Yearly Archives: 2008

Order Fratello Coffee Online!

Fratello is happy to now be able to offer online retail sales delivered to your door! Please Follow the Link and place your order online with Be’ato Coffee Company –

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As seen in Avenue Magazine

Check out the write up done in Avenue Magazine this month. http://www.avenuecalgary.com/articles/page/item/brotherly-beans-and-blends In 1997, owners and brothers Jason, Chris and Russ Prefontaine – fratello means brother in Italian – took

Some Impressions on the Canadian National Barista Competition

It’s taken me a while to get this entry put together.  But here are some thoughts from competing in the Canadian National Barista Competition held in Montreal this year. I

Consistency in roasting – A constant improvement

Many coffee roasters, ourselves included, pride themselves with the consistency of their roasting team.  This is unfortunately hard to measure unless you are always drinking the same coffees from the

Get Those Steaming Pitchers Ready Calgary

  On Friday, September 5, there is a Barista Jam to be held at Kawa Espresso Bar located at 1331 – 8 St SW.  All Pro Barista and the home

Sumatra Sidikalang Tabu Jamu

Fratello Coffee is introducing a new Sumatran coffee to our clients.  The Sumatran Sidikalang Tabu Jamu will be available to everyone in early August.  We have been exploring the Lintong

Ethiopian Kembata – natural processed coffee

Fratello Coffee has another new region we are bring forward to our clients.  This natural processed coffee will be available early August.  We found that this Kembata had notable winey

Honduran Cup of Excellence 2008 – Las Amazonas

Yesterday was the online auction for the 2008 Honduras Cup of Excellence competition, and Fratello Coffee is happy to say, that we have won another Lot of coffee, and are

Job Opportunity – Logistics Manager

  Ok, Fratello is looking to fill a position within the company: Logistics Manager. Here is what the position entails. If your interested, please email a resume to Jason Prefontaine: jason(at)fratellocoffee.com.

A few words on the Barista Competition

So I finally figured out how to post on this thing…  Took me long enough… I wanted to do a short recap on my experience in my first Barista Competition