Monthly Archives: October 2020

(Editor’s note: This article written by Scott Merle originally appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of Roast magazine. Photos by Scott Merle.) Whether you are just starting out as a green…

Seattle-based green coffee trader Novus Coffee Imports is now called Mercon Specialty, highlighting its place within the global coffee trading company Mercon Coffee Group. Mercon Specialty launched last year under…

Roasters may see coffee beans at various stages of production; but what about the bean’s perspective? A short and head-spinning video released by Hungarian coffee professional Gábor Laczkó gives us…

Traducción por Mara Magaña Tomar café puede aumentar las posibilidades de supervivencia de las personas diagnosticadas con cáncer de colon al mismo tiempo que reduce el riesgo de que la enfermedad…

The grassroots barista financial support group Go Fund Bean has announced it will be issuing a new round of grants totaling $12,000 for struggling hourly coffee workers. Go Fund Bean…

Sean Grorich used to put people to sleep for a living. Now he’s waking them up. The former nurse anesthetist is pursuing his passion for coffee through the roasting startup…

New York City’s Brooklyn Roasting Company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following a series of financial hardships, the latest stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. In a New York district…

Every year around mid-September, with about 90% of the Brazilian coffee harvest completed, traders, roasters, speculators and financial actors all over the world start to think about projections for the…