Twenty years ago in 2002, we launched Vournas Coffee Trading with a love for specialty coffee and a mission to discover and import the world’s
“Houston, we have a problem.” This phrase harkens all the way back to Apollo 13’s snafued mission in 1970. It now is often repeated when
As Thanksgiving fast approaches and the Holidays swing into action, most of us are making plans to celebrate Turkey Day. For most this means turkey,
Recently I have had a few roasters share that they had NEVER cleaned their roaster. One of them, a new roaster, ended up starting a
As Thanksgiving approaches most of us are making our plans to gather with family and friends to celebrate with the traditional fanfare of turkey, cranberries,
15 years ago there were almost no small, family-run importers focused on real, high-grade quality, estates or organics. Nor was there any overarching effort to
In a salute to our oldest customer, roaster and friend, we would like to take a moment to put the spotlight on W.C. Clarke’s Coffee,
Last week I was at a booster meeting for Westlake High School Football. The team is scheduled to travel to Aledo, Texas for their first
As I prepare to head to Atlanta next week for the SCAA “Big Convention”, I marvel at how lucky I am to be a part
To the members of The Vournas Coffee Trading family, While all our roasters are busy roasting away (with no rest through the holidays) we at