Bernard Lucien Nussbaumer

Male

Profile Information:

What is your position in the coffee industry?

coffee shop owner

How many years have you been in the industry?

One year

If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?

maybe

Tell us more about your coffee shop or barista skills.

Since I am new in the industry and am currently in the process of opening my first coffee shop, I'll be more than happy to share the ups and downs of my experiences as a 'rookie'.

What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?

Hopefully wherever coffee and tea is grown, sold and consumed. On a less wishful thinking note, everywhere my new business leads me to, to learn and to buy. I've been in Portland, so Southeast Asia might be a good place to start...

About Me:

I'm a middle-aged guy with a new dream: promoting peace while being involved in businesses I care for, mostly community-oriented. Using my brand, Global Peace Factory, I thought the perfect place to start would be a great coffee shop where people gather for an uplifting experience.
Being from Europe, I have been exposed to excellent coffee since I was a child, as I used to dip cubes of sugar in my parents' expressos! Then between Switzerland, Italy and France, I got accustomed to drink perfect espressos and capuccinos. After college I became involved in the entertainment industry, which in Switzerland isn't the smartest thing to do. So a couple of years later I moved to better pastures, the United States. It proved to be a good choice, except when it came to satisfy my coffee habit. It was even worse than what I had been told. The kind of brew served in most restaurants and diners was referred by us European or Swiss or I don't remember as 'sock juice'. Undrinkable. Better stay away from it. Probably unhealthy too. Then Starbucks came and revolutionized the industry. Espresso-based products gradually became part of our lives here. Then great people like the Milettos showed us that we could do way better and began to teach us how to do it. So last year I decided to embark on that totally new journey, took ABC's course, raised money, and committed to open my first store in the spring of 2008. It looks I am going to succeed. And I see Matt's new website as a blessing for guys like me, who will have a chance to share their experiences and thus avoid some of the pitfalls we're for sure going to encounter. So good luck to Matt and all of us, owners, roasters, baristas and the rest of those involved in this great industry.

Website:

http://globalpeacefactory.com

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