Industry

Sanremo Rolls Out a Bunch of New Espresso Machine Tech

Italian commercial coffee equipment maker Sanremo Coffee Machines took a big step into the cloud this fall with the launch of Sanremo IoT, an internet-based platform that gives users...

2025.12.19

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Coffee Protects Against Liver Diseases, and Scientists Have Figured Out How

A major academic literature review underscores coffee’s protective effects against liver diseases while outlining numerous potential underlying mechanisms. A research team affiliated with two public health institutions in Mexico pored...

2025.12.18

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acquisitions

Coffee and Pie Together in Dallas as White Rhino Acquires Emporium Pies

Dallas-based specialty coffee company White Rhino Coffee announced it has acquired fellow DFW business Emporium Pies, bringing two majority-women-owned chains together. The terms of the acquisition have not been...

2025.12.17

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Reflections on 1 Million Coffee Farmers Trained with TechnoServe Coffee Head Paul Stewart (Part 2)

This is part two of a two-part interview with Paul Stewart, the global coffee director for TechnoServe. The nonprofit recently announced it has helped train more than 1 million smallholder...

2025.12.17

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Colombia Coffee Report: Production and Prices Remain Historically High

Colombia’s coffee production is projected to ease back from record highs but remain historically strong in the 2025/26 market year (October to September), according to the latest semi-annual coffee...

2025.12.15

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Hermetheus Coffee Acquires Roaster Maker Coffee Crafters

Idaho-based fluid-bed roasting equipment company Coffee Crafters is changing ownership, with Jason Scott, founder of roasting company Hermetheus Coffee, taking the helm. Based in Olathe, Kansas, Scott is the...

2025.12.15

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India Coffee Report: Production Down Slightly as Brazil Competition Picks Up

India’s coffee production is expected to hold near 6 million 60-kilogram bags in the 2025/26 market year (October-September), even as excessive monsoon rains hurt yields, according to the latest semi-annual...

2025.12.12

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Bill Kennedy, San Franciscan Roaster Owner and Educator, Dies

San Franciscan Roaster Co. announced the death of owner, president and CEO Bill Kennedy, a former school principal who later championed small roasters and U.S. manufacturing. “The loss of Bill...

2025.12.12

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The Screwy New World of Cranked and Geared Espresso

As grinders self-adjust, roasters sense first cracks and robotic arms refine their latte hearts, technology dating back to the time of Archimedes is also having a moment in the modern espresso...

2025.12.12

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Vietnam Coffee Report: Record-High Prices Drive Robusta Production

Coffee production in Vietnam is now forecast to reach 30.8 million 60-kilogram bags in the 2025/26 market year (October to September), up about 6% from last season as farmers...

2025.12.11

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