Reimagining Cupping Competition Scoring, Part 4: The Profiles
(Editor’s note: This is Part 4 of an ongoing series exploring the start-to-finish development of a new cupping competition scoring system, to be used in practice at the Kona Coffee…
In Columbus, Stauf’s Coffee Roasters Proves its Mettle with Idea Foundry Opening
Stauf’s Coffee Roasters, which next year will celebrate its 30th year in business in Columbus, Ohio, recently opened its fourth retail location, with yet another one on the way “in…
Wize Monkey Coffee Leaf Tea Swinging Into the US Market This Fall
In some coffee-growing regions in Ethiopia, Indonesia and elsewhere, it is a long-established practice to steep the leaves from coffee trees in hot water for a tea-like beverage. A new company called Wize Monkey is planning to bring its form of…
Cafe Imports Unveils ‘Stratified Offerings’ Supporting Multiple Tiers of Specialty
Minneapolis-based green coffee importer Cafe Imports this week unveiled “Stratified Offerings,” a wide selection of green coffees separated by tiers that reflects a more holistic buying approach the company has been developing for approximately…
Nobletree Coffee Opens Tasting Room and Labs at Its Red Hook Roastery
Vertically-integrated coffee company Nobletree Coffee, which own farms and mills in Brazil, a roastery in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and two retail cafes in New York, has always been in a…
British Coffee Association Launches First Sustainability Mission
The British Coffee Association has for the first time established a sustainability committee, today publishing its sustainability mission that outlines primary objectives toward providing a platform for a more sustainable UK coffee industry. BCA membership represents…
Roasting
Caffeine Roasters Energizes Tampa With New Roastery Cafe and Drive-Through
Superlost Coffee Takes a Farmer-Focused Direction at New Brooklyn Roastery
Now Roasting in Las Vegas: Minas-Inspired Café do Paraíso
San Diego Brewery Modern Times is Planning a Portland Roastery
Production in Black and White at the Timbertrain Coffee Roasters Depot in Vancouver
Origin
Quality Shines at Peru’s First Cup of Excellence Competition
New Study Predicts Severe Declines for Coffee as Bees Die Off
WCR Launches First-of-its-Kind Certification Program for Seed Sellers
Colombian Coffee Federation Seeking Innovative Solutions in Harvesting
A Year of Turbulence and New Hope in Ethiopia’s Critically Important Gedeo Zone
Retail
Portland’s Coava Coffee Roasters Branches Out to San Diego
Revelator Expands Atlanta Presence with Whole Foods and Savi Provisions
With Gently Cascading Autumn in New York Comes a Ramen Coffee Drink
Inside Camber Coffee’s Cultivated Flagship Cafe in Bellingham
Passenger Coffee Draws New Blue Line Coffee in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Industry
Big Winners at the 2017 Golden Bean North America Roaster Competition
Alto Aims to Elevate with New Commercial Cold Brew Bag Filter
In San Francisco, Illy Opens its First US ‘University’ Location
Nestlé Acquires Majority Stake in Blue Bottle Coffee
Portland Barista Zach Perkins Wins 2017 US Aeropress Championship
