Monthly Archives: December 2019

With economies in major consuming markets of the United States and Europe chugging right along and supporting steady coffee market growth, consolidation remained steady at all levels, from roasting and…

Describing it as a “godsend” and a “minor revolution for the industry,” the nonprofit agricultural research and development organization CIRAD says it has developed the first F1 hybrid coffee seeds…

Mr Black is single and ready to mingle. That is, the Mr Black Spirits company has rolled out the first bottles in its new, single-origin coffee liqueur line. The first…

In an act of perseverance even greater than grinding a dense, light-roasted coffee by hand, German manual coffee grinder maker Kinu Grinders has survived and thrived after a fire ravaged…

Long-running Bay Area specialty coffee roasting and equipment company Mr. Espresso has announced an exclusive supplier partnership with Facebook at the corporate giant’s sprawling Menlo Park campus. Beginning in Jan….

The Vermont-based nonprofit Grounds for Health is receiving a two-year, $175,000 grant from the Starbucks Foundation that will greatly increase the group’s programming in coffee communities in Ethiopia. The grant…

A minimalist interior design with clean lines, white surfaces and a placid aural backdrop drawn from various indie music genres — it’s a proven atmosphere for the successful service and…

Specialty coffee from Indonesia is continuing to grow a devoted fanbase in North America with the opening of Pennyroyal Coffee in Vancouver, B.C. After establishing the coffee business in Jakarta…

Researchers in Sweden have affirmed conclusions drawn from previous studies showing that coffee consumption can help reduce the risk of people developing type 2 diabetes. The new study, however, makes…

Peet’s Coffee is moving figuratively even further from Alfred Peet’s single storefront in Berkeley, California, with plans to join Dutch coffee giant Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) in a merger prior…