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[This is the fifth installment in a series on the basics of coffee brewer components. For more info, read Part 1: Introduction, Part 2: Water Systems, Part 3: Dispensing Systems, and…

The inaugural Cup of Excellence coffee quality competition and auction program in Ethiopia is off to an auspicious start, with 1,459 coffee samples submitted, breaking the long-running competition’s previous record…

The road to U.S. Coffee Championship status apparently runs through Arkansas. At the U.S. Barista and Brewers Cup Championships this past weekend in Orange County, California, the top Barista spot…

Dark roasts are “stronger;” coffee dehydrates you; a proper macchiato stands 10 inches tall. These are just a few of the many popular myths about coffee. Combating these and others…

Should an ethereal poof of smoke or steam startle you while wandering between offices at 1333 S. Schoolhouse Road in New Lenox, Illinois, you may have stumbled upon a Gost….

World Coffee Research, the Rwandan coffee industry and the coffee sector at large lost one of its brightest champions on Feb. 4, as Pascal Gakwaya Kalisa lost his life in…

The Colombian government officially launched a coffee price stabilization fund designed to protect the country’s hundreds of thousands of coffee farmers from the volatility of the commodities market. The groundbreaking…

Despite all its growth over the years, Chicago-based Intelligentsia Coffee, at its sourcing core, has maintained a steadfast commitment to promoting quality and sustainable long-term relationships with coffee farmers. That…

When the Tate advertised for a new “head of coffee by Tate” recently, listing a salary of £39,500 plus a sales related bonus, there was a chorus of outrage on…