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Chobani Buys La Colombe Coffee for $900 Million

New York State-based packaged yogurt giant Chobani has acquired Philadelphia-born coffee company La Colombe for $900 million. The deal follows nearly a decade’s worth of interest in the coffee company...

2023.12.16

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Mill City Roasters Launches RoastPath Software and Sharing Platform

Minneapolis-based coffee roasting equipment company Mill City Roasters this month officially launched RoastPath, a software package and community-focused platform for coffee roasters that’s six years in the making. Core features...

2023.12.15

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Labor Board Complaint Asks Starbucks to Reopen 23 Stores

A consolidated complaint from the National Labor Relations Board has urged Starbucks to immediately reopen 23 stores that workers alleged were shut down in order to discourage unionization efforts. According...

2023.12.15

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Anfim Gets Bigger and Faster with the Alba Grinder

Italian espresso grinder maker Anfim recently revealed a new machine at the top of its line of commercial machines: The Anfim Alba. The Alba’s 80-millimeter hardened steel flat burrs are...

2023.12.15

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Legal Dispute Between Montana Coffee Traders and Ghost Town Goes Public

A legal issue that has quietly simmered between two Montana coffee roasting companies since May spilled into the public sphere this week, with both companies saying they’ve received negative backlash....

2023.12.14

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Finnish Researchers Pushing for ‘Cellular Agriculture’ in Coffee

Scientists in Finland have shed new light on the process of making, roasting and analyzing lab-grown cellular coffee. Researchers at the VTT Technical Research Center of Finland — a state-owned...

2023.12.13

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SCA’s World of Coffee Event Coming to Panama in 2026

The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) is bringing its World of Coffee trade show to Panama in 2026. It will be the first trade show that the SCA has hosted in...

2023.12.13

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Report: China Overtakes United States as Largest Coffee Shop Market

China has overtaken the United States as the country with the highest number of coffee shops in the world, according to the latest annual report on the East Asian coffee...

2023.12.13

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Starbucks Asks for New Year’s Resolution to Reboot Union Talks

Following months of legal posturing from parties on both sides of the Starbucks unionization push, the coffee giant today sent a letter to the union organizer asking for a reboot...

2023.12.09

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Mercon Coffee Group Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Multinational green coffee trading company Mercon Coffee Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States on Wednesday. The move was precipitated days earlier by the unexpected suspension of...

2023.12.09

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