Monthly Archives: August 2020

The Chinese maker of a latte art printing machine is attempting to make an impression of a different kind with the Cinoart TP-1908 Automatic Coffee Tamper. Cinoart brand owner Shenzhen…

Just as so many coffee shops have focused their businesses on “to go” service, the long-running coffee industry trade show Coffee Fest has made the temporary transition to Coffee Fest…

October 2020 will mark nine years since Andrea and Jon Allen founded Northwest Arkansas’ Onyx Coffee Lab. Nearly a decade later, their “Never settle for good enough” ethos has manifested…

Specialty coffee glassware and accessory maker Kruve has added a new quick reference tool to its line of coffee refinement equipment called the Brewler. The slim instrument provides a visual…

The farmer-owned coffee cooperative Pachamama Coffee has opened a third retail cafe, returning to its roots in Davis, California. The Sacramento-based roasting and retail company originally launched operations in Davis…

A new genetic group of the arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) species found to have immense quality potential has been confirmed in Yemen. It has been named Yemenia, which can be…

(Editor’s note: This article by Lon LaFlamme originally appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of Roast Magazine. Links have been added for context.) Simply put, do you have the vision, fortitude…

Guatemalan coffee specialist Primavera Coffee has launched a temporary relief fund to assist coffee producers suffering from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The coffee trading company says the…

The Wisconsin coffee roasting and retail company that has been hellbent on defying a local mask ordinance amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Helbachs Coffee Roasters has announced it is closing its…