Bodhi Leaf Coffee Traders Expands From Orange Roots
Bodhi Leaf founder Steve Sims guides visitors through an Orange warehouse among 300 tons of imported coffee beans, tracing the beans to coffee cherries harvested by hundreds of international farmers. The company, with headquarters in Orange, runs an Anaheim Hills cafe and plans new spots in Santa Clarita and Placentia to bring premium coffee to more customers.
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Bodhi Leaf Coffee Traders
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Orange
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Placentia
Bodhi Leaf
From farm to cup how coffee reaches your table
Coffee travels a long path from farmer to cup. Harvesters pick cherries and millers prepare beans. Quality controllers roast and grade lots for export before shipment. Customs may inspect, then warehousing adds checks, roasters finish beans, baristas prepare drinks, and customers receive the cup.
Hospital partners with Waste Not OC to feed local families
Over two years St. Joseph Hospital Orange and Waste Not OC Coalition have redirected surplus cafeteria food to pantries. Kim Norton notes the program complements the hospital’s health mission. Weekly Food Finders collect 40 to 50 pounds per visit after cafeteria closes.
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St. Joseph Hospital
Orange
Waste Not OC
Kim Norton
Food and Nutrition Services
VietBuzz Talk Show Aims to Bridge Asian American Gap
Orange marketing firm Vantage, led by CEO Yvon Nguyen, produces VietBuzz, a Saigon TV talk show for young Asian Americans balancing multiple cultures. Modeled on The View, the program features female leaders discussing entertainment, news, relationships and family. Airs biweekly on Saigon TV.
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Orange Marketing Firm
Saigon
Vienna
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