BusanWorld of Coffee Jakarta Coming in 2025
The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) yesterday announced that the World of Coffee trade show is coming to Jakarta, Indonesia, in May 2025. It will mark the first time the globally...
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grindersMadkat Powers Manual Grinders With the SkopeX Motorization Kit
Australian coffee accessories maker Madkat Coffee recently introduced a kit called the SkopeX, the company’s third generation of equipment designed to motorize hand grinders. Preorders for the next production round...
CorporateEU Legislators Approve Landmark Corporate Due Diligence Rules (CSDDD)
The European Parliament last week approved landmark regulations designed to ensure human rights and environmental due diligence among large EU and multinational companies. While applying only to companies with at...
AndesJuan Valdez Actor Carlos Castañeda of Colombia Has Died
Carlos Castañeda, a fourth-generation coffee farmer and actor known for portraying the iconic Colombian coffee figure Juan Valdez, died late last week. The Colombian national coffee federation (FNC), shared news...
chainsLuckin Coffee Opens China’s Largest Coffee Roastery
Chinese coffee roasting and retail giant Luckin Coffee this week opened a massive $120 million roasting plant in Kunshan. Located between the cities of Shanghai and Suzhou, the new roastery...
CorporateNestlé Names Philipp Navratil CEO of Nespresso
Global coffee giant Nespresso has appointed Philipp Navratil CEO. He replaces Guillaume Le Cunff as the chief executive of the Nestlé-owned company, while Le Cunff is slated to become CEO...
Alinea Coffee RoastersHere Are the Newest 2024 World and US Coffee Champions
The world has two new coffee champions for 2024: World Brewers Cup Champion Martin Wölfl of Austria; and World Cup Tasters Champion Dionatan Almeida of Brazil. Both champions were anointed...
AfricaCup of Excellence Returning to Ethiopia in 2024
With participation from key Ethiopian coffee institutions, the nonprofit Cup of Excellence (CoE) has announced the 2024 return of the Ethiopia Cup of Excellence green coffee competition and auction program....
Balloon Coffee RoastersFrom Germany, Nunc Promises Next Level IoT for Home Espresso
German high-tech appliance startup Next Level Coffee GmbH has arguably taken IoT in coffee making to its most advanced level yet with Nunc, a new high-end home grinding and espresso...
Carlos OrdoñezGreen Coffee Trader Sucafina Launches Sucafina Guatemala
Multinational green coffee trading company Sucafina has launched a Guatemalan subsidiary called Guatemala Sucafina. Longtime coffee sourcing and export professional Carlos Ordoñez, a past advisor to the Guatemalan national coffee...