BrentwoodLeilō Coffee Says Aloha In Culver City
From the team behind neighboring Nikkei-spirited eatery Nikó Sando and Malou Coffee in Brentwood, Los Angeles, a third concept called Leilō Coffee is now open in Culver City. Taking...
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AgAmerica LendingInvestor Sues Michigan Retirement Fund Over Failed Kona Hills Project
A Florida agricultural lender has sued the operator of a Michigan retirement fund over a failed investment in a large Kona coffee venture, alleging the fund and its partners...
AfricaWhite House Offers Broad Coffee Tariff Relief; Brazil in Question
President Donald Trump on Friday ordered a major rollback of “reciprocal” tariffs on a numerous agricultural products not readily grown in the United States, including coffee. While the announcement...
AfricaWhite House Offers Broad Coffee Tariff Relief; Brazil in Question
President Donald Trump on Friday ordered a major rollback of “reciprocal” tariffs on a numerous agricultural products not readily grown in the United States, including coffee. While the announcement...
BrazilBipartisan Senators Bring Forth the ‘No Coffee Tax Act’
Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada) and Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) this week brought forth the “No Coffee Tax Act,” proposing to repeal all Donald Trump-era tariffs on coffee while preventing future...
Business OperationsHawaii Woman Accused of Selling Millions of Dollars of Fake Kona
A federal grand jury indicted a 66-year-old Hawaii woman after prosecutors accused her of fraudulently making millions of dollars by selling foreign-grown coffee that was labeled and sold as “100%...
AfricaU.S. Legislators Introducing Bipartisan Bill to Exempt Coffee from Tariffs
Amid soaring prices for coffee at U.S. grocery stores, legislators are planning to introduce a bipartisan bill to exempt coffee from recently imposed U.S. tariffs, which are fees paid...
Farmer IssuesUS Coffee Producers Can Tap Into $2 Billion USDA Marketing Assistance Program
Green coffee producers in the United States (we’re looking at you, Hawaii, and maybe a little bit California) can tap into a new $2 billion direct payment program designed to...
acquisitionsNew Investment Firm Sojourner Acquires Hawaii Coffee Company
A private investment firm led by the past chairman of Canada’s Kicking Horse Coffee made an undisclosed investment in Honolulu-based Hawaii Coffee Company, one of the largest coffee roasting and...
Brian WebbHala Tree Coffee Branches Out from Kona to Oahu with First Cafe
Kona, Hawaii-based coffee producer and roasting company Hala Tree Coffee recently opened its first retail cafe on the island of Oahu. Offering panoramic ocean views, the spacious Hala Tree Cafe...