Craft/Operations

Luckin Signs Estimated $2.5 Billion Green Coffee Supply MoU with Brazil

In an unprecedented buying spree, Chinese coffee giant Luckin Coffee is committing to purchasing 240,000 tons of green coffee from Brazil between 2025 and 2029. Negotiated by the Brazilian Trade...

2024.11.22

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New Day Dawns for Monday Coffee with Flagship Roastery Cafe in Chicago

Two key events in the long-term calendar of Chicago’s Monday Coffee are now complete with the opening of the brand’s roastery and first brick-and-mortar cafe. The community-focused and Black-owned company...

2024.11.21

Amanda Christine HarthBusiness OperationsCafe ImportsCarlos Robles-ShanahanCatalogue CoffeeChicagoCraft/OperationsDe La FincaDuo DevelopmentFelton KizerIllinoisLittlefoot CoffeeMarketingMicroMidwestMonday CoffeeNorth LawndaleOpeningsRafa RoblesRetailRoastingコーヒー

Design Details: ‘Place-Based’ Design with Onda Origins in Seattle

DCN’s ongoing Design Details series highlights specific details in coffee shop/roastery interior design, industrial design or visual design in coffee packaging. Share your project for consideration here. Seattle-based coffee roasting...

2024.11.21

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Yafa Café is Bringing Yemeni Coffees to Downtown Brooklyn

Two cousins with Yemeni roots are two for two with the opening of their second Yafa coffee bar in the heart of Brooklyn, New York. Situated steps from the Barclays...

2024.11.20

Ali SulimanBrooklynBusiness OperationsColson PatisserieCraft/OperationsHakim SulaimaniMarketingMicroNew YorkNew York CityNortheastOpeningsOriginRetailRoastingShared RoastingThe Alloy BlockYafa CafeYemenコーヒー

RocketCup Coffee is Fuel for Revitalization in Western NY

After months of counting down, RocketCup Coffee is taking off with a new roastery and “speakeasy” concept at its home in the small Western New York village of Cattaraugus. Downstairs...

2024.11.19

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A Brief Guide to Wonderful Colombian Coffees at Bogotá’s El Dorado Airport

Throughout the world, airport coffee tends to be like traveling back in time 20 years. The coffee itself is often anonymous, over-roasted and begging for milk and sugar — maybe even...

2024.11.19

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Leaves ‘n Beans Coffee Rakes in More Production Space in Peoria

Leaves ‘n Beans Coffee is gaining traction in Peoria, Illinois, moving its roastery and headquarters into a 7,600-square-foot space formerly occupied by a K-Mart tire center. The company’s existing Diedrich...

2024.11.18

BloomingtonBusiness OperationsChampaignCraft/OperationsGalesburgIllinoisInterContinental Coffee TradingJames CrossK-MartLeaves 'n BeansMacroMarketingMicroMidwestOpeningsPeoriaRetailRoastingSpringfieldコーヒー

With Eyes on Coffee, Pouches.com Makes Global Launch

A new flexible packaging company from Germany called Pouches.com just launched with global aspirations and a focus on the coffee industry. Promising start-to-finish online design and ordering for plastic pouches...

2024.11.15

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GCP: 73% of Coffee from Nine Major Buyers Meets Sustainability Baseline

Approximately 73% of the green coffee purchased by nine of the world’s largest buyers in 2023 met a recognized baseline sustainability standard, according to the latest annual report from the...

2024.11.15

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In Wisconsin, Cafe De Arts Now Serves Oriks Roasting Equipment

Waukesha, Wisconsin-based coffee company Cafe De Arts Roastery recently expanded its capacity with the installation of a customized 30-kilogram-capacity machine from Turkish company Oriks Coffee Roasters. The company is using...

2024.11.14

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