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Spin the Wheel at Counter Culture Coffee’s New Brewing Competition Brewlette

North Carolina-based Counter Culture Coffee is launching a free manual brewing competition series called Brewlette, designed to remove some common barriers to participation among coffee pros and home enthusiasts...

2026.02.11

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Spin the Wheel at Counter Culture Coffee’s New Brewing Competition Brewlette

North Carolina-based Counter Culture Coffee is launching a free manual brewing competition series called Brewlette, designed to remove some common barriers to participation among coffee pros and home enthusiasts...

2026.02.11

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20 U.S. Roasters Named 2026 Good Food Awards Coffee Finalists

The Good Food Foundation has announced the 2026 Good Food Awards finalists, including 25 coffees from 20 U.S. roasters in the coffee category. The coffee finalists are part of a...

2026.01.31

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Nestlé Unveils Partners in Global Regenerative Agriculture Campaign

Global food giant Nestlé is launching two new collaborations designed to scale regenerative agriculture globally while attracting more young people into farming. The initiatives — one in collaboration with...

2026.01.29

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Melitta North America Opens State-of-the-Art M-Lab in New Jersey

A new hub for coffee innovation opened last summer in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, courtesy of Melitta North America. The company cut the ribbon on a 4,500-square-foot coffee training,...

2026.01.27

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Roast Summit is Headed to Melbourne in March 2026

The two-day networking and educational event for coffee roasters will be held in Melbourne, Australia, March 24-25, 2026 Portland, Oregon (January 8, 2026) — Roast magazine, a leading source of...

2026.01.13

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IWCA Inks MOUs with Cup of Excellence and ACE to Boost Women in Coffee

The International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA) has signed new memoranda of understanding with Cup of Excellence (CoE) and the Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE). The agreements are designed to...

2026.01.13

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Cup of Excellence Coming to 11 Countries in 2026

The nonprofit Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE) released a preliminary schedule for its flagship Cup of Excellence (CoE) green coffee competition and auction program, featuring 11 coffee-producing countries in 2026....

2025.12.31

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Fiorenzato Adds Ring Nut and ‘Ada’ Connection to All New Grinders

Italian coffee grinder maker Fiorenzato recently rolled out two features it is adding to all new machines: a connected platform called Ada, and a manual grind adjustment system with...

2025.12.04

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Blue Bottle Workers Strike Over Thanksgiving Weekend

Unionized baristas at Blue Bottle Coffee staged a multi-day strike over the Thanksgiving shopping weekend, intensifying a year-long contract fight with the Nestle-owned company. Roughly 120 workers across nine unionized...

2025.12.02

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