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Opinion: Large Roasters Urge EUDR Delay, But Where’s the Culpability?

As the enforcement countdown for the new EU deforestation-free law (EUDR) reaches its final months, the chorus of prominent coffee industry voices urging a delay is growing ever louder. Beginning...

2024.08.20

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Meraki Espresso Machine Finds a Quick $1+ Million on Kickstarter

A Hong Kong-based equipment startup called Meraki has raised more than $1.2 million in the early days of a Kickstarter campaign for a high-tech home espresso machine and grinder combo. ...

2024.08.20

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Central Florida Roaster Otus Coffee Acquired by Jeff’s Bagel Run

Fast-growing Central Florida bagel cafe chain Jeff’s Bagel Run recently acquired its longtime coffee supplier, Otus Coffee. Otus Co-Founders Glen and Jaclyn Turchin declined to disclose the financial terms of...

2024.07.24

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El Salvador President Bukele Launches Coffee Brand with US Business Ties

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has launched of a new high-end coffee brand called Bean of Fire, targeting the United States market for sales. The exact connection to between Bukele,...

2024.07.23

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Olympia Express On the Move with the Mina Portable Espresso Maker

Long-running Swiss espresso equipment maker Olympia Express recently launched pre-order sales of its first electricity-free portable coffee device, the Olympia Express Mina. Including a travel case, the compact Olympia Express...

2024.07.18

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Good to Go Cups is Up and Running with Reusable Cup Solution

A Minnesota Twin Cities startup called Good To Go Cups recently launched with a novel approach to the reuse of to-go coffee cups. Created by longtime Edina friends and environmental...

2024.07.17

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Voyage Foods Launches Sales of ‘Bean-Free Coffee’ in B2B Channels

Bay Area startup Voyage Foods has launched sales of a chickpea and rice hull drink that it calls “bean-free coffee” to wholesale customers in foodservice and food manufacturing channels. In...

2024.07.17

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Botrista Closes $120 Million Round Led by Jollibee

Super-automatic drink equipment maker Botrista closed a Series C funding round led by restaurant and retail coffee giant Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC). The latest round brings the San Francisco-based equipment...

2024.07.17

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Nestlé Targets Brazil with New Arabica Variety Called Star 4

Multinational food giant Nestlé says it has developed a new high-yielding coffee variety called Star 4, while targeting the world’s largest coffee-producing market, Brazil. In an announcement of the launch...

2024.07.16

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Bluewater Dives Into the Cafe Space with New Commercial Water System

Water purification equipment company Bluewater is hoping to make a splash in the coffee industry with the Bluewater Café Station 1, a purification and mineralization system specifically for specialty coffee...

2024.07.16

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