Craft/Operations

Qima Coffee Parent Company Buys UK’s The Gentlemen Baristas

Origins 1450, the UK-based parent company of green coffee trader Qima Coffee, has acquired London’s The Gentlemen Baristas for an undisclosed sum. In an announcement this week, Origins 1450 said...

2024.08.31

acquisitionsBusiness OperationsCorporateCraft/OperationsEd ParkesEnglandFaris SheibaniHenry AyersimportersIndustryLondonMacroMarketingMicroQima CoffeeRetailRoastingThe Gentlemen BaristasUK administrationコーヒー

Attention All Roasters, Read the Business of Roasting Report

A survey of more than 200 roasters across the globe led by roastery software company RoasterTools resulted in a comprehensive new report on the business of coffee roasting. The survey...

2024.08.30

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Good Sense Coffee Makes Great Return to Bricks and Mortar in Howell, MI

Five years after untethering from its standalone coffee shop in favor of mobile retail operations, Southeast Michigan’s Good Sense Coffee is returning to brick-and mortar with a new shop in...

2024.08.29

Business OperationsCraft/OperationsFracinoGood Sense CoffeeHowellIan BoyleMichiganMicroMidwestmobileOpeningsRetailRoastingコーヒー

Neuhaus Neotec Names Ralf Torenz Managing Director

German industrial roasting equipment specialist Neuhaus Neotec last week announced the appointment of Ralf Torenz as managing director. Torenz, who has been with the company for more than 23 years,...

2024.08.28

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Germany’s Concierge Coffee Makes Permanent Arrangements in LA

A neighborhood coffee shop and roasting business in Berlin, Germany, called Concierge Coffee has taken a big step across the pond with its third retail cafe, now open in Los...

2024.08.28

Benjamin PatesBerlin GermanyBusiness OperationsCafe ImportsCaliforniaCalifornia/PacificConcierge CoffeeCraft/OperationsKreuzbergList + BeislerLos AngelesMarketingMicroNamdar NosratifardOpeningsPulley CollectiveRetailRoastingSchönebergコーヒー

Colorado Specialty Coffee Company Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

An influential player in the specialty coffee scene of Colorado Springs, Colorado, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month. Switchback Coffee Roasters, which was founded in 2010, filed the...

2024.08.27

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Mission Coffee Reopens Right Where the Quest Began in Columbus

Four years after shuttering its original Columbus, Ohio, cafe during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mission Coffee has returned to the space, continuing a quest for quality. “Welcome Back” reads the mural...

2024.08.27

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From Philly’s Win Win Coffee Comes the ViaNexta Coffee Trading Platform

The founders of Philadelphia’s Win Win Coffee have launched digital supply chain platform called ViaNexta designed to connect coffee farmers in the African diaspora directly to coffee buyers. Developed by...

2024.08.26

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Specialty Coffee and Haute Cuisine Meeting at the Ljubljana Coffee Festival

The upcoming Ljubljana Coffee Festival is bringing some prominent specialty coffee professionals from throughout Europe together this Sept. 21-22 in Slovenia. Taking place at the City Museum of Ljubljana, in...

2024.08.22

City Museum of LjubljanaCraft/OperationsDale HarrisEventsIgor JagodicIndustryInternationalJames HoffmannLjubljanaLjubljana Coffee FestivalMarketingMicroMojmir ŠiftarRestaurant StrelecrestaurantsRoastingSloveniaStow Coffee RoastersTim WendelboeTomaž Bratovžtrade showsVasileia Fanariotiコーヒー

Pachamama and Pact Win Gold at 2024 Sustainable Food Awards

As the 2024 Summer Olympics get underway — rewarding feats such as fast running and artistic swimming — two coffee companies recently took home gold for their contributions to more...

2024.07.25

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