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Consumer Group Sues Starbucks Over ‘Ethical Sourcing’ Claims

A prominent United States consumer advocacy organization today filed a lawsuit against Starbucks Coffee Company alleging deceptive claims regarding ethical coffee sourcing. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the National...

2024.01.11

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The Barista League is Coming to These 12 Cities in 2024

Coffee competition series The Barista League has released its 2024 season schedule, including 12 competitions on four continents. The series kicks off in February in Gothenburg, Sweden, coinciding with the...

2024.01.10

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Community Coffee Names Former Kraft Heinz Exec Tom Corley CEO

Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Community Coffee has named former Kraft Heinz executive Tom Corley as its new president and CEO. Corley, who is relocating to Louisiana with his wife Maggie, will...

2024.01.10

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Regular Coffee Drinking May Prevent IBS, But Not for Everyone

A recent meta-analysis involving populations throughout the world found that people who regularly consume coffee may be less likely to develop irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) than non-coffee-drinkers. However, the analysis...

2024.01.09

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24 US Roasters Named Finalists for 2024 Good Food Awards

Now in its 14th year of celebrating the makers of specialty food and drink products in the United States, the Good Food Foundation has announced the list of finalists for...

2024.01.09

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Vollers Acquires Sensible Development Auction Platform, Launches V-Auction

A subsidiary of Germany-based logistics conglomerate Vollers Group has acquired the online coffee auction platform Sensible Development. Vollers has rebranded the platform under the name V-Auction, combining its existing auction...

2024.01.04

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Weber Workshops’ Bird Takes Manual Brewing in a Different Direction

High-end specialty coffee equipment company Weber Workshops has introduced an innovative manual coffee brewing device called the Bird (styled by the company as BIRD, as in “brewed in reverse direction”)....

2024.01.04

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Study: Hospital Coffee Makers Not Likely Causing Bacterial Infections

Researchers in Germany found that public coffee machines in hospitals and hospital workers’ homes are not likely spreading bacterial infections. After swabbing 25 machines exposed to the bare hands of...

2024.01.03

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De’Longhi Combines La Marzocco and Eversys for New Coffee Machine Group

De’Longhi Group is creating what it calls a “business combination” between Italian espresso machine giant La Marzocco and Swiss super-automatic coffee machine maker Eversys. The transaction, announced late last month...

2024.01.03

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Prague’s Typhoon Roasters Establishes US Presence with Luminous Coffee Owner

Czech Republic-based coffee roaster maker Typhoon Roasters now has United States representation through Las Vegas, Nevada-based coffee professional Mason Salisbury. The founder and head roaster of the boundary-pushing coffee company...

2024.01.03

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