Ted Lingle

"... 1 million pounds of the coffee this year. Within the $3 billion market for gourmet beans, sales of coffee now represent about 1 percent, or $30 million, according to Ted Lingle, director of thc Specialty Coffee Association of America. Underlying the success is a soaring demand for specialty coffees by drinkers who define themselves as espresso heads and latte tappers, who ..."

"... first ventured into East Coast markets in March, when it opened stores in Washington, "Starbucks is doing the right thing at thc right time at thc right place," said Ted Lingle, executive director of the Specially Collee Association, a nonprofit trade association in Long Beach, Calif. "Coffee is an old beverage which over its history hiis waxed and waned in popularity," ..."

"... of gourmet coffee have doubled over the last 10 years, according to the Specialty Coffee Association. "There is a definite shift on the part of consumers toward quality,” said Ted Lingle, executive director of the Long Beach, Calif., trade association. The trend started in america's kitchens, Lingle said. Coffee lovers became accustomed to grinding their own beans to brew their morning mug of joe. "People got used to having good quality coffee at home and now they ..."

"... 1994, when a frost devastated thc crop ir. Brazil, thc world's largest coffee producer. But they dropped almost as quickly because of healthy stockpiles. That may not happen now. Ted Lingle, executive director of the Specialty Coffee Association of America, said coffee shops could increase prices 5 cents a cup by the end of summer, and grocery stores could raise prices ..."