Café Britt wins E-Commerce award

Britt is one of the most important export in Costa Rica coffee brands and known internationally

The company's national origin Britt received the E-Commerce Award 2013 for his leadership and support in the development of the electronic in Costa Rica marketing.

This award is granted by the Latin American Institute of e-commerce (EInstituto), which is a nonprofit that provides support and support in the region about the digital economy of the countries in Latin America.

The EInstituto seeks to consolidate and promote in the world of business through the internet. On this occasion the electronic marketing award recognized brand of coffee products took it: Britt.

Company began its business model in 1996 and since then has work in the contribution and the development of its market to make this most innovative and its products have greater exposure in the network, enhancing at the same time digital economy of Costa Rica in the world.

Through its web site www.britt.cr, the Costa Ricans and foreigners can acquire Britt brand products. In addition they also offer products for special occasions and some like espresso machines, necessary implements and other cappuccinos, these products are delivered to the door of his house.

E-Commerce event was held in the country on February 21 and is the world's most important international trade fair, known as the E - Commerce Day.

Exposure of the largest e-commerce world event and had to host the Intercontinental Real Hotel in the Costa Rican capital and where they met more than 400 people interested in this practice.

E-commerce Day is the most significant activity for the Guild of purchases by internet, in previous years this has weighed out in Chile and Mexico where over 1000 people gathered and in Brazil where were a few thousand more.

In Costa Rica, the event featured more than 50 exhibitors who presented their experiences, such as Esolutions, Expresione, Cobre Bem group Britt, VTEX.

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Starbucks’ most expensive coffee is from Costa Rica

People are happily paying $7 a cup for Costa Rican coffee.

Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks recently introduced its most expensive coffee ever, Costa Rica Finca Palmilera, in 48 of its U.S. stores – half of those stores in Seattle, Washington.

Costa Rica Finca Palmilera is made from a rare coffee variety called Geisha, which is found in Central America and is famously difficult to cultivate. It is grown at Tarrazú, south of San José, by brothers Marvin and Didier Sánchez, who set aside just three hectares of their estate to grow Geisha coffee.

In addition to the $7 cups, the Reserve Costa Rica Finca Palmilera Geisha varietal coffee is being sold at just 46 Clover Starbucks stores (all in the Pacific Northwest), at $40 for a half-pound.

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Starbucks opens second Costa Rica location Today

The coffee giant will compete with three other stores in a new mall.

The official Facebook page of U.S. coffee giant Starbucks noted that its second store in Costa Rica will open Today at the new mall Lincoln Plaza in Moravia, northeast of the capital.

The chain opened its first store in Costa Rica in June, on Avenida Escazú, southwest of the capital. That store is Starbucks’ 565th location in Latin America and generated some 30 new jobs.

Other coffee shops planned for the new mall are Kafe Haus, Spoon and Ily Gourmet.

Starbucks has been a major buyer of Costa Rican coffee for years, and its menu includes Tico coffee from Bella Vista Coffee, a farm in Tres Ríos, southeast of San José.

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Costa Rica hosts international coffee symposium

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The event is being held for the first time in Central America.

Costa Rican Vice President Luis Liberman on Monday inaugurated the 24th International Conference on Coffee Science, held for the first time in Costa Rica at the Ramada Plaza Herradura Hotel, in the province of Heredia.

For a week, the conference brings together more than 300 scientists, scholars and business owners to discuss coffee research from 30 countries.

Costa Rica has one of the highest rates of productivity per hectare of coffee in the world, and this productivity is the result of more than 60 years of research and development.

This is the first time that the Association for Science and Information on Coffee is organizing this conference in a Central American country and the third time in Latin America.

According to Ronald Peters, executive director of Costa Rica's National Coffee Institute, the event, along with the National Coffee Plantation Renewal Program, will serve to encourage research in the field. “In Costa Rica, coffee is expensive to produce, so we need to have access to the most advanced technology possible”.

Genetics, sustainability, product quality, pests, diseases, coffee processing and human physiology are among some of the topics being discussed.

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Huffington Post cites Costa Rican coffee as one of world’s best

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Costa Rican coffee is known by Ticos as their “golden bean” because of its high dividends to the local economy.

Costa Rican coffee appears in the list of the World's Best Cities for Coffee Lovers cited by the online newspaper The Huffington Post.

In the list of 11 cities, Santa María in the canton of Dota – south of the capital – appears as one of the best cities in the world for those who enjoy top-quality coffee.

In no particular order, the online newspaper lists the top 11 cities where premium coffee can be found: Istanbul (Turkey), Paris (France), Tel Aviv (Israel), Kailua-Kona (Hawaii, United States), Seattle (United States), Melbourne (Australia), Havana (Cuba), Lisbon (Portugal), Santa María (Costa Rica), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and Rome (Italy).

The article notes that Costa Ricans refer to coffee as their “golden bean” because it has paid such high dividends to the local economy. “Since the 18th century, this Central American enclave has cultivated the popular Arabica coffee bean, which is generally thought of as the crème-de-la-crème of the crop,”.

Regarding Santa María de Dota, “this small mountain town sits amid leafy coffee fields, and it might just be the most peaceful place to sip a local cafécito (black coffee).”

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Vacation in Fractional Properties Can Cost you much less | Costa Developers

Experience a serene holiday in a luxurious coastal house and pay for a fraction of what it actually costs. 

Costa Developers fractional ownership program not only is a great way for homeowners to profits while they’re back to their usual routines in the US, Canada or anywhere else, it is a tremendous way for anyone looking to visit Costa Rica to enjoy their vacation in ultimate style, privacy and luxury. All you have to do is book a house with our property management team and catch a flight down and check it out. 

Everything needed is right there in the home because each is delightfully decorated and furnished right down to the dishes, towels, sheets and coffee makers; don’t forget your bikini since there is an ample beach club with BBQ, Palapa, and lounge areas surrounded by tropical beauty.

Don’t forget some binoculars as well because it won’t be long before you spot some natural world all around, many of our guests have been thrilled to report seeing tons of animals, toucans, sloths, monkeys, macaws, among others.  

What’s even better is that all of the homes are located just minutes from Costa Rica’s most privileged beaches and variety of activities such as whitewater rafting, canopy, and tours to rainforest, cascading waterfalls etc. 

But the best thing about renting a Costa Developers fractional house is that for about the same price of a luxury hotel room, you get enough room to bring your entire family, giving everyone their own space and privacy. And when you come back home from a long day of sun and fun, enjoy their own shower or bath before heading out again to taste all the flavors of the many restaurants nearby. You’re only job is to relax, chill out and pile on as many adventures as you can fit in to each day here in the Central Pacific of Costa Rica!

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The chairman of the Cup of Excellence’s board of directors is one of the buyers. Hannah J. Ryan Coffee cupping is a detailed art that begins with freshly roasted and ground bean samples. The drink is brewed by pouring hot water over the coffee and scooping off the grounds that float to the top. Cuppers slurp the hot drink from a spoon to spread the flavor across their tongue, swish it about their mouth and then slip it out to experience the coffee's full flavor profile. This year’s highest-scoring Costa Rican coffee received a record $45 a pound in the Cup of Excellence’s online auction, held Tuesday morning. A Brumas del Zurquí coffee in Heredia was awarded 93.47 points in the national cupping competition in May (TT, June 29). Three micro-roasting coffee companies in Japan paid nearly $100,000 for 2,200 pounds of the winning green coffee. Judges awarded the especially high score to the Heredian coffee for its unique complexity of dried raisin and prune flavors along with floral aromas. Prior to the auction, Cup of Excellence international judge Bernd Braune said the winner was a surprise to all because Heredia is not particularly known for exceptionally unique micro coffee lots. Over the past five years, coffee producers around Costa Rica have improved their growing and harvesting practices, Braune said, and to see this quality of coffee is exciting. The buyers of the winning lot are Maruyama Coffee, Yokoi Coffee and Bontain Coffee. The president and founder of Maruyama Coffee, Kentaro Maruyama, is the chairman on the Cup of Excellence’s board of directors. Bontain Coffee’s owner, Yoshi Kato, is also a board member. A total of 27 Costa Rican coffees were auctioned at an average price of $8.90 a pound, bringing in some $600,000 for Costa Rican coffee producers and the Coffee Institute of Costa Rica. | Costa Developers

Second Vice President Luis Liberman heads the Chinchilla administration’s economic team. Will his experience in the private banking system help Costa Rica weather rough economic seas?

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Second Vice President Luis Liberman, 65, joined Laura Chinchilla’s presidential campaign team after serving as general manager of Scotiabank and its predecessor, Banco Interfin. He now coordinates Chinchilla’s economic team.

Luis Liberman came to the second vice presidency of Costa Rica by an unusual route: an outstanding banking career in the private sector. 

Liberman, 65, started from scratch in the late 1970s by getting a group of prominent businessmen to invest in Banco Interfin, a finance company that he ran as general manager. Under Liberman’s leadership, Banco Interfin grew during three decades into Costa Rica’s biggest private bank.

Japanese companies pay record $45 a pound for Costa Rica’s best coffee | Costa Developers

The chairman of the Cup of Excellence’s board of directors is one of the buyers.

Hannah J. Ryan

Coffee cupping is a detailed art that begins with freshly roasted and ground bean samples. The drink is brewed by pouring hot water over the coffee and scooping off the grounds that float to the top. Cuppers slurp the hot drink from a spoon to spread the flavor across their tongue, swish it about their mouth and then slip it out to experience the coffee's full flavor profile.

This year’s highest-scoring Costa Rican coffee received a record $45 a pound in the Cup of Excellence’s online auction, held Tuesday morning. A Brumas del Zurquí coffee in Heredia was awarded 93.47 points in the national cupping competition in May (TT, June 29). Three micro-roasting coffee companies in Japan paid nearly $100,000 for 2,200 pounds of the winning green coffee.

Judges awarded the especially high score to the Heredian coffee for its unique complexity of dried raisin and prune flavors along with floral aromas.

Prior to the auction, Cup of Excellence international judge Bernd Braune said the winner was a surprise to all because Heredia is not particularly known for exceptionally unique micro coffee lots. Over the past five years, coffee producers around Costa Rica have improved their growing and harvesting practices, Braune said, and to see this quality of coffee is exciting.

The buyers of the winning lot are Maruyama Coffee, Yokoi Coffee and Bontain Coffee. The president and founder of Maruyama Coffee, Kentaro Maruyama, is the chairman on the Cup of Excellence’s board of directors. Bontain Coffee’s owner, Yoshi Kato, is also a board member.

A total of 27 Costa Rican coffees were auctioned at an average price of $8.90 a pound, bringing in some $600,000 for Costa Rican coffee producers and the Coffee Institute of Costa Rica.