Driven by the pursuit of quality, consumer interest in traceability and sustainability, and the proliferation of the internet, the specialty coffee industry has changed a lot over the past 20… more…

We talk with Ezra Baker of Stumptown Coffee Roasters in New York City, New York.
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Tired of fussing around with all those grinders and kettles and filters and coffee beans whatnot? A new piece of investigative journalism from Business insider tracks down the companies behind… more…

For casual coffee drinkers in Denver, an exciting new option for a diverse selection of cups has arrived with the opening of the first retail bar from three-year-old Moru Specialty… more…

I guess maybe it’s good? I don’t even know anymore.
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One of Portland, Oregon’s trailblazing specialty coffee companies, Portland Roasting Coffee has officially changed its name to Portland Coffee Roasters. Not only does the name change eliminate s more…

Young Florida coffee roasting and microbrewing company King State has expanded in its home city of Tampa, opening its first cafe in a 1950s gas station building. The cafe serves… more…

Northeastern hearts are swelling as the New York/New Jersey border-hugging coffee company Java Love Coffee Roasting has opened its fourth location in the area, one that also provides a new… more…

Kalei Coffee in Beirut, Lebanon.
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The third Cup of Excellence (CoE) competition in Peru resulted in higher-than-ever top scores after 209 samples from 11 coffee-growing regions made their way through the judging process in Jaén…. more…

Sparkling Green Coffee by Olas Coffee.
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Just over a year since opening their first cafe within the Novel Strand brewery in Denver, the three brothers behind Queen City Collective Coffee have expanded with two more central… more…

The popular Charlotte, North Carolina, beer company Sycamore Brewing has launched coffee roasting brand called Beach Shack Coffee. Prior to Beach Shack’s official launch in conjunction with Syca more…

Question Coffee in Kigali, Rwanda.
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Por Mara Magaña y Aída Palomo El sábado 5 de octubre, Blend Station Condesa fue anfitrión de las primeras clases magistrales de tostado y brew bar impartidas por Scott Rao en México. El autor more…

This week’s episode of Unpacking Coffee checks in with Jake Deome, the founder and coffee director for Seattle’s Looking Homeward Coffee, who hopped a train for an in-studio interview at.. more…

Twenty seven coffee roasting companies from all over the United States have been named finalists for the 2020 Good Food Awards. The awards program, now in its 10th year, celebrates… more…

Belift Coffee: Social Impact with Indonesian Coffee takes place Saturday, November 16th at The Crown in San Francisco.
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Slingshot Technology, maker of the innovative volumetric Slingshot grinder, has forged new manufacturing and distribution partnerships for spreading its products into European markets. Through improve more…

Coffee is Slovenia is more than just the dark roasted Turkish preparation.
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Less than three weeks after the UK-based charity nonprofit Twin announced it was ceasing operations, United States coffee importer Sustainable Harvest has taken over the coffee importing and developme more…

To Serve Mug is out now on Bandcamp.
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It has been an exciting ride for Passenger Coffee and its associated brands over the past few months in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The innovative coffee company relocated its roastery and headquarters.. more…

Where to drink coffee in Sheffield, England.
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Take the quiz and find out!
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For coffee companies nowadays, a public education program is practically as compulsory as cold brew. Meanwhile, professional training has long been a standard practice for wholesale clients in order t more…

The head of multinational trading conglomerate Olam International‘s coffee division, Vivek Verma, penned a compelling argument published this week by the Financial Times in favor of a multi-stak more…

A look ahead at the 2019 Los Angeles Coffee Festival.
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Seattle-area coffee chain Mercurys Coffee has agreed to void hundreds of non-compete agreements that staff members, including hourly baristas, were required to sign for employment. A recent Washington more…

6 words of dread.
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For the first time, the Cup of Excellence (CoE) competition and auction is coming to Ecuador, a country widely regarded by coffee buyers as having a wealth of untapped potential… more…

The third Mothership Coffee Roasters cafe has blasted off, propelling coffees of stellar quality to new reaches within the sparkling neon universe of Las Vegas, Nevada. Mothership Coffee CEO Juanny… more…

Pumpkin spice has become an iconic flavoring in the United States, a reality for which coffee roasters and retailers can safely shoulder most of the blame — or accept most… more…

The Head Barista always closes with the expedience the ownership expects.
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Reg Barber Enterprises announces closure.
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Dubai’s DMCC Coffee Centre is preparing to host an international specialty coffee auction, inviting buyers to a live auction in Dubai on Monday, Nov. 11, or remotely through a digital… more…

The fourth annual Cascadia Roaster’s Competition went down last weekend at Buckman Coffee Factory in the micro-roaster mecca of Portland, Oregon. No fewer than 50 roasters vied for top honors… more…

New wares for all occasions.
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For some coffee lovers in New Braunfels, Texas, every day is Friday. Those people have been enjoying the fruits of a new woman-owned roasting company called Friday Coffee Roasters, which… more…

“Press back to return to the video player. Press back to return to the video player. Press back to return to the video player…” I woke up with a start, neck crooked, with a cold shee more…

Colombia’s National Federation of Coffee Growers (FNC) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have launched a major marketing and trade facilitation initiative called more…

by Michael Teahan This Could Get Me Killed I have been in the coffee industry since six small espresso bars in Seattle changed their name to Starbucks. At the time,… more…

Both cafes will open on November 1st.
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Following a $5 million Series A funding round that closed last winter, Oakland, California-based Red Bay Coffee is heading to the bank — the bank building, that is. The company… more…

“This is coffee.”
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