Category Archives: Coffee

02/12/2008 Posted in Coffee, Society 17 Comments

My Thoughts on Coffee

By Ben Kepes

A post over on bwagy‘s blog got me thinking about coffee. Ben asked why people think that Starbucks is struggling in New Zealand. he put it down to; Star Bucks ignorance to adapt to the local market A commenter chipped in with his vision (if seven words constitutes vision )

10/08/2008 Posted in Business, Coffee, Design 6 Comments

It’s all about authenticity

By Ben Kepes

Interesting to read that Starbucks is closing down the majority of its Australian outlets. The store cites low take-up by Aussies as the reason for pulling the pin. Beyond coffee snobbery, there are some pretty obvious reasons why most people saw this coming. If you look at the demographics of

28/03/2008 Posted in Coffee, Economic Development, New Zealand, Society Leave a comment

The $60000 coffee…

By Ben Kepes

The inimitable Bernard Hickey posted this video explaining compounding, debt repayment and the vagaries of coffee consumption! Check it out…

14/10/2007 Posted in Business, Coffee 1 Comment

I’ll go a double decaf trim cappucino….

By Ben Kepes

(Sorry but anyone who orders a coffee like that is a ^%!(*&@er) Anyway – friendly roastery C4 Espresso has a new website alive and kicking. C4 is an exciting place; fun, lively and creative. They’re also the proud owners of a beautiful new Probat roaster that is a monster when

25/09/2007 Posted in Business, Coffee, New business 2 Comments

Co-working in Christchurch…

By Ben Kepes

Marek and I had coffee this afternoon and talked about co-working. We’re both firm believers in the collaborative business model and Marek is keen to explore this and look at setting up a co-working arrangement here in Christchurch. Plans are pretty fluid at the moment but it’d be good to

06/07/2007 Posted in Branding, Business, Coffee, Design, New Zealand, Society, Strategy 1 Comment

Coffee, bean of the gods…

By Ben Kepes

I have in the past been involved in the coffee industry and I have some current associations with it. A discussion I had this morning led me to thinking about the coffee roasting industry in New Zealand. Currently there are a plethora of coffee roasters, all pretty much trying to

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Ben Kepes is an analyst, an entrepreneur, a commentator and a business adviser. His business interests include a diverse range of industries from manufacturing to property to technology. As a technology commentator he has a broad presence both in the traditional media and extensively online. Ben covers the convergance of technology, mobile, ubiquity and agility, all enabled by the Cloud. His areas of interest extend to enterprise software, software integration, financial/accounting software, platforms and infrastructure as well as articulating technology simply for everyday users. More on Ben

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