Craft/Operations

Northeast Ohio’s Calico Jack Coffee Roasters Pounces Into First Cafe

A swashbuckling coffee company near the shores of Lake Erie called Calico Jack Coffee Roasters has raised the flag on its first brick-and-mortar cafe. A wall-size rendition of the company’s...

2024.06.24

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Snapchill Recalls All Cold Brew Cans Due to Toxic Growth Risk

Wisconsin-based canned cold brew manufacturer Snapchill is recalling all of its unexpired products due to a growth risk of a toxic bacterium. A day after sending recall notices to more...

2024.06.19

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Report Highlights Glaring Discrepancies in Coffee Value Distribution

A new economic report shows that while coffee has enough value to ensure profitability for everyone in the supply chain, the current distribution of value heavily favors roasters and...

2024.06.19

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Westrock Coffee Opens Massive Beverage Factory in Arkansas

Arkansas-based Westrock Coffee unveiled a massive coffee roasting and ready-to-drink (RTD) beverage factory and development lab last week. Representing a $315 million investment in manufacturing, according to the company, the...

2024.06.18

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Cafe Imports Launches Groundbreaking Interactive Cupping Form, The Coffee Rose

A new Coffee Rose came to bloom this summer, courtesy of Minneapolis-based green coffee company Cafe Imports. The company officially rolled out the groundbreaking professional digital coffee cupping form —...

2024.06.17

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Blueprint Coffee Has Big Plans for its New Roastery in St. Louis

Specialty coffee company Blueprint Coffee is ready for a high rise in production with the opening of a new roastery and forthcoming headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Inside an 11,000-square-foot...

2024.06.13

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Sovda Adds Blending to the Roastery Product Mix

Oregon-based coffee roastery equipment maker Sovda recently launched sales of a new commercial coffee blending machine called the Sovda Blend. Priced at $12,950, the machine is designed to streamline the...

2024.06.12

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High-Quality Greens Available June 19-20 at Grounds for Health Auction

Nearly 30 small lots of traceable specialty coffee are heading to an online auction June 19-20. Not only will the top bidders secure high-quality greens and other goods, they’ll also...

2024.06.11

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Brazil and China’s Luckin Coffee Signal $500 Million Trade Deal

Brazil’s Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Chinese coffee roasting and retail giant Luckin Coffee signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) this week for a trade deal involving the purchase of...

2024.06.07

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Roasting and Retail Work Together at Cooperative Coffee Roasters in Asheville

It’s onward and upward for Cooperative Coffee Roasters in Asheville, North Carolina, as the company recently opened its first cafe upstairs from its roastery. In the 2,000-square-foot street-level space that...

2024.06.05

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