Craft/Operations

NCA Speaks Up Against Proposed Bans on Decaf Chemical

The National Coffee Association (NCA) of the United States last week announced its opposition to two proposed rules that would prohibit the use of the chemical methylene chloride in coffee...

2024.03.14

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Farmer Brothers Taps Matthew Swenson to Lead Coffee Operations

Texas-based full-service coffee roasting and wholesale company Farmer Brothers has named Matthew Swenson vice president of coffee operations. The appointment follows the recent ascension of John Moore as president and...

2024.03.13

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Caribou Coffee

JDE Peet’s Names Luc Vandevelde Interim CEO

The board of JDE Peet’s has elected longtime retail and packaged food industries executive Luc Vandevelde as interim CEO, effective April 1. Vandevelde, who has also been nominated as chairman...

2024.03.13

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Roaster Cloud Picker is Offering a Golden Ticket to Dublin

Anyone drinking a carefully sourced and expertly roasted specialty-grade coffee has ample reason to thank their lucky stars. Yet one coffee drinker will soon be thanking their lucky clouds for...

2024.03.12

Business OperationsCloud PickerCraft/OperationsDublinDustin KhanFrank KavanaghGuinessIrelandMarketingMicroPeter SztalpromotionsRadisson Blu Royal HotelRetailRoastingTeelingコーヒー

DC-Area Chain Call Your Mother Answers the Call to Roasting

Washington, D.C.-area fresh bagel and deli chain Call Your Mother has been dialing in a coffee roasting operation to supply the brand’s 13 cafes. Serving eight shops in D.C., two...

2024.03.11

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Connecting Colorado to Ethiopia, Lucy Coffee Opens a Cafe in Aurora

Ethiopia-focused roasted and green coffee company Lucy Coffee (Instagram link) recently opened its first retail cafe in Aurora, Colorado, completing a full circle of coffee and cultural connections. The new...

2024.03.08

AuroraBusiness OperationsColoradoCraft/OperationsDenverEthiopiaLucy CoffeeMarketingMehret AlamirewMicki AlamirewMicroOpeningsPlains/RockiesRetailRoastingYirgacheffeコーヒー

Bellwether Goes Smaller and Leaner with the New Shop Roaster

Pioneering electric coffee roaster maker Bellwether Coffee has unveiled the Bellwether Shop Roaster, a smaller and less expensive model than the company’s flagship machine. “It’s what we’ve been working on...

2024.03.08

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Groovy Goose Coffee Takes Flight in San Carlos, California

Like water’s curved course through a gooseneck kettle’s spout, Groovy Goose Coffee has wound its way into a permanent roastery and coffee shop in the San Francisco Bay Area. The...

2024.03.07

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Highlights from the 2024 Roast Summit in Portland, Oregon

Poor cell service had the unexpected benefit of deeper connections at the highly intensive Roast Summit, presented last week by Roast magazine in Portland, Oregon. With phones in our pockets,...

2024.03.05

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Night Sky Coffee Lights Up in Winder, Georgia

A small blue Diedrich IR2.5 roaster affectionally named Little Dipper is the lodestar inside the newly opened roastery cafe of Night Sky Coffee in Winder, Georgia. Modern chandeliers and pendant...

2024.03.01

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