Meet Ben Helt Ben Helt is the owner of Benetti’s Coffee in Raytown, MO. He is passionate about coffee and building community around it. In this video you will hear Ben talk about those two passions and how they fit with the vision he has for Benetti’s Coffee.

For those of you that are familiar with the area Cafe Main is located in the same space that Hard Bean Cafe used to occupy in Grandview, Missouri on Main Street. Cafe Main has made some big changes since taking over the space. Everything has changed and in my humble opinion in a good way. From the floors to chairs [...]

A coffee shop review of a Starbucks in a Macy’s.

Jason went down to Benetti’s Coffee in Raytown Missouri to watch and to be walked through the roasting process. Micheal McIntyre walked us through the coffee roasting process and gave us some pearls of wisdom along the way. Question of the Day: Have you ever seen someone roasting coffee in person? Do you roast coffee? How was the experience?

So I really wanted to find the best coffee I could on this trip to Sacramento. About the only coffee I could remember from the Sacramento coffee scene was Starbucks and though they have their part to play I wanted to experience more. Since moving to Kansas City and starting Coffee Cup News I have had the extreme pleasure of [...]

I had the extreme pleasure of meeting two baristas at Dean & Deluca. Adam, espresso bar manager, and Heidi, barista, will be participating in a latte art competition for Dean & Deluca baristas. They will be competing with the best of the best, within the company. There were around 30 contestants, 8 of which have made it to the final [...]

Way #4: Do The Unexpected Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 This is a fun one! When customers order coffee or other items from you. Give them a little something extra at now charge as surprise gift in the mailing. For Example: If they order a 1 lb bag of Kenya, throw a company mug [...]