Are you a hard coffee or a cold brew whiskey?
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A new app-based platform is designed to make it easy for coffee consumers to tip the people who make their coffee — not their coffee drinks, but the beans themselves…. more…

After three years of sellouts at a 1,500-person-capacity venue in Dogpatch, the San Francisco Coffee Festival is going even bigger this year at San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center for Arts… more…

Each year, the nonprofit organization that administers B Corporation certification puts out a list of companies that it honors as being “Best for the World.” It’s basically the best more…

Well-known coffee educator Joe Marrocco has joined the small United States wing of the long-running German coffee trading company List + Beisler. Marrocco, who spent more than six years as… more…

Philadelphia-based coffee roasting and retail company La Colombe has partnered with beer giant MillerCoors to launch Hard Cold Brew Coffee, one of the first such RTD releases by a specialty… more…

Mr. West Cafe Bar In Seattle, Washington.
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Tucson is no stranger to specialty coffee. Yet as the scenic Arizona city has grown, extending farther into the desert and the foothills of the surrounding mountains, the opportunities for… more…

Six or more cups daily was associated with a 23% decrease in the risk.
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Panama-based coffee company Ninety Plus says it has broken its own world record for most expensive coffee ever sold, sending green coffee to Espresso Lab in Dubai (UAE) for $10,000… more…

Schuurmanoomkensgrassotti in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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The bean no longer falls far from the tree for folks in and around Charlton, Massachusetts, as the local multifaceted beermongers at Tree House Brewing have begun roasting coffee. The… more…

The World Aeropress Championship (WAC) — which, despite all odds, is not only a real thing, but a real thing that’s thriving — is scheduled to take place in London,… more…

The Issue Two release party takes place Friday, September 13th at Awakening Boutique in Denver.
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LeverCraft in Austin, Texas.
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The Ethiopian government and the European Union have officially embarked on a €15 million (approximately $16.5 million USD), five-year program designed to boost the Ethiopian coffee sector. The prog more…

The frames are made of a mix of used coffee grounds, flax, and a vegetable oil-based biopolymer.
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(Editor’s note: The following comes from an article by Chris Kornman that appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of Roast Magazine. Click here to read the full article.) “Lucky” is… more…

When owners Julia Mayer and Todd Stewart opened The French Press coffee shop a decade ago in Santa Barbara, California, it was just the two of them. Three years later,… more…

Like most coffee-producing countries throughout the Americas, Peru’s coffee sector has struggled to rebound — both in terms of volume and economic impact — from the coffee leaf rust epidemic more…

Everybody’s Coffee in Chicago, Illinois.
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Pumpkin spice cold brew has come for us all.
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A new study conducted by researchers in Switzerland and involving 115 patients has indicated that drinking coffee helps people get “regular” again after surgery, thus also shortening their more…

The new bags from Little Amps Coffee in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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Upon launching their family-run, seed-to-cup coffee consulting brand Catalyst Coffee Consulting, founders Emily and Michael McIntyre weren’t exactly sure where the venture would take them, but t more…

The US National Host locations have been announced as well.
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The United States chapter of the Specialty Coffee Association has announced the dates and locations of the 2020 U.S. Coffee Championships, which will be spread out over two separate events… more…

Shots shots shots shots shots…
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Intelligentsia Coffee in the TWA Hotel In New York City, New York.
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1802 Roasters in Los Angeles, California.
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The proudly Los Angeles-born coffee roaster and retailer Go Get Em Tiger has continued its yearlong opening spree with the unveiling of a colorful, music-filled indoor/outdoor cafe in the newly… more…

Three new coffee and tea crowdfunding campaigns to put on your radar.
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Bear Cave Coffee has found a permanent home for its Rockies-inspired coffee brand on the decidedly flat terrain of the East Dallas suburb of Mesquite, Texas. While Mesquite has its… more…

Following the recent releases of new models ZM, Kold S and the updated Robur S grinders, Italian grinder manufacturer Mazzer is continuing its streak by applying some fresh technology to… more…

A visit to the Eureka Recycling Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Coffee roasting equipment maker Bellwether Coffee announced this morning that it has closed a $40 million funding round. The Series B funding follows an initial funding round of $10 million… more…

Apes & Peacocks Coffee Roasters in New York City, New York.
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The Specialty Coffee Association today announced a slate of six candidates to potentially fill the six open spots on the group’s 18-member board of directors. Other candidates may be added… more…

Cold brew remains widely adopted by the specialty coffee industry as something to be treated with care — both as a standalone beverage or as an ingredient in a more… more…

The Minor Figures Plant M*lk Coffee Club lasts through September 12th.
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Multiple coffee companies have turned to the “tiny house” trend in their construction of new cafes, including Barista Tiny in South Carolina and Houndstooth Coffee in Houston. Ironically, more…

Where to drink coffee in Washington, DC.
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The London-based International Coffee Organization (ICO) is leading a consumer-focused petition to support coffee farmers worldwide heading into the annual International Coffee Day on Oct. 1. Like Ear more…

Melbourne, Australia-based engineering and design group Option-O has merged with Australian high-end manual grinder manufacturer Helor. The first new product to spring forth from the combined company, more…

Proving that even a fierce international trade war can’t interfere with the retail aspirations of both private and state interests, Starbucks has unveiled a sprawling flagship Reserve-brand stor more…

Since opening one of Seattle’s earliest artisan espresso shops in 1988, one of the defining characteristics of the craft behind our counter has been the grinding of coffee for each… more…

The Rainforest Alliance issued a public statement addressing the catastrophic forest fires that have been ravaging the Amazon rainforest. The environmental nonprofit lays blame partly on global warmin more…

Littlefoot Coffee Roasters in Grandville, Michigan.
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In this week’s episode of Unpacking Coffee with Kandace and Ray — the latter high on cold meds — the hosts sit down with Máquina Coffee Roasters Founder Gabe Boscana…. more…

Irvington, New York-based green coffee importer Genuine Origin is expanding its reach with a new West Coast warehouse opening in Kent, Washington, next month. The company is also opening a… more…

The Roastery by Press Coffee in Phoenix, Arizona.
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After opening 16 coffee shops throughout the New York City area plus two more in Philadelphia, Joe Coffee Company has unveiled a new store concept called The Counter by Joe…. more…

Beloved San Francisco specialty coffee company Linea Caffe has greatly expanded its operations with the opening of a new production roasting facility in the Potrero Hill district. The coffee company&# more…

Colorado-based coffee roaster and ready-to-drink cold brew maker Forest Coffee Trading Co. has expanded its purity-focused product line from one basic brew to a total of five, including infusions of.. more…

The Big Red Roast Rig by Mill City Roasters in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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En el mundo del café, el concepto de terruño describe cómo ciertos granos expresan las características distintivas del suelo donde crecen los cafetos. Trata también del carácter de la tierra… more…

Career-long coffee professional Lily Pacas was sworn in last week as the executive director of the Consejo Salvadoreño del Café (El Salvador Coffee Council, or CSC), which represents some 20,000… more…

The Mexican government is taking a lead role in encouraging fellow Mesoamerican countries to band together to devise solutions to the ongoing coffee price crisis. At the recently concluded 17th… more…

Native Michiganders Rosie Quasarano and Alex Burbo built upon more than a decade of coffee industry experience when founding their own wholesale coffee company, Littlefoot Coffee Roasters, in Chicago more…

The Meteor in Austin, Texas.
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For as much as coffee roasting can feel like an isolated activity, nothing says solitude quite like solo board game play — with the possible exception of writing about solo… more…

Minnesota-based coffee retail giant Caribou Coffee is unveiling a new small-format store concept with drive-throughs and walk-up service counters, and no interior seating. With the new stores, called more…

On the outskirts of Greer, South Carolina, the owner of the popular local coffee shop Barista Alley has teamed up with a family of tiny home builders to open a… more…

Cohesive Coffee in Greenville, South Carolina.
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