Barista NewsBoston-Area Blue Bottle Coffee Workers Seek Unionization
Workers from five Boston-area locations of Blue Bottle Coffee today launched a union campaign described as more than a year in the making. A group by the name of Blue...
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ADAStarbucks Unveils Framework and Model for More Inclusive Coffee Shops
Starbucks Coffee Company late last week introduced a new framework for making its stores more inclusive for guests and staff with disabilities. The first real-life manifestation of the new design...
accessoriesSlow Pour Supply Unveils the Kimera Tri-Spout Pitcher
Barista-focused coffee equipment seller Slow Pour Supply has launched pre-orders of its first original product, the Kimera tri-spout handleless latte art pitcher. The company has also relocated all operations to...
Barista NewsIn Tampa, Buddy Brew’s Flagship Cafe is Now a Victoria Arduino Showroom
Tampa, Florida-based Buddy Brew Coffee has partnered with Simonelli Group, the parent organization of Italian coffee equipment brand Victoria Arduino, to create a showroom and coffee training center. Called the...
Barista NewsGo Fund Bean to Dissolve, Offers Final Round of Grants
The United States-based coffee worker support nonprofit Go Fund Bean is ceasing operations, citing a lack of funding. “Earlier this month the board of Go Fund Bean voted to dissolve...
BarcelonaThe Barista League is Coming to These 12 Cities in 2024
Coffee competition series The Barista League has released its 2024 season schedule, including 12 competitions on four continents. The series kicks off in February in Gothenburg, Sweden, coinciding with the...
Alchemy Collective CaféStarbucks Asks for New Year’s Resolution to Reboot Union Talks
Following months of legal posturing from parties on both sides of the Starbucks unionization push, the coffee giant today sent a letter to the union organizer asking for a reboot...
Barista NewsThe Time Has Come for Century Coffee in St. Louis
A craft-oriented multiroaster cafe called Century Coffee Company is now serving customers in the City Foundry food hall in St. Louis, Missouri. At the helm is 2019 United States Coffee...
Barista NewsAre Rents Rising in Your Philly Neighborhood? Don’t Blame the Baristas
Baristas who work in specialty coffee shops, along with hipsters more generally, have been referred to as the “shock troops” of urban gentrification — and it’s no different in Philadelphia....
Andrew CoeHere Are Three New World Coffee Champions, Plus Final Rankings
The Specialty Coffee Association released the final rankings of last week’s World Coffee Championship events in Taipei, Taiwan. Held in conjunction with the Taiwan International Coffee Show, the three events...