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The Success of the Origen Tostadores All-Staff Farm Visits in Peru

Most coffee professionals in urban environments may never actually see the places in which coffee is grown, processed and made ready for trade. This is true even for urbanites in...

2024.07.25

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Planning and Maintaining the Espresso Machine Drain Line

Espresso machine drip trays are designed to catch spills of espresso, hot water rinses and backflushes. The liquids and semi-solids then flow from the drip tray into a drain line,...

2024.07.09

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Apax Lab Mineral Concentrates Are Ready to Rock Your Coffee

A line of mineral concentrates from an Australian startup called Apax Lab recently launched, offering three liquid formulas designed to enhance specific qualities of coffee in the cup. Called Tonik,...

2024.07.05

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Four New World Coffee Champions from World of Coffee Copenhagen

Four more 2024 world coffee champions were crowned at the World of Coffee trade show in Copenhagen, Denmark, last week. Designed to celebrate different coffee skills and barista innovation, the...

2024.07.02

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Here Are the Dates and Locations of the 2025 World Coffee Championships

The California-based Specialty Coffee Association has announced that its 2025 World Coffee Championships will be taking place in four different cities on three continents. The announcement came on the eve...

2024.06.27

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2024 World AeroPress Championship Heading to Lisbon in September

Coffee aficionados from all over the world will be heading to Lisbon, Portugal, this September for the 2024 World AeroPress Championship. In addition to the main competition — which is...

2024.06.25

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2024 World AeroPress Championship Heading to Lisbon in September

Coffee aficionados from all over the world will be heading to Lisbon, Portugal, this September for the 2024 World AeroPress Championship. In addition to the main competition — which is...

2024.06.25

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Pride is on the Menu with Discourse Coffee’s “Gay Agenda”

The inventive beverage crafters at Milwaukee’s Discourse Coffee Workshop are taking extra pride in their experimental drinks menu this season. In celebration of Pride Month, the entire special menu for...

2024.06.25

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Pride is on the Menu with Discourse Coffee’s “Gay Agenda”

The inventive beverage crafters at Milwaukee’s Discourse Coffee Workshop are taking extra pride in their experimental drinks menu this season. In celebration of Pride Month, the entire special menu for...

2024.06.25

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Philadelphia’s OCF Coffee Closing All Shops After Union Push

Citing legal costs associated with a new unionization effort, the owner of small Philadelphia-based specialty coffee chain OCF Coffee House announced the closure of all three locations. A group of...

2024.06.12

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