Two New West Coast Distributors

This is another major milestone in the development of the FoamAroma story.  There are two new West Coast distributors of FoamAroma.

1) Geopak Importers, Inc. is an importer and distributor of paper hot drink cups.  The owner, George Shlyapin, learned about FoamAroma through a mutual contact after the Portland SCAA show in April 2012.  George and I decided that the marriage of his cups with FoamAroma was a natural fit.  The cups are of high quality, unique with built in insulation that does not require a sleeve, and can be custom printed in small lots of 25,000 cups.  Plus they offer an 8oz cup that takes the same lid as the 12oz cup.  Geopak’s distribution point is Oakland, CA, which offers a great location to distribute FoamAroma after being shipped from the Florida manufacturing plant. www.geopakimports.com

2) Nortwest Coffee Roasters is a new venture with owners Jeff and Jessica Samuelson.  They offer espresso machine servicing, barista training, wholesale locally roasted beans, FoamAroma lids, and Geopak cups.  The warehouse is in Vancouver, WA, with current servicing to the I-5 corridor from Salem, OR, to Seattle, WA, and a few coastal and Columbia Gorge locations. www.northwestcoffeeroaters.com

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Another Satisfied Customer is Amazed

Recently received this testimonial from a coffee shop owner in an email to his distributor, Barista Pro Shop.

“BTW, we LOVE the FoamAroma lids… I never thought that I’d see people geek out about lids, but they have!  I’ve got customers at the bar telling other customers about the lids, too funny.  I am truly a BIG fan of the product!  We work VERY hard to get perfect crema and perfect foam, and now our carryout customers are getting a better sense of the qualitative differences in our drinks.  Also, curiously enough, I think it fits the Eco cups better than the Eco lid (though I’m not sure that they’d want to hear that).”

• Paul Kemerling – Relax, It’s Just Coffee (Mansfield, OH)

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World Tea Expo – Las Vegas, June 1 – 3

Well, the secret is out.  FoamAroma is great for tea too.

FoamAroma exhibited at the World Tea Expo last weekend in Las Vegas with amazing responses from the tea enthusiasts.  As follow-up to the London Coffee Festival where I met Tim d’Offay of Postcard Teas, Laura and I met Jane Pettigrew (renowned First Lady of Tea in UK) and Peter Ting (celebrated ceramic artist) and partner Lu Zhou of 1660 London.  Jane plans on testing FoamAroma and including her review in a future article.

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