Monthly Archives: November 2020

Coffee Review’s countdown of the Top 30 Coffees of 2020 begins on Friday, November 27 and ends with the announcement of the Top 5 coffees of 2020 on Tuesday, December 1.  In the meantime, you can view the Top 30 coffees from past years using the links below. Since 2013, our editors have published an […]

Ladder Coffee Roasters has effectively doubled its retail presence in Spokane, Washington, this fall with the acquisition of fellow Spokane-based specialty coffee company Vessel Coffee Roasters plus another long-planned opening…

Italian espresso machine maker Wega has unveiled a new machine called the WBar, taking a colorful new approach to espresso functionality in a compact footprint. The WBar is expected to…

Following the unforeseen demise of an ambitious coffee project in Ann Arbor, Michigan, coffee professionals Sam Schaefer and Peter Littlejohn went back to basics last fall. Their previous vision, called…

New research suggests less noise leads to greater enjoyment of coffee, providing a potential lesson to coffee shop operators in how to manage their environments. Led by a team of…

Offering a time-honored pairing of two of life’s most splendid stimulants, Onikah Asamoa-Caesar has opened Fulton Street Books & Coffee in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  After serving as a policy advisor for…

Phyllis Johnson has announced the launch of her new book, “The Triumph: Black Brazilians in Coffee.” The book addresses the centuries-old history of slavery in the Brazilian coffee sector that…

For its second location about a mile west of downtown Bentonville, Arkansas, Airship Coffee Roasters has created a community hub accessible only by paved trails in the Coler Mountain Bike…

The Coffee Roasters Guild, a trade guild of the Specialty Coffee Association, has introduced a slate of five new candidates for the CRG Leadership Council. The candidates for the guild’s…

The progressive Minneapolis coffee roasting company Peace Coffee has announced the decision to permanently discontinue its brick-and-mortar coffee shops. As it exits the retail sphere, Peace Coffee is assisting and…