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42: The Magic Number for OCS (1982)
Why 42 became the industry standard for the
number of
packages in a coffee kit.
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Coffee News, Heavy and Light
(2006)
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Coffee or Wine: Which Would You Prefer, Sir? (2006)
Classifying specialty coffee.
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Ethics, Economics and Fair Trade
(2006)
Do "ethical labels" confuse coffee drinkers?
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Of Coffee, Fat, Sugar and
Happiness (2005)
Does the vending industry need "calorie police?"
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Philosophy and
the Value of
Trade Associations (2002)
Protecting the rights of vending operators
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Pods - A Bursting Bubble? (2005)
Has the demand for pods peaked already?
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Private
Label vs National Brands (1983)
The pro's and con's of owning your own brand.
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Profit Pricing: Transactional
Cost Analysis
for OCS (1983)
The Stuart Daw Case History advocating the
transactional
method of setting prices, which
was first taught at Western
University in
London, Ontario, is now being used in MBA
programs in many foreign countries as well.
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Single
Cup Brewers & OCS (2001)
Originally appeared in Canadian Vending
Jan/Feb 2001 issue. Includes a graphic
break-even chart.
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Single Cup - What Should We Do
Now? (2005)
An update on the issue of single cup and pods.
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The Continuum to
Contentment (2004)
The "Continuum to Contentment" has been taught by Stuart Daw for almost 25 years, when his catchy
"Nine Variables on the Road to a Perfect Cup" was first offered to the OCS industry. This article
expands on the theme. Click here for the original
"Continuum."
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There's a Whole
Lotta Changes Goin' On Out There (2004)
Every new innovation in the industry requires a decision on the part of the business
owner/manager.
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The Single Cup Horse Race
(2004)
Who will win this new field?
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Titillating Tidbits on Brew Cups and
Pods (2006)
News from the 2006 NBPA convention on the viability of
coffee pods in business
offices.
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Vend/OCS
Selling: A Difference? (2000)
Salesperson psychology.
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Who
Knows What a Cup of
Coffee Is? (1984)
While bag weights were, by late 1999,
recovering from their
long decline, this article
illustrates the psychology that
mitigates
toward driving coffee service operators to lower
weights and cheaper coffee. Beware the
temptation, says S.D.
