Industry

El Salvador President Bukele Launches Coffee Brand with US Business Ties

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has launched of a new high-end coffee brand called Bean of Fire, targeting the United States market for sales. The exact connection to between Bukele,...

2024.07.23

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Olympia Express On the Move with the Mina Portable Espresso Maker

Long-running Swiss espresso equipment maker Olympia Express recently launched pre-order sales of its first electricity-free portable coffee device, the Olympia Express Mina. Including a travel case, the compact Olympia Express...

2024.07.18

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Three Questions with Coffee and Beverage Expert Piper Jones

Anyone spotting Piper Jones at the recent International Women’s Coffee Alliance convention in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, likely found her genuinely listening, deeply engaged in a one-on-one conversation, almost in awe...

2024.07.18

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Good to Go Cups is Up and Running with Reusable Cup Solution

A Minnesota Twin Cities startup called Good To Go Cups recently launched with a novel approach to the reuse of to-go coffee cups. Created by longtime Edina friends and environmental...

2024.07.17

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Pinecone Beats the Heat with New Siberian Grinder

Swiss coffee grinder maker Pinecone recently launched the Siberian, a relatively compact production grinder for commercial settings. The grinder’s breakthrough features include a brushless DC motor designed to maintain cool...

2024.07.17

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Voyage Foods Launches Sales of ‘Bean-Free Coffee’ in B2B Channels

Bay Area startup Voyage Foods has launched sales of a chickpea and rice hull drink that it calls “bean-free coffee” to wholesale customers in foodservice and food manufacturing channels. In...

2024.07.17

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Botrista Closes $120 Million Round Led by Jollibee

Super-automatic drink equipment maker Botrista closed a Series C funding round led by restaurant and retail coffee giant Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC). The latest round brings the San Francisco-based equipment...

2024.07.17

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Nestlé Targets Brazil with New Arabica Variety Called Star 4

Multinational food giant Nestlé says it has developed a new high-yielding coffee variety called Star 4, while targeting the world’s largest coffee-producing market, Brazil. In an announcement of the launch...

2024.07.16

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Bluewater Dives Into the Cafe Space with New Commercial Water System

Water purification equipment company Bluewater is hoping to make a splash in the coffee industry with the Bluewater Café Station 1, a purification and mineralization system specifically for specialty coffee...

2024.07.16

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Scanomat’s Unveils Next Gen of Its Super-Automatic TopBrewer

Specialized beverage equipment company Scanomat recently introduced a bevy of new features to its flagship under-counter-installed, super-automatic coffee machine, the TopBrewer. The Danish company unveiled the new generation of the...

2024.07.15

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