Craft/Operations

Keurig Charged with Deceptive Recyclability Claims, Pays $1.5 Million

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today charged Keurig Dr. Pepper with making inaccurate statements regarding the recyclability of its single-use plastic K-Cups. To settle the charges, the...

2024.09.11

CorporateCraft/OperationsIndustryK-CupsKeurig Dr Pepperlegal issuesMacroMarketingProductsrecyclingRoastingSECsingle-useUnited Statesコーヒー

California Roaster Makes Record Bid of $445/lb at Ethiopia Cup of Excellence

Following a hiatus year, the Ethiopia Cup of Excellence coffee competition resulted in a record-high auction price for any country, with the top lot selling for $445 per pound. The...

2024.09.06

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Firecreek Coffee Quenches Phoenix with Huge New Roastery Cafe

Flagstaff, Arizona-based Firecreek Coffee Co. has spread South to Phoenix with the soft opening of a second, and larger, coffee roastery that includes a sixth retail location, an onsite bakery...

2024.09.05

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Dripolator Coffee Flows Into Fourth Cafe in East Asheville

Like water through a bed of coffee grounds, North Carolina-based Dripolator Coffee has produced something warm and comforting in East Asheville: a new neighborhood coffee shop. The stretched out fourth...

2024.09.04

Ally CoffeeAmy VermillionAshevilleBusiness OperationsCafe ImportsCandlerChris BolickCraft/OperationsDripolator CoffeeGerber VillageJosh ValdesMandy HobertMarketingMicroNorth CarolinaOpeningsRetailRoastingRoyal CoffeeSouth/Southwestコーヒー

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Deion Sanders Joins BLK & Bold as Co-Owner and Social Change Leader

American football legend Deion Sanders, a.k.a. Coach Prime, has acquired an ownership stake in Iowa-based coffee roaster BLK & Bold Specialty Beverages. While the terms of the deal have not...

2024.09.04

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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

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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

CorporateCraft/Operationsindustrial equipmentIndustryInternationalKahl HoldingsMacroNeuhaus NeotecProductsRalf TorenzRoastingUnited StatesVictoria Behrmannコーヒー

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