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Coffee typically grows on steep terraced slopes in Yemen. Courtesy of Port of Mokha. As most readers know, Yemen is the oldest continuously cultivated coffee in the world. The Coffea arabica tree originated in Ethiopia but was first systematically cultivated and commercialized in Yemen starting in about 1500. Until European colonists got into the game […]

After four years of serving craft coffee drinks at a small shop on Wisconsin’s tourist-heavy Door County peninsula, Milwaukee barista Ryan Castelaz has returned to the Cream City with an…

New York City-based coffee shop startup Blank Street this morning announced a $25 million Series A funding round. The company, which offers small-format stores and mobile carts for quick-service convenience,…

United States-based coffee roasters, coffee farmers and other small businesses involved in the agricultural-product-to-food chain may be eligible for new pandemic relief grants tied to worker safety. The United States…

Hemro Group, the parent organization supporting grinder makers Mahlkönig, Anfim and HeyCafé has its expanded its United States network of sales and service providers. The Switzerland-based Hemro Group will continue…

The Barista League is reprising its High Density online coffee conference, and the group is seeking content curators for paid positions. The COVID-19 pandemic temporarily derailed the Barista League’s ambitious…

Dallas-based Ascension Coffee is on a rocket-like trajectory this year as it opens or reopens Texas-sized retail locations, expands its roasting and culinary operations, and follows a new leadership team….

Minneapolis-born roaster and retail chain Caribou Coffee is for the first time offering franchising in the United States. While Caribou franchise locations exist in other countries, and non-company-operated stores currently…