http://espresso101.com The nuts and bolts about how to open a coffee shop, create a coffee business plan, barista training and information about coffee tradeshows from Bellissimo Coffee InfoGroup's president, Bruce Milletto. en-us Sat, 26 Apr 2008 http://espresso101.com/blog#2049 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 http://espresso101.com/blog#2047 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 http://espresso101.com/blog#2043 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 http://espresso101.com/blog#2038 I blogged a while ago about a short film we were producing for Roberto Pregel, the marketing director of Sistema Espresso Italiano in Pomezia, Italy.After a number of revisions back and forth to Italy, we finally completed a nice little piece that the company that will play at trade shows and in their kiosks in major Italian airports.The promo is pretty simple (what they wanted), with not a lot of bells and whistles. However, it is a fun three-minute film that shows off their brand while taking... Mon, 31 Mar 2008 http://espresso101.com/blog#2026 Last Thursday, Bellissimo finally got back in the sound studio and knocked out another podcast. For a while we were on a roll and produced one every three weeks or so, but we made a conscious decision to slow down the pace and only produce a podcast when a coffee professional was in town or there something really special happening in the industry. Most likely we will produce a new show every six to eight weeks.Well, something really special has happened in the industry. In our latest podcast, I... Thu, 20 Mar 2008 http://espresso101.com/blog#2020 I have been following the sale of Clover Coffee Equipment to Starbucks for a couple of days now with great interest. I could write a few thousand words about what I think this means to our industry, though none of us really know, do we?But, what happened when the first espresso machine was improved upon? No longer was there one espresso machine manufacturer in Italy, but soon there were dozens. Now that this sale has put Clover on the map outside the industry, other entrepreneurs will see the opportunity... Wed, 19 Mar 2008 http://espresso101.com/blog#2018 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 http://espresso101.com/blog#2016 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 http://espresso101.com/blog#2013 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 http://espresso101.com/blog#2010