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Why we love coffee? We love its taste, the smooth mouth feel and Managing Editor
silky texture it has and of course we all love the caffeine fix that we can
get. Moreover, coffee as a culture unites people: meeting your friends Sam Tanadej Kamonchan
or loved ones for a coffee during an occupied week is nothing but a sam@blueskybooks.net
reality in our busy lives. This cup of coffee gives us real experience
that we share with people we care about. But what if I tell you that this Coffee t&i ( China )
experience is in danger? As this uniting drink is facing problems that
might cause its extinction. This time we decided to bring these prob- Chief Editor: Nicole Ou
lems closer, because, as final consumers, most of us do not realize what English Editor: Dasha Kartasheva
it costs to grow coffee and how hard it may be, also we listed everyone Editorial Team: Cindy Ning, Kiyo Zhang
at the origin and explained what each of the actors do. What we want to Yazmin Su
show is that at the end of the day each of us is a part of coffee chain and
we need to support each other to have a great and sustainable product. Graphic Designer: Hanna, Hailong Fang
As an example of great start, we talked to 3FE about how they
made their coffee shops sustainable and how it works for them. As all
the changes should start within, Pete Licata and Uri Wollner told us Publisher
how important it is to trust people and build strong connections, no
matter who they are: your employee, roaster or farmer. Moreover, all Coffee t&i (China)
of the people we talked with for this issue are sure of the future that RM1103B, No.222 Huaihai Zhong Rd.,
they want to build and goals they need to set. Writing this issue was Huangpu District
truly inspiring for all of us. Shanghai, China
As you read through this issue, I hope you will feel more encour-
aged to think more mindfully about the future and the role you play in Tel: +86 21 6333 9299
it. With this magazine we want to give you a better understanding of Email: cti@coffeeteaimagazine.com
how the actions we take today will make our tomorrows.
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reproduced in whole or in part without written
permission from the publisher
Dasha Kartasheva

Contributors

Pete Licata
2013 WBC Champion, coach and advisor. Founder of Licata Coffee Consultants.
I would love to hear your ideas for next
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2012 World Brewing Champion; Founder of Braista Hustle
contributors:
Fabiola Solano cti@coffeeteaimagazine.com
Coffee professional from Costa Rica, now working with Asociación de Baristas de Costa Rica. Make sure you follow Coffee t&i on
Facebook:CoffeeMagazine
Yuanyuan Lu
The first ice cream champion of Shanghai, China. Instagram: @coffeeteaimag
Zachary Fritzhand
Risk Supervisor from Olam Coffee To update Coffee Society news,
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Fei Liu
Tea Master from Fujian Province
SHARK.
Worked in coffee shop as SCAE certificated barista for 2 years. Now record my coffee
traveling by taking picture and writing articles.

Love Chan
Tea expert from Taiwan www.facebook.com/CoffeeMagazine