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For the past year Multatuli Coffee Merchants has used Shopify as a platform for our website and e-commerce processing.  Shopify is a Canadian company based in Ottawa Ontario, which has thrilled small businesses across the world for its customer service and ease of use.  Beginning Monday December 1, we will...

It's been a while since my last post, not because there isn't a lot to write about, but because of the numerous (too many) venues we have for communicating with customers.  We have four twitter feeds, two Facebook pages, three Google Plus, three Bing Locations, two websites, and so on...

When customers are trying to articulate what they are looking for in a great cup of coffee they often struggle to find the words.  Master the terms listed in the following cheat sheet and can talk coffee with the most seasoned coffee veterans.

Just a short post on recycling our new 340g/12 oz Fair Trade Organic Cans.  These cans are fully recyclable when you follow these simple steps. 1.  Remove the plastic overlap and place in the appropriate recycling box 2.  Remove the metal end of the can using a knife and place...

After 16 years in the roasting business we're pretty confident in the quality of the coffee we deliver.  There aren't many details that escape our attention.  We think these and our excellent pricing are strong reasons to purchase from Multatuli Coffee but we'd like to share another.  Yesterday we completed...

Last week we began offering Gift Cards in advance of Christmas.  We are very pleased to be offering these through Shopify, which offers many advantages including the ability to view the balance online, use it for multiple transactions, and use it from anywhere in the world rather than at a...

This Christmas Multatuli Coffee Merchants is raising funds in support of a Mission trip organized by students at Regiopolis Notre Dame High School here in Kingston.  The trip will see students working at an orphanage, and elder hospice, a school and a building site where they will be helping to...

We recently launched a new Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/FairtradeWholesale to connect with our customers and make them aware of the things we are doing within our community.  As a way of showing our gratitude for each new LIKE we receive on our Page, we are delivering a Box (25 tea bags)...

For the first post on our new e-commerce site we're going to take some time to boast.  First, we are very proud of the simple elegance and functionality of the site, foregoing typical textual overload, and instead choosing to let the products speak for themselves. Second, our pricing, from the...