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Article: Milk matters: quality and consistency most important ingredient.
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- Specialty Coffee Retailer
- Article date:
- May 1, 2009
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Cafe owners' eternal quest for quality can take them from the slippery hillsides of Guatemala to the high-altitude Ethiopian steppes of Africa and to jungle-covered volcanic islands midway across the Pacific. Milk they buy at the corner Stop & Shop.
This is not a good plan. Milk constitutes up to two-thirds of 85 percent of drinks sold. Serving consistently delicious cappuccinos or frosty cold smoothies depends on predictable milk.
"Customers visiting any quality-focused shop have spoken loud and clear on their preference for the best components," observes Patrick Gabrish, director of foodservice sales at Pacific Natural ...