Craft/Operations

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

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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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Futura Coffee Roasters Regenerates Into New Southeast Portland Cafe

Two years removed from opening its first cafe and two months removed from expanding to both United States coasts, Portland, Oregon-based Futura Coffee Roasters just opened its fourth cafe overall....

2024.02.29

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Primo Enters 2024 with New Roasting Equipment and Trade-In Program

Southern California-based Primo Roasting Equipment has launched the largest machine in its flagship Xr line of commercial coffee roasters, the 70-kilo-capacity Americano-Xr70. The 30-year-old equipment company, which was acquired by...

2024.02.29

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Colombia’s FNC Launches Direct Trade Export Platform Cafix

The Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) last week announced the launch of Cafix, a trading and logistics program designed to streamline exports directly from producers to international buyers. The Cafix program...

2024.02.28

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Anchor & Tree Coffee’s First Shop in Sacramento is Rooted in Localism

With its first brick-and-mortar location in Sacramento, California, Anchor & Tree Coffee Roasting is has introduced collective-minded approach to selling coffee and other locally sourced goods. Customers entering the spacious...

2024.02.27

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Steeped Coffee Launches Investment Campaign with $5 Million Goal

Following an investment campaign that netted more than $5 million in 2022, single-serve coffee product maker Steeped Coffee is returning to the crowdfunding platform Republic for another round. Steeped’s core...

2024.02.22

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