AfricaColumn: The Shifting Seasons of Coffee Shipments
Seasonality The idea that a particular crop — in our case, coffee — is available and fresh for a particular portion of the year is long-ingrained in the specialty food...
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AfricaBreeding and Genetics Study Traces Arabica to Prehistoric Times
Research commissioned by Nestlé suggests that the arabica coffee species was birthed 350,000-600,000 years ago through a natural mating between two different coffee species in the wild forests of what...
AfricaThree Questions with Firaol Ahmed of Moii Coffee
On Friday, April 12, as thousands of coffee professionals were gathered in Chicago for the Specialty Coffee Expo, Saint Louis University junior Firaol Ahmed was lacing up his track shoes...
Buunni CoffeeIn New York, The Roasting Room Plans to Open Doors for Small Businesses
The coffee professionals behind New York City-based brand Buunni Coffee are preparing to open The Roasting Room by Buunni, a multifaceted co-roastery and education hub in the South Bronx. Co-Founders...
AfricaSpecialty Roaster Paso Paso Launches in Germany with Producer Ownership
A new German coffee roasting company called Paso Paso presents a novel business model through which coffee producers have ownership and leadership stakes. Under the full name, “Paso Paso –...
AuroraConnecting 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...
AfricaJDE Peet’s and Enveritas Announce Global Deforestation-Free Plan
Global coffee giant JDE Peet’s says it has signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with at least four coffee-producing countries for a new deforestation-free coffee initiative. The publicly traded company announced...
Addis AbabaNew Roaster Theo’s Roast Opens its Doors North of Dallas-Fort Worth
A new Ethiopian-owned roasting company called Theo’s Roast is bringing fresh roasts of high-quality greens to the north Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs. After selling home-roasted beans in farmers markets beginning last...
ACRAMNew AFCA Director Gilbert Gatali on the 20th African Fine Coffees Conference
As the African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA) prepares for the 20th iteration of its flagship event, the African Fine Coffees Conference and Exhibition, the group is operating under new executive...
AnacafeThree Questions with IWCA Executive Director Blanca Castro
When International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA) Executive Director began her job years ago at the Guatemalan coffee association Anacafé, she knew next to nothing about coffee. “I just pretended that...