955 Yousef Alzayer | India's Uniqueness as a Coffee Origin - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 3rd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Yousef Alzayer, founder of Leanitai Coffee in Saudi Arabia. Recently, Yousef and Lee both presented at the World Coffee Conference (WCC) in Bangalore, India. This was Lee's first time in India and Yousef's third time. Yousef imports coffee into Saudi Arabia from India. This series's theme is exploring Indian Coffee and WCC from Yousef and Lee's perspective.

In this episode of the series, Yousef and Lee explain the unique elements of India as a coffee origin compared with their (albeit limited) origin experiences in other countries.

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954 Yousef Alzayer | India's Green Coffee Market - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 2nd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Yousef Alzayer, founder of Leanitai Coffee in Saudi Arabia. Recently, Yousef and Lee both presented at the World Coffee Conference (WCC) in Bangalore, India. This was Lee's first time in India and Yousef's third time. Yousef imports coffee into Saudi Arabia from India. This series's theme is exploring Indian Coffee and WCC from Yousef and Lee's perspective.

In this episode of the series, Yousef helps us understand the Indian green coffee market from his perspective as a green coffee trader.

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953 Yousef Alzayer | World Coffee Conference India 2023 - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the first in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Yousef Alzayer, founder of Leanitai Coffee in Saudi Arabia. Recently, Yousef and Lee both presented at the World Coffee Conference (WCC) in Bangalore, India. This was Lee's first time in India and Yousef's third time. Yousef imports coffee into Saudi Arabia from India. This series's theme is exploring Indian Coffee and WCC from Yousef and Lee's perspective.

In this first episode of the podcast series, Yousef and Lee give their accounts of their experience at WCC.

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952 Nick Kassouf | Best Hiring Practices for Coffee Businesses - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 5th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with California coffee entrepreneur, Nick Kassouf from Tru Bru Coffee. With cafes in both California and Las Vegas, Nick employs over 60 staff and is feeling the current day challenges of staffing. In this series, we'll explore how to hire, maintain, and motivate staff in the current economic climate.

In this final episode of the series, Nick shares Tru Bru's successful best practices for hiring staff for coffee businesses in today's challenging labour market.

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951 Nick Kassouf | Automation Vs Human Labour In Coffee Businesses - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 4th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with California coffee entrepreneur, Nick Kassouf from Tru Bru Coffee. With cafes in both California and Las Vegas, Nick employs over 60 staff and is feeling the current day challenges of staffing. In this series, we'll explore how to hire, maintain, and motivate staff in the current economic climate.

In this episode of the series, Nick shares how his perspectives on automation have changed as human labour has begun to impact his business in ways he didn't expect during and after the pandemic. He goes on to explain how this will impact things in the future.

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950 Nick Kassouf | Running Cafes Isn't What It Used To Be - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 3rd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with California coffee entrepreneur, Nick Kassouf from Tru Bru Coffee. With cafes in both California and Las Vegas, Nick employs over 60 staff and is feeling the current day challenges of staffing. In this series, we'll explore how to hire, maintain, and motivate staff in the current economic climate.

In this episode of the series, we ask Nick to break down the most challenging aspects of running a cafe in 2023 and beyond.

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949 Nick Kassouf | Generational Impacts on Staffing In Coffee Today - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 2nd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with California coffee entrepreneur, Nick Kassouf from Tru Bru Coffee. With cafes in both California and Las Vegas, Nick employs over 60 staff and is feeling the current day challenges of staffing. In this series, we'll explore how to hire, maintain, and motivate staff in the current economic climate.

In this episode of the series, Nick breaks down the role different generations (X, Y, and Z) play in this labour crisis the hospitality industry is experiencing.

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948 Nick Kassouf | Are Cafe Owners and Workers Aligned? - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the first in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with California coffee entrepreneur, Nick Kassouf from Tru Bru Coffee. With cafes in both California and Las Vegas, Nick employs over 60 staff and is feeling the current day challenges of staffing. In this series, we'll explore how to hire, maintain, and motivate staff in the current economic climate.

In this first episode of the series, Nick and Lee explore the relationship between cafe and roastery owners and their staff to understand whether they're aligned or not.

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947 Mohammad Almasalmeh | How Did Coffee Shops Evolve Over Time? - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 5th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Mohammad Almasalmeh, a long-time knowledgeable coffee expert and coffee entrepreneur based between Bath, UK and Dubai, UAE. In this podcast series, Mohammad will explain the history of coffee.

In this episode of the series, we explore how coffee shops evolved over time in different regions of the world.

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946 Mohammad Almasalmeh | How Was Coffee First Prepared? - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 4th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Mohammad Almasalmeh, a long-time knowledgeable coffee expert and coffee entrepreneur based between Bath, UK and Dubai, UAE. In this podcast series, Mohammad will explain the history of coffee.

In this episode of the series, Mohammad gives us a clear history of how coffee was first prepared and consumed in the Arabian Peninsula.

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945 Mohammad Almasalmeh | Where did Arabica Get Its Name? - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 3rd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Mohammad Almasalmeh, a long-time knowledgeable coffee expert and coffee entrepreneur based between Bath, UK and Dubai, UAE. In this podcast series, Mohammad will explain the history of coffee.

In this episode of the series, we come to understand how Arabica and Canephora (robusta) were discovered and named.

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944 Mohammad Almasalmeh | The Origins of Coffee - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 2nd in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Mohammad Almasalmeh, a long-time knowledgeable coffee expert and coffee entrepreneur based between Bath, UK and Dubai, UAE. In this podcast series, Mohammad will explain the history of coffee.

In this episode of the series, Mohammad helps us understand the origin of coffee and how it migrated around the world.

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943 Mohammad Almasalmeh | Is The History of Coffee Fact or Mystery? - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the first in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Mohammad Almasalmeh, a long-time knowledgeable coffee expert and coffee entrepreneur based between Bath, UK and Dubai, UAE. In this podcast series, Mohammad will explain the history of coffee.

In this first episode of the series, we'll explore the history of coffee and understand whether its origins are myth or fact.

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942 Lee Safar | What Hawaii Has to Teach Us About Coffee Pricing | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 5th in a 5-part solo series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Map It Forward Founder and Host of the podcast Lee Safar. Recently returned from her first coffee origin trip, Lee is sharing her experience here on the podcast and how this trip has impacted the way she sees the coffee supply chain.

In this final episode of The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast series, Lee offers her perspective on what other origin countries might take from what producers in Hawaii have created for themselves as a very unique growing economy.

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941 Lee Safar | Dangerous Times Ahead For Green Coffee | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 4th in a 5-part solo series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Map It Forward Founder and Host of the podcast Lee Safar. Recently returned from her first coffee origin trip, Lee is sharing her experience here on the podcast and how this trip has impacted the way she sees the coffee supply chain.

In this episode of the podcast series, Lee discusses why she sees dangerous, complicated, and interesting times ahead for green coffee trading and pricing for producers and roasters alike.

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940 Lee Safar | US Grown Coffee - A Complicated Market | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 3rd in a 5-part solo series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Map It Forward Founder and Host of the podcast Lee Safar. Recently returned from her first coffee origin trip, Lee is sharing her experience here on the podcast and how this trip has impacted the way she sees the coffee supply chain.

In this episode of the podcast series, after having spent 10 days in the Kona region of Hawaii meeting producers and understanding more of how the intricacies of the coffee economy work, Lee explains why she sees US-grown coffee to have a unique complexity to it's market.

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939 Lee Safar | Coffee Picker For a Day | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 2nd in a 5-part solo series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Map It Forward Founder and Host of the podcast Lee Safar. Recently returned from her first coffee origin trip, Lee is sharing her experience here on the podcast and how this trip has impacted the way she sees the coffee supply chain.

In this episode of the podcast series, Lee gives us insight into what it's like to be a coffee picker for a day after having picked coffee at Monarch Coffee Farms.

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938 Lee Safar | My First Coffee Origin Trip - Hawaii | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the first in a 5-part solo series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Map It Forward Founder and Host of the podcast Lee Safar. Recently returned from her first coffee origin trip, Lee is sharing her experience here on the podcast and how this trip has impacted the way she sees the coffee supply chain.

In this first episode of the podcast series, Lee gives an overview of what the experience was like going to origin for the first time and the new perspectives it's given her about coffee as a complex agricultural product.

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937 David Browning | Regenerative Agriculture - The Next Frontier | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 5th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Enveritas founder, David Browning. Enveritas is focused on global sustainability for the coffee industry. This insightful series with David discusses "Intentional Problem-Solving in the Coffee".

In this final episode of the podcast series, David gives us insight into what Enveritas is currently focusing on in R&D and why regenerative agriculture is the next frontier.

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936 David Browning | A Solution For EU Deforestation Regulations | The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast

This is the 4th in a 5-part series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward with Enveritas founder, David Browning. Enveritas is focused on global sustainability for the coffee industry. This insightful series with David discusses "Intentional Problem-Solving in the Coffee".

In this episode of the podcast series, David breaks down the upcoming changes to the EU deforestation regulations that come into effect in late 2024. David explains what Enveritas has built to help get deforestation-free certification for those hoping to import coffee into the EU and those looking to send coffee out of the EU.

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