AcaiaNew Products Coming to World of Coffee San Diego
Forklifts are rolling, partitions are rising and logos are beginning to fill the San Diego Convention Center for the 2026 World of Coffee trade show, taking place April 10-12. The...
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AfricaWCR Leads Nearly $1 Million Project to Strengthen Ugandan Coffee Sector
The nonprofit World Coffee Research (WCR) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have announced a €850,000 (roughly $994,000) investment designed to improve Ugandan farmers’ access to disease-resistant...
CorporateSivetz Expands Into Electric Heat with Peachey Roasters
Oregon-based Sivetz Roasting Machines and Kansas-based Peachey Roasters have unified operations under the Sivetz brand. The deal marks a return to electric-heat fluid-bed roasting for Sivetz, whose namesake Michael Sivetz...
Abhinav KhanalCoffee Circle and Bean Voyage Win 2026 SCA Sustainability Awards
Berlin, Germany-based roaster Coffee Circle and Costa Rica-based nonprofit Bean Voyage are the winners of the Specialty Coffee Association‘s 2026 Sustainability Awards. The SCA announced the winners ahead of...
acquisitionsKeurig Taps JDE Peet’s CEO Rafael Rafael Oliveira to Lead Coffee Company
Keurig Dr Pepper has completed its acquisition of JDE Peet’s while naming JDE Peet’s CEO Rafael Oliveira to lead the combined coffee business and eventually helm the planned spinoff...
AfricaMajor Traders Agree on Two ‘Principles of Procurement’ to Improve Coffee Sector Sustainability
A group of 14 major coffee traders and roasters has agreed on two shared green coffee buying principles intended to improve the long-term economic viability of coffee farmers. Three...
BrazilNestlé and ILO Launch Two-Year Project Addressing Farm Labor in Three Key Countries
Nestlé and the International Labour Organization have announced a new two-year project on labor rights in coffee supply chains, focusing on three of the world’s major producing countries: Brazil, Colombia...
certificationsStudy: Social Enterprises Beat Corporate Sustainability in Farmer Well-Being
For decades, coffee companies have leaned on third-party certifications to measure their own corporate sustainability goals and discuss “impact.” A new study involving coffee and cocoa farmers in Peru suggests...
AfricaNew CafeClima Platform Supports Climate-Smart Coffee Replanting
World Coffee Research (WCR), along with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, today announced the launch of CafeClima, a free web platform designed to help farmers, agronomists, funders...
acquisitionsDifferent Hospitality Acquires Boomtown Coffee in Houston
A newly formed Houston hospitality group called Different Hospitality has acquired local specialty coffee roaster Boomtown Coffee, according to a firm that brokered the deal. Financial terms of the...