Harley Builder Turns To Coffee Roaster Builder
01.10.11
From building Harleys to designing coffee roasters might seem like a big jump, but to electrical engineer Marty Curtis, it was a natural thing to do. He took his hot rod engineering skills and applied them to the needs of “hot rodding roasters”. It was the switch to building and repairing the coffee roasters that has made Curtis a wealthy man.
CNBC reporter Scott Wapner discussed Curtis in a story this week about the US and its coffee addiction. Curtis also commented on the most important part of roaster design: It must be easy to manipulate the air flow to the burners, for that determines the best outcome for the roast. Beans destined for caffeinated coffee are roasted for twelve minutes, about. Longer roasting leads to stronger taste. You might know that beans for decaf are soaked in water or chemical to extract the caffeine, but you might not know that that extracted caffeine is then sold to pharmaceutical companies or soda and energy drink makers for use in their products.
Source: ROASTe
Frost & Sullivan Hosted Strategy Workshop For Logistics Sector In Goa
23.09.11
Frost & Sullivan successfully hosted its second annual strategy workshop for the Logistics Sector titled ‘Future Supply Chain Strategies – THE WAY AHEAD’ from 14th-16th September 2011, at the Zuri White Sands Resort, Goa.Progressing from last year’s workshop, this year’s workshop explored the critical areas of focus for the logistics sector and essential next steps in achieving ideal future supply chains for key industries such as Automotive (Auto components), Healthcare, Retail and Electronics, IT and Telecom. This workshop emphasized on the need for a combined effort from the logistics service providers (LSPs) and end users.
The workshop commenced with a presentation from Frost & Sullivan on ‘Frost & Sullivan’s Perspectives on Future Supply Chain Strategies’, which provided strategic insights from Frost & Sullivan research studies and set the context. The session explored the mega trends impacting the logistics industry, key logistics challenges requiring collective efforts by LSPs and end-users, and the critical aspects in building a roadmap for efficient and sustainable supply chains for the future. This was followed by an interactive panel discussion comprising renowned executives from LSPs and end users to enlighten the logistics fraternity on the need and way forward in collaborative logistics. Subsequent sessions had leading LSPs present their perspectives on the logistics scenario for key end-user industries.
Source: LogisticsWeek