Craft/Operations

GCP: 73% of Coffee from Nine Major Buyers Meets Sustainability Baseline

Approximately 73% of the green coffee purchased by nine of the world’s largest buyers in 2023 met a recognized baseline sustainability standard, according to the latest annual report from the...

2024.11.15

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In Wisconsin, Cafe De Arts Now Serves Oriks Roasting Equipment

Waukesha, Wisconsin-based coffee company Cafe De Arts Roastery recently expanded its capacity with the installation of a customized 30-kilogram-capacity machine from Turkish company Oriks Coffee Roasters. The company is using...

2024.11.14

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EU’s Largest Political Party Seeks to Soften EUDR Deforestation Law

The largest political party in the European Union, the European People’s Party (EPP), is behind a proposal to further delay the implementation of landmark European deforestation-free legislation (EUDR) affecting coffee...

2024.11.13

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Pomarrosa Coffee Lab in Denver Finds Beauty in Coffee and Life

A new small-batch roasting company in Denver called Pomarrosa Coffee Lab (Instagram) is extending a family legacy in coffee that spans more than three decades and touches three generations. Pomarossa...

2024.11.12

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Coffee Holding Co. Acquires Longtime NY Private-Label Roaster Empire

Staten Island, New York-based Coffee Holding Company last week acquired all the assets of long-running private-label roaster Empire Coffee Company for $800,000. Made through a newly created Coffee Holding Co. subsidiary...

2024.11.12

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Coffee’s Voyage from Honduras to New Hampshire Culminates at Odysea

With its first cafe now open in Bristol, New Hampshire, Odysea Coffee Roasters is connecting one of its founder’s roots in Honduras to another founder’s roots in New England. Occupying...

2024.11.08

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Typhoon Roasters Relaunches 10-Kilo Model with Smaller Footprint

Czech coffee roaster manufacturer Typhoon Roasters relaunched a 10-kilo-capacity roaster within its existing roaster lineup, focusing more on lighter commercial roasting with a smaller footprint and updated controls. “Originally intended...

2024.11.07

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SCA Officially Adopts New Cupping Forms and Standards

After years of development, feedback and marketing, the Specialty Coffee Association has officially adopted its three new standards for professional coffee evaluation. The move effectively replaces the SCA’s coffee cupping...

2024.11.06

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Brew Peddler Dealing in Quality Coffee and Baked Goods in Spokane

After two years of hawking high-quality beans and beverages with mobile setups around Spokane, Washington, Brew Peddler recently squeezed its brakes and opened its first brick and mortar cafe. The...

2024.11.06

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Verve Coffee Roasters’ Latest Fixation is the Dwell Dripper

It’s rare for a coffee roasting company to get into equipment development, yet Colby Barr and a team at California’s Verve Coffee Roasters kept ruminating on the concept that a...

2024.11.04

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