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...or not! One spot available in our May 16-20 Q class.

2011-05-11T18:10:48Z

Due to a last minute cancellation, we have one spot available in our May Q class. Please call us at 508-422-9233 if you would like to take advantage of this opportunity!

Q Grader Class sold out

2011-05-07T21:51:26Z

Our May 2011 class is now sold out! We are planning do hold another class in September 2011. If you have dates in mind, or want to sign up early, please don't hesitate to get in touch!

Q Grader Exam - 2 spots left

2011-04-25T00:02:10Z

As of May 24th, there are only two spots left in our May 16-20 Q grader exam. As we head to the SCAA show in Houston, we expect to be actively looking to fill these last two seats - so if you have been "sitting on the fence' - be sure to register today!

Fundamentals of Coffee Evaluation

2011-02-18T17:14:29Z

We're happy to announce a new course - Fundamentals of Coffee Evaluation.

This introductory level course will introduce to you the basic tools and skills you will need to achieve long-term success in the specialty coffee industry. This one day class is value priced at $250, and is limited in size to 5 participants to maximize the ability of the students to ask individual questions and to customize their learning. Sign up on our website!

Long Beach Q a great success - Hopedale class sold out, new classes announced

2010-05-11T11:51:19Z

We just wrapped up a 5 day Q Grader exam at the SCAA Headquarters in Long Beach, California. It was a great success, with three students completing all of the course work and earning their Q credential. We'd like to extend our biggest congratulations to Christian Rotsko, Jodi Dowell and Heru Khoe for proving their excellence at the cupping table. And, after a week in sunny California we return to Boston to prepare for the next one.

As we begin our Q Preparatory class today, we are also beginning preparations for our next Q Grader exam, which will be held May 23-28 here in Hopedale. We have 10 students signed up for what is sure to be a great and challenging week of training and testing.

Due to the overwhelming demand for these courses, we have gone ahead and announced our fall dates. We will be holding the Hopedale class September 20-24, 2010 and the Long Beach class on October 4-8.

The new protocol for enrolling in Q classes is to first visit the CQI website (www.coffeeinstitute.org) and setting up a profile. Now Q courses and your progress towards your Q is tracked online at the CQI website, and therefore you must have a profile set up in order to enroll in a course. Then return here to our website and sign up for our course. We offer convenient credit card payment via paypal, or you can email us to pay by check or wire.

We look forward to seeing you in our next set of classes!

Rob Stephen

General Manager,

Coffee Solutions

New Classes Offered

2010-04-01T22:41:28Z

Coffee Solutions is announcing a cornucopia of new training dates on all of our most popular classes, including:

Elements of Espresso

Elements of Quality Control

Probat - Burns Roaster Training

Q Grader & SCAA Cupping Judge Exam

*NEW* Q Preparatory class

Please see our training pages to view the dates and sign up today! Space is limited.

Coffee Solutions is now a part of the Neumann Kaffee Gruppe

2010-03-16T19:37:24Z

February 9th, 2010, Houston, TX - InterAmerican Coffee, a leading specialty coffee importing company and a member of the Neumann Kaffee Gruppe, announced today that it has acquired Coffee Solutions, a Boston based coffee consulting, training and laboratory services company. Coffee Solutions' President, Rob Stephen, will remain at the company as General Manager and will continue to manage the company's key accounts. In addition to his role with Coffee Solutions, Mr. Stephen also assumes the role of Senior Trader, East Coast for InterAmerican Coffee.

Coffee Solutions will continue to offer its services to the industry, which include 3rd party laboratory services, Probat roaster training, Q Grader certification and the SCAA Cupping Judge course. According to InterAmerican President Guy Burdett, "We are very happy to welcome Rob to our team. We look forward to utilizing his extensive experience in the coffee industry to develop our green coffee sales business on the east coast. In addition, our purchase of Coffee Solutions gives us an opportunity to provide an enhanced level of services to the coffee industry. We plan to use the training, lab and professional development services available from Coffee Solutions to enhance the businesses of our clients."

Coffee Solutions founder, Rob Stephen has worked in the coffee industry for over 22 years and has a resume that includes management positions at several well known companies and also a role as Past President of both the SCAA and Coffee Kids. He will bring this experience to bear as he leads east coast operations for InterAmerican coffee. "I have always found both personal and professional enrichment in my work with coffee. I am excited to pass my passion for coffee on to my new clients, and to work closely with them to enable them to be even more successful. The motto for Coffee Solutions is "Creating Success in the Coffee Industry", and by becoming a part of the Neumann Gruppe I feel that I can now help to create that success in a new and more meaningful way."