What is your position in the coffee industry?

industry professional

Where are you located? ( City and Country )

Vancouver, Canada

How many years have you been in the industry?

12

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

no

About Me:

I am the Director of Marketing for Salt Spring Coffee Company. Been involved with coffee professionally since 1985. I published a definitive poster on origins of coffee and taste profiles and later became very involved in specialty coffee business through the company I currently work with.

About My Company:

Salt Spring Coffee Company is one of Canada's largest most respected micro-roasters of certified organic, fair-trade, shade-grown, and carbon neutral. They use only 100% fair trade & organic beans for their coffees. The company purchases fuel-efficient cars, uses bio-diesel fuel in their delivery trucks, promotes reusable coffee mugs, supports a reforestation program in Ethiopia and was recently recognized by the David Suzuki Foundation as one of the Worlds first Carbon Neutral roasters in their report entitled "Doing Business in a New Climate" (Download this report at: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.davidsuzuki.org%2Ffiles%... ). Salt Spring Coffee also works alongside numerous socially responsible and environmental organizations such as the Sierra Club, Pivot, Renewal and many others. The company markets it's coffee throughout Canada and on their website - visit www.saltspringcoffee.com for more information.

Website:

http://www.saltspringcoffee.com