Age of CoffeeThree Questions with Kosta Kallivrousis of Age of Coffee
Driven by a desire to connect with more people and pushed in part by the 2008 financial crisis, Kosta Kallivrousis left his father’s electrician business to take a job at...
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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...
Alfred PeetPeet’s Plans U.S. Store Closings as Parent Company Takeover Begins
Peet’s Coffee has confirmed a wave of cafe closings by the end of January, including several Bay Area locations, as the chain reshapes its retail footprint. The closures come...
AgrosuraFederal Judge Supports Arbitration in Green Coffee Contract Dispute
A federal judge in Manhattan ordered Green Coffee Company Holdings LLC to arbitrate a contract dispute with green coffee trader Sucafina NA that dates back to 2023. A North...
AC HornProbat Consolidating U.S. Operations in Dallas
German coffee roasting equipment maker Probat announced it is consolidating its U.S. operations in Texas, bringing together groups currently based at Probat Inc. outside Chicago, Bauermeister USA in Memphis...
AvondaleMilli By Metric Coffee Goes the Extra Mile in Chicago
Quality-focused Chicago roaster Metric Coffee brought a three-year project to fruition this month, opening a new roastery, headquarters and all-day bakery cafe called Milli in Avondale. Inside a former...
Caravela CoffeeThe Tailwind Roasting Collaborative in Chicago is Uplifting Small Businesses
In the notoriously windy city of Chicago, a new coffee roasting incubator business seeks to be the wind beneath the wings of small-scale or startup roasting operations. Green coffee expert...
Bedford ParkIntelligentsia Coffee Thinks Big at New Chicago Roastery
Chicago-based specialty coffee trailblazer Intelligentsia Coffee recently laid the groundwork for a new era of growth inside an enormous new 45,000-square-foot roastery. Fully operational since late last year, the company’s...
Artisan Coffee ImportsThree Questions with Swelter Coffee Roasters Founder Stephanie Welter-Krause
Stephanie Welter-Krause was first inspired to roast coffee while thumbing through the home roasting section in the influential 2012 book, The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee, written by James Freeman,...