Barista News

Plungers Down Under: 2023 World AeroPress Championship Heads to Melbourne

The 2023 World AeroPress Championship (WAC) is coming to Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday, Dec. 2. The fun-loving competition built around the modest manual AeroPress brewer will pit approximately 60 national...

2023.10.11

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Dialed Coffee Services Answers the Call in West Michigan

A new coffee equipment sales and service company called Dialed Coffee Services recently launched in West Michigan. With longtime industry professional Josh Taves at the helm, the new company also...

2023.10.04

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Go Fund Bean Makes Leadership Change Following Financial Investigation

Following an in-house financial investigation, United States-based nonprofit Go Fund Bean has named a new executive director. Go Fund Bean Director of Marketing Valorie Clark officially assumed the position on...

2023.10.04

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Starbucks’ Pay Hikes to Non-Unionized Workers Violated Labor Laws, Judge Rules

A federal Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ruled that Starbucks Coffee Company violated federal labor laws when it improved wages and benefits for tens of thousands of its employees throughout the...

2023.10.03

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Alias Coffee Makes a Name for Itself in Upstate New York

The Troy, New York-based roasting company that goes by the name Alias Coffee recently opened its second retail location, establishing a new identity in Albany. The new shop spans approximately...

2023.09.26

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Three Questions with Cydni Patterson of Sweet Finish

With manicured nails, sparkling wit and sometimes even a tank top with her face printed on it, Cydni Patterson packs an undeniable amount of charisma into her social media posts....

2023.09.21

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Virginia’s Happ Coffee Finding Good Fortune in Waynesboro

The people behind the former Farmhaus Coffee are bringing coffee-fueled new life to a historic building in the Shenandoah Valley city of Waynseboro, Virginia, under the new name Happ Coffee. ...

2023.09.19

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SCA Unveils Coffee Skills Diplomas for Coffee Professionals

The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) today unveiled its revamped diploma system, featuring four separate diplomas associated with different skills and job-readiness: Café; Roastery; Coffee Trade; and Sustainable Coffee. With the...

2023.09.13

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Column: In Search of the Perfect Espresso Grinder

In 1988, our in-house research clearly showed that grinding fresh coffee for each order (on-demand grinding) yielded the best results for true artisan espresso. Yet designing grinders to do this...

2023.08.29

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