The Consumer And Specialty Coffee".

In this 4th episode, Anna and Lee explore the challenges cafe owners and coffee roasting brands have with finding the specialty coffee consumers that would be interested in buying their brand.

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#683 Anna Abatzoglou: Informing Coffee Consumers

This is the 3rd in a 5 part series with Anna Abatzoglou. Anna is the Managing Director and Marketing & Membership Manager at Cup of Excellence. Throughout this series, Anna and Lee explore the theme "Cracking The Code Between The Consumer And Specialty Coffee".

In this 3rd episode, Anna, a marketing expert, gives us insight into the different ways to approach understanding the information specialty coffee consumers may and may not want about the coffee they're purchasing.

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#682 Anna Abatzoglou: Consumers Defining Specialty Coffee

This is the 2nd in a 5 part series with Anna Abatzoglou. Anna is the Managing Director and Marketing & Membership Manager at Cup of Excellence. Throughout this series, Anna and Lee explore the theme "Cracking The Code Between The Consumer And Specialty Coffee".

In this 2nd episode, Anna and Lee explore who the specialty consumer is today and how the different types of consumers in specialty coffee define "specialty coffee".

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#681 Anna Abatzoglou: What Is Specialty Coffee Today?

This is the first in a 5 part series with Anna Abatzoglou. Anna is the Managing Director and Marketing & Membership Manager at Cup of Excellence. Throughout this series, Anna and Lee explore the theme "Cracking The Code Between The Consumer And Specialty Coffee".

In this first episode, Anna helps us understand how the term "Specialty Coffee" could be defined in today's world.

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#680 Brian Gaffney: Progress For Specialty Coffee Consumers

This is the final episode in a 5-part series with specialty coffee consumer, Brian Gaffney. In this series, Brian and Lee explore "What makes coffee specialty, from the lens of the consumer?".

In this 5th episode of the series, Brian and Lee examine what progress needs to be made in specialty coffee to make it more attractive to consumers over the next decade.

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#679 Brian Gaffney: What Specialty Gets Right and Wrong About Coffee

This is the 4th in a 5-part series with specialty coffee consumer, Brian Gaffney. In this series, Brian and Lee explore "What makes coffee specialty, from the lens of the consumer?".

In this 4th episode of the series, Brian gives us insight into what he believes specialty coffee is getting right and where it's failing to meet the consumer and invite them into the specialty coffee experience.

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#678 Brian Gaffney: Specialty Coffee Is Confusing To Consumers

This is the 3rd in a 5-part series with specialty coffee consumer, Brian Gaffney. In this series, Brian and Lee explore "What makes coffee specialty, from the lens of the consumer?".

In this 3rd episode of the series, Brian, a branding expert unpacks the failures of "specialty coffee" to deliver a clear understanding of what specialty coffee is and isn't to the coffee consumer.

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#677 Brian Gaffney: How Specialty Consumers Choose Coffee

This is the 2nd in a 5-part series with specialty coffee consumer, Brian Gaffney. In this series, Brian and Lee explore "What makes coffee specialty, from the lens of the consumer?".

In this 2nd episode of the series, Brian helps us navigate what intentional specialty coffee consumers are looking for when they choose coffees.

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#676 Brian Gaffney: The Specialty Coffee Consumer

This is the first in a 5-part series with specialty coffee consumer, Brian Gaffney. In this series, Brian and Lee explore "What makes coffee specialty, from the lens of the consumer?".

In this first episode of the series, we take a deep dive into the specialty coffee consumer. Brian gives us an insight into how he got introduced to specialty coffee as a consumer and how it took him on a journey down a rabbit hole to become "specialty coffee obsessed".

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#675 James Canali: Working As A Harmonious Coffee Team

This is the final episode in a 5-part series with long-time Starbucks Cafe Manager James "Jimmy" Canali. In this series, Jimmy and Lee explore "Leading Through an Era of Change in Coffee".

In this final episode of the series, Jimmy and Lee unpack the important elements of maintaining a harmonious team in coffee that is happy and fulfilled in their employment while meeting expectations at work.

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#674 James Canali: Cafe Jobs Are Evolving

This is the 4th in a 5-part series with long-time Starbucks Cafe Manager James "Jimmy" Canali. In this series, Jimmy and Lee explore "Leading Through an Era of Change in Coffee".

In this 4th episode of the series, Jimmy unpacks how jobs on the consuming end of the coffee value chain will evolve over the next decade.

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#673 James Canali: Changes To The Way We Lead In Coffee

This is the 3rd in a 5-part series with long-time Starbucks Cafe Manager James "Jimmy" Canali. In this series, Jimmy and Lee explore "Leading Through an Era of Change in Coffee".

In this 3rd episode of the series, Jimmy and Lee explore what changes in leadership and management are needed to guide teams and decision-making that can adapt to changing circumstances.

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#672 James Canali: Commercial Coffee After The Pandemic

This is the 2nd in a 5-part series with long-time Starbucks Cafe Manager James "Jimmy" Canali. In this series, Jimmy and Lee explore "Leading Through an Era of Change in Coffee".

In this 2nd episode of the series, Jimmy gives us insight into how a company like Starbucks navigated the challenges of the pandemic.

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#671 James Canali: The Coffee Industry Has Changed

This is the first in a 5-part series with long-time Starbucks Cafe Manager James "Jimmy" Canali. In this series, Jimmy and Lee explore "Leading Through an Era of Change in Coffee".

In this first episode of the series, Jimmy runs through the different ways the coffee industry has changed from his perspective on commercial and specialty coffee.

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#670 Veronica Ponce: A Coffee Industry Without Women

This is the final episode of a 5-part series with Veronica Ponce. Veronica is the president of the Australian chapter of the International Women's Coffee Alliance. The theme of this series is aimed at exploring how we can empower women across the coffee supply chain.

In this final episode of the series, Veronica and Lee explore what a coffee industry looks like without women from the perspective of quality, productivity, and business success.

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#669 Veronica Ponce: Women Improve the Quality of Coffee

This is the 4th episode of a 5-part series with Veronica Ponce. Veronica is the president of the Australian chapter of the International Women's Coffee Alliance. The theme of this series is aimed at exploring how we can empower women across the coffee supply chain.

In this 4th episode of the series, Veronica helps us gain clarity on how the coffee industry benefits from having women thrive across the coffee supply chain with a particular focus on how coffee quality is improved because of the focus of women.

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