AustinLabor Department Recovers $85,197 for Workers at Texas Coffee Bar
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $85,197 in back wages for 36 workers at a coffee bar and lounge in central Texas, after an investigation found the business...
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Autonomous Tamper CompanyThe Autonomous Tamper Presses Into the Global Market
From Greece, the Autonomous Tamper Company has launched its flagship product, a cordless and portable automatic tamper for professional and home use. The latest entrant in a growing field...
Austin FedorVessel Coffee Collaborative Cruises Into Cleveland Cafe
A new cafe called Vessel Coffee Collaborative opened this month in Cleveland’s Gordon Square, carrying roasts from throughout the country. Cleveland coffee pros Austin Fedor and Jacob Digman collaborated on...
Barista NewsSpin the Wheel at Counter Culture Coffee’s New Brewing Competition Brewlette
North Carolina-based Counter Culture Coffee is launching a free manual brewing competition series called Brewlette, designed to remove some common barriers to participation among coffee pros and home enthusiasts...
Barista NewsSpin the Wheel at Counter Culture Coffee’s New Brewing Competition Brewlette
North Carolina-based Counter Culture Coffee is launching a free manual brewing competition series called Brewlette, designed to remove some common barriers to participation among coffee pros and home enthusiasts...
Barista NewsMariam Erin’s Binocular Dripper Focuses on Wet Blending
A new dual-cone manual pourover brewer called the Binocular Dripper is launching for sale this week through Dubai-based retailer Brewing Gadgets. The dripper, which officially launched at last weekend’s...
Arty RanaweeraThree Questions with Dilshan “Arty” Ranaweera of Cafe Secret Alley in Sri Lanka
When Dilshan “Arty” Ranaweera opened Cafe Secret Alley in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in 2017, he knew next to nothing about coffee. “Sri Lanka didn’t have a coffee culture,” Ranaweera said....
Barista NewsCompact Coffee Gets Roomy with New Cafe in Salida, Colorado
Handy with wrenches and portafilters alike, coffee and equipment service company Compact Coffee has opened its first brick-and-mortar coffee shop in Salida, Colorado. Situated in an alley between an...
Barista NewsStarbucks to Pay Hourly Workers $35.5 Million in NYC Labor Settlement
Starbucks has agreed to pay nearly $39 million to settle New York City claims that it routinely violated local scheduling rules at hundreds of stores, marking the largest worker-protection settlement...
Abbey SadowBlue Bottle Workers Strike Over Thanksgiving Weekend
Unionized baristas at Blue Bottle Coffee staged a multi-day strike over the Thanksgiving shopping weekend, intensifying a year-long contract fight with the Nestle-owned company. Roughly 120 workers across nine unionized...