Monthly Archives: June 2021

Though its namesake is migratory in nature, Redstart Roasters is hoping its first retail cafe can become a year-round home for great coffee in Pittsburgh. The 4-year-old roasting company and…

The coffee community-focused nonprofit Food 4 Farmers has hired its first ever executive director, international development expert Alyson Welch. Welch joins the 10-year-old nonprofit after nearly three years at the…

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the trajectory of Colombia’s internal coffee prices has defied expectations. The abrupt collapse in oil prices in March 2020 triggered a near 25% reduction…

The International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA) has signed memoranda of understanding with the nonprofit Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE) and its sibling nonprofit organization Cup of Excellence (COE). Both MOUs…

Coffee in the LeBlanc family of Lafayette, Louisiana, was for many years a matter of “Father knows best.” Patriarch and former high school science teacher Doug LeBlanc adamantly loved espresso…

Global coffee giant JDE Peet’s has announced it is acquiring Australian specialty coffee roasting company Campos Coffee, a leading company in Australia’s quality-focused coffee movement over the past two decades….

Colorado-based home and commercial cold brewing systems maker Toddy is hosting an online trade show next month for businesses looking to dig into cold brew operations. The “Better Cold Brew…

Two prominent Virginia specialty coffee companies, Grit Coffee and Snowing in Space, have merged under the umbrella of parent company Bread & Table. Grit Coffee Co-Owners Brad Uhl, Brandon Wooten…