AfricaILO Leading $10.8 Million Child Labor in Coffee Project
The number of child laborers has been rising in recent years, reaching 160 million — or one in 10 children globally — as of the latest report from the United...
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AstoriaAstoria Introduces AB200 Espresso Machines and ASI40 Grinder
Italian espresso machine brand Astoria provided a first look at a new commercial model called the AB200 at last month’s World of Coffee trade show in Copenhagen, Denmark. Slated for...
Andrea TrevisanFour New World Coffee Champions from World of Coffee Copenhagen
Four more 2024 world coffee champions were crowned at the World of Coffee trade show in Copenhagen, Denmark, last week. Designed to celebrate different coffee skills and barista innovation, the...
Alliance for Coffee ExcellenceSCA and ACE/Cup of Excellence Enter Strategic Partnership
The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) and the Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE)/Cup of Excellence (CoE) have entered a strategic partnership with the shared goal to “unify the approach to defining...
Best of PanamaBest of Panama Organizers Take Hard Stance Against ‘Infused’ Coffees
The Specialty Coffee Association of Panama (SCAP) has alleged cheating among one or more producers in this year’s Best of Panama green coffee competition, adding to a growing industry-wide debate...
Barista NewsHere Are the Dates and Locations of the 2025 World Coffee Championships
The California-based Specialty Coffee Association has announced that its 2025 World Coffee Championships will be taking place in four different cities on three continents. The announcement came on the eve...
Aeropress2024 World AeroPress Championship Heading to Lisbon in September
Coffee aficionados from all over the world will be heading to Lisbon, Portugal, this September for the 2024 World AeroPress Championship. In addition to the main competition — which is...
Aeropress2024 World AeroPress Championship Heading to Lisbon in September
Coffee aficionados from all over the world will be heading to Lisbon, Portugal, this September for the 2024 World AeroPress Championship. In addition to the main competition — which is...
Bay AreaInaugural ‘Development Stage’ Coffee Event Coming to The Crown in Oakland
A new coffee event called Development Stage is scheduled to debut in Oakland this September, with experts from numerous fields piquing gustatory and intellectual curiosities. Presented by The Crown: Royal...
blended financeICO and UNIDO Outline an Unprecedented Global Coffee Fund
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the International Coffee Organization (ICO) today unveiled a major building block in a potentially transformational global fund to support the coffee sector....