Our visit to Café Britt started with a tour of the plantation where we were able to see the coffee plants along with other crops grown on the property, like eucalyptus and bananas. I found it interesting to learn why Costa Rica has some of the best coffee-growing conditions in the world, thanks to its…
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Starbucks May Have Wi-Fi, but Café Britt Has Flavor
Today we spent we went to Café Britt and learned more about how coffee is made and the business around it. At home, I am a big coffee drinking, so I had this event circled on my calendar. During our pre-departure meetings I was fascinated when I learned about how Ticos prepare their coffee. They have a much…
May 13th – Cafe bueno!
After visiting Cafe Britt, I believe that the company does a good job of promoting Costa Rican culture and products while using their own marketing tactics to encourage people worldwide to buy their product. The history of coffee was shown throughout the tour and in the lecture, showing how the national identity has changed and…
May 13th: Coffee, Coffee, Coffee!!
Today, we visited Cafe Britt, a coffee brand started by someone from the Netherlands. Now, it is a large multinational company that focuses on selling Costa Rican coffee, chocolate, baked goods and souvenirs. It can be found in most Latin American airports and tourist attractions. As we walked through the plantation and sat for a…
A Latte to Learn at Cafe Britt
Today we looked at Cafe Britt and I had an amazing time! Cafe Britt both lifts up Costa Rican culture, but it also packages it in a polished, tourist friendly way to sell products. Coffee is very important in the Costa Rican culture. The coffee plant is high mountain grown, uses volcanic soil as a…
Let’s Be Brew-tally Honest Here
Walking through the beautiful site of Cafe Britt with our passionate tour guide Appa was an incredibly insightful and enjoyable experience into seeing the process from bean to cup. At this point in the trip, we know that Costa Rica values being green and upholding community in its country. While the country does a great…
May 13th – Smells and tastes like coffee
This morning, we visited Cafe Britt, one of Costa Rica’s most recognizable coffee brands. The tour itself was actually really fun. Josh and I got pulled up to do a coffee-making and tasting thing with the tour guide, which was pretty cool. The guide was great and clearly knew what he was talking about, and…
May 13th- Wired from all that Cafe!
For me, Cafe Britt’s model does lift up Costa Rican culture and economy, but it also packages it in a way that’s meant for outside consumption. I felt like they were formed a little by their tourism, but they are smart with their marketing to ensure that Costa Rica’s identity is shown well. I was…
Brewing Pura Vida
Café Britt was such an amazing experience. We got to learn about all the different types of coffee, how coffee is made, and even got to try some! I found it so interesting that coffee plants take 3 years to fully grow and harvest. It was way longer than I expected. I personally didn’t know…
Day 4 Blog
The 2 companies that we visited yesterday had 2 very different business models and how they operate. Kendryl has a multinational corporation business model, while Dos Pinos is more of a cooperative owned by Costa Rican farmers. Kendryl focuses on tech consulting and a more global business. It has a bunch of branches in different…
Day 3 – Global Tech vs. Local Roots
Today, we got to see two different ways of doing business in Costa Rica. At Kyndryl, the setup felt like a modern tech hub. Their office is in a business park with neighbors like Amazon and Goodyear, and the place has everything: a soccer field, a food court, and a gym. Employees only come in…
Cow-operatives and Connection
On our visits today, we got to tour two very differing organizations, Kyndryl and Dos Pinos. During our informational meeting and tour at Kyndryl, it was evident that they take pride in their multinational traits. One employee explained the logistics of their business meetings, and that he finds great amusement in the time-zone and accent…
Costa Rica Blog Post 4 – 05/12
Today showed me two very different ways a business can create value in Costa Rica. Kyndryl has the multinational model where tt brings jobs, technology training, and global business experience into the country. It was interesting to see that their introduction video made sure to emphasize the idea of sustainability. That is not something I…
Moo-ving Beyond Shareholders
Costa Rica centers itself on community and sustainability, and Los Pinos exemplifies this better than most. The dairy cooperative, one of the largest in the country, follows a model that involves small farmers sharing resources and decision-making power in the production of their products. Starting with only 25 farmers and a focus on high-quality feed…
Got Milk?
Today we visited Kyndryl, Dos Pinos, and the Oxigeno Mall. Kyndryl is an IT corporation based in NYC with a location in Costa Rica. With data and AI, they are helping countries all around the world grow. Their IT services help increase efficiency and reach more customers. They help all sorts of companies around the…
Milk, Machines, and Mae – 05/12
¡Buenas tardes! Today was our first day wearing business casual in the heat and the bus was late (we were told 9 only for it to arrive at 9:10)!! Although I had a rough start to the day, it was overall very educational and intriguing. We got to visit two companies and learn about how…
Costa Rica has Different Ways of Doing Business
Today we visited Dos Pinos and Kyndryl where we were able to compare the cooperative business model with the multinational corporation model. I believe cooperatives create more value for the country because the benefits are directed to the local community. At Dos Pinos, the shareholders are farmers themselves, so the people doing the hard work…
May 12: From IT to Ice Cream
Today it was really interesting getting to compare two completely different business models through Kyndryl and Dos Pinos. Kyndryl felt very global and innovation-focused, while Dos Pinos felt more centered around community and cooperation. At Kyndryl, a lot of the discussion focused on technology, collaboration, and working with people from all over the world. One…
More Than Milk: Why Dos Pinos Matters in Costa Rica
My experiences at Dos Pinos and Kyndryl were both very insightful and beneficial today. They both took thoughtful approaches in their strategies whether it was effectively producing milk or improving IT stuff. Kyndryl is an international powerhouse, they have locations all over the world and help big companies manage the many risks out there. Dos Pinos is more…
May 12th – Milk and Computers
We got to visit two different parts of the Costa Rican business world today, both equally important to not only Costa Ricans, but also us in the United States and other countries worldwide. After visiting both Kyndryl and Dos Pinos, I think both companies create value for Costa Rica, but in their own respective ways….