The booth was non-stop busy.  Buyers I’ve looked forward to meeting came with sincere interest and introduced themselves.  Other exhibitors sent people to the Mokk-a booth….”you have to try that great coffee in the front corner!”   Seems the buzz has begun over Mokk-a. and 2012 is off to a beautiful start.   Results... while the show just ended three weeks ago… you need to watch for Mokk-a in the Minneapolis area with Lunds and Byerly’s, the Harvest Market’s in California and Di Bruno Bros in Philly. Stay tuned for all the latest news, and don't forget to friend us on Read More »

3 July enjoying a rather large celebration of the 4th with friends at the  Levitt Center in Arlington, Texas!  What a show they put on complete with a magnificent display of fireworks that evening.  I suddenly had tears in my eyes when they played the Star Spangled Banner and America The Beautiful.  Suppose that's what happens when you have been out of the country for so many years.     The next morning I was reading about the ...Read More »

Tunisia is the northernmost country in Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area is almost 165,000 km², with an estimated population of just over 10.3 million. Its name is derived from the capital Tunis located in the north-east. At the beginning of known recorded history, Tunisia was inhabited by Berber tribes. Its coast was settled by Phoenicians starting as early as the 10th century BC. The city of Carthage was founded in the 9th century BC by ...Read More »

  I was told by a Tarot card reader on New Year’s Eve of 1990 that he saw a lot of European travel in my future.  Looks like he was right! It began in 1992.  I was enjoying a successful career in Houston and one day I became bored.  I had an idea for a business of my own and somewhat as a joke presented it to a friend involved with a new venture in Siberia.  I had no idea he was presenting the idea to the Board the following week.  Suddenly I was in ...Read More »

While enjoying a lovely cup of Mokk-a’s Cafe Holland this morning it gave me an           idea…why not write a bit about Holland instead of updating you on the price of coffee. “15 Miljoen Mensen” by Fluitsma en van Tijn is a song I heard shortly after moving to the Netherlands. It talks matter-of-factly about the Dutch culture, and it’s title translates to “15 Million People”, which was at that time [circa 1996] the population of the Netherlands. The population as of July 2007 was ...Read More »

In the years I’ve lived in Europe I have been fortunate enough to travel to many unique places. Often to countries I’d never thought about visiting. HOW IT ALL STARTED My first trip across the ocean was in 1976. I was headed for Northern Ireland and a small place called Ballycastle on the Northern coast. I flew into Belfast and ...Read More »

Just thought maybe it was time to give you a little perspective on today’s coffee market: 2010 was a year that should have been split in half. The first 6 months saw green coffee futures prices trade in a narrow range from 126.50 to 140.50. Then all hell broke loose in mid-June. The market took off on 6/11 from 137.00 and went all the way to 242.25 on 12/22. That’s a 77% increase in 6 months! Why did it happen? And why did it start in mid-June when the hot summer usually causes ...Read More »

What is all this talk about Antioxidant Coffee! Have you seen what they put in it?? Take a look at the latest research from the University of British Columbia. By Randy Shore, Vancouver Sun February 2, 2011 Roasting coffee beans creates abundant stable antioxidants, which are believed to help protect your cells from damage and premature aging, according to a newly released study from the University of British Columbia. And you might want to go for the medium rather than the dark roast if you want the maximum dose of antioxidants to battle the dark forces merrily destroying your cells. The beneficial compounds ...Read More »

Mokk-a and Whole Foods….a bit of a year end update for 2010!! Sorry about my delay in writing!  It took me awhile to recover from my trip in June and I returned two days ago from another six week journey in the US. The trip began with a Party!!  Yes Mokk-a was featured at the Dallas Art Dealers Association’s 25th Anniversary celebration on 25 September.  What a wonderful day it was.  We served coffee for the panel discussions in the morning and early afternoon, then to a wonderful event at the Dallas Contemporary Art Museum that evening.  There were about 700 people ...Read More »

Coffee from berry to cherry Exactly who discovered the wonders of coffee and when it happened is the stuff of legends, but we do know that coffee has been cultivated for around 1500 years. Whether it is coffea arabica or coffea robusta, producing coffee from planting to harvest is a time consuming process. From Seed to Coffee Tree It takes a newly sprouted coffee plant ...Read More »