Craft/Operations

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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StoneX Acquires Mercon Specialty, Launches StoneX Specialty Coffee

Commodities hedging and financial services giant StoneX Group has acquired Seattle-based Mercon Specialty, the United States green coffee trading subsidiary of the Dutch Mercon Coffee Group. The acquisition comes approximately...

2024.06.05

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Black Beach Coffee is Making Waves in Minneapolis

A former Nike global brand director is embarking on a new creative voyage, opening a company called Black Beach Coffee in Minneapolis. The coffee roasting brand is looking to pop...

2024.06.03

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Futura Coffee Expands to Corvallis with Tried & True Acquisition

Portland, Oregon-based coffee roasting and retail company Futura Coffee Roasters has acquired the two coffee shop locations of Tried & True Coffee in Corvallis, plus Tried & True sibling company...

2024.05.30

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From a Renovated Farm in Puerto Rico Comes Cafe Don Mateo

A new coffee company called Cafe Don Mateo recently launched with direct sales of coffee that is grown and roasted in in Puerto Rico. The coffees are grown and processed...

2024.05.29

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From Peru, Artidoro Rodriguez Café Makes US Launch

Peruvian coffee roaster and exporter Artidoro Rodriguez Café recently launched in the United States, opening a coffee bar in Virginia while selling wholesale roasted coffees. The company is also planning to...

2024.05.27

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