CONTENTS Departments
Volume 21, Number 7 July 2012
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Show Shots SCAA 2012
photos by Cynthia Meadors 54 Roasters Realm
Coffee auctions—to bid or not to bid? by Chuck Jones
12
From the Editor A farmer's journey comes full circle
16 Contributors
17 Knockbox 10 Fresh Cup Magazine freshcup.com 18
Off the Wire Coffee Fest café contest; Happy Cup's positive mission; wild coffee discovered in Sudan
26
Café Crossroads Barrington Coffee Roasting Co.
60
Counter Intelligence People and products
30 Café Finance
You don't need a traditional store, but you do need planning
by Chris Legler 56 The Whole Leaf
Intelligentsia's tea director talks origin, price and coolness
by Chris Ryan 64
Calendar Trade shows and events
66 Advertiser Index
on the COVER Photo by Cynthia Meadors
50 Nine Bars
Latin America repeats at WBC, U.S. battles but falls short
by Chris Ryan