Monthly Archives: April 2020

A new app- and blockchain-based green coffee trading platform called iFinca is pitching the promise of traceability to ultimately give farmers a larger slice of the pie. After about nine…

While social distancing, hand-washing and other measures remain crucial steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Oklahoma-based coffee company Doubleshot Coffee is offering a novel approach: give the virus…

One of the hallmarks of the single-origin specialty coffee movement has been an appreciation for specific varieties within the arabica species of coffee. Like the Pinot Noir or Cabernet Sauvignon…

After taking the competition platform on the road throughout Europe and the United Sates over the past two years, the inclusive barista competition platform The Barista League had been planning…

Although mid-March already seems like forever ago, it was nonetheless a super awkward time to be opening a retail coffee shop in Southern California. It was then that Los Angeles…

As the COVID-19 pandemic response has reconfigured daily communications for virtually everyone working in the coffee industry, DCN has been flooded with requests for online event coverage. In an effort…

Probat lanzó dos nuevas incorporaciones a su línea de equipos de tostado: el tostador de tambor de producción industrial de tamaño medio Px 120 y un nuevo tostador de muestras eléctrico….

The intrepid Idaho-based manual grinder maker Orphan Espresso just launched a new product that is focused more than ever on portability. The manual grinder called the Fixie Travel Coffee Grinder weighs…

Following a British public television Channel 4 investigative report that aired in March, Nespresso has announced the results of its own internal investigation into child labor in its supply chain…

Natural-processed coffee drying in Ethiopia. Courtesy of Coffee Shrub. Each year we spotlight local roasters in the U.S. specifically by regional geography, choosing one region of the country to look at in depth. This year, we invited roasters from the Northwest states of Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming to submit coffees for a blind […]