Craft/Operations

Intelligentsia Coffee Thinks Big at New Chicago Roastery

Chicago-based specialty coffee trailblazer Intelligentsia Coffee recently laid the groundwork for a new era of growth inside an enormous new 45,000-square-foot roastery. Fully operational since late last year, the company’s...

2025.02.19

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Coffee Cycle Rolls Into San Diego’s Ocean Beach

Among the eclectic mom-and-pop shops, the farmers market, ocean breezes mixed with patchouli, surf-loving dogs and other delights of Ocean Beach in San Diego is the newest, biggest outpost of...

2025.02.17

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Akron Coffee Roasters Openly Experiments at the ‘Coffee Lab’

In an environment that embraces innovation, Ohio’s Akron Coffee Roasters is workshopping new menu items and brewing experimental coffees at its fourth retail bar, The ACR Coffee Lab. The Coffee...

2025.02.17

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Spring Comes Early in Fort Worth with the New Ostara Coffee Roasters Cafe

A never-ending spring has sprung in Fort Worth, Texas, where women-owned Ostara Coffee Roasters‘ first brick-and-mortar location is now open for business. Named for the Pagan holiday that celebrates the...

2025.02.13

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Löfbergs Acquires 100% Stake in Denmark’s Peter Larsen Kaffe

More than two decades after acquiring a 50% stake in Danish roasting company Peter Larsen Kaffe, Swedish coffee roasting company Löfbergs is acquiring a 100% stake. Claus Bertelsen, the longtime...

2025.02.12

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The Hijacked Load: A Cautionary Tale for Coffee Professionals

As coffee professionals, we understand the importance of managing supply chains efficiently and securely. But what happens when that chain is compromised by cybercrime? Recently, I experienced a situation in...

2025.02.12

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Coffee Science Foundation and ZHAW Launch Defects Research Project

With funding from the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), the Coffee Science Foundation (CSF) and the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) just launched a new research project on green coffee...

2025.02.10

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Florida’s Musa Coffee Makes a Splash with Coffees Grown and Roasted in Colombia

University of Florida men’s swim team captain Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero is diving deeper into the family business of specialty coffee with the launch of Musa Coffee, a roasting, wholesale and...

2025.02.10

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NoFi Slow Bar Takes Its Time in San Antonio

A new place for people to gather over coffee in San Antonio, Texas, called NoFi Slow Bar promises an unwavering fidelity to coffee in its simplest forms. There are no...

2025.02.05

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Prismatic Coffee Roasters Opens Colorful First Cafe in Salem, OR

In Salem, Oregon, Prismatic Coffee Roasters is shining new light on the rainbow of flavors in specialty coffee through the opening of its first cafe. Inside a 90-year-old former carpentry...

2025.02.04

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