International

Hiroia’s Hikaru V60 Smart Coffee Brewer is Making the Rounds

Boutique coffee equipment brand Hiroia is following the release of its cafe-oriented Samantha II brewer with an automated home pourover brewer of striking design called the Hiraku V60 Smart Brewer....

2023.10.05

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Bean Voyage Hosting Women-Powered Coffee Summit in Costa Rica

The coffee-focused nonprofit Bean Voyage is reprising its in-person event in Costa Rica called the Women-Powered Coffee Summit (WPCS). The two-day event, taking place Nov. 2-3 at Doka Estate in...

2023.10.04

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Inaugural Nordics Best Roaster Competition Coming February

There was a time about 10 years ago when every other new specialty coffee roaster in the United States described their approach to roasting as “Nordic-style.” While there’s no universally...

2023.10.02

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GCP and ICO Renew Multi-Stakeholder Sustainability Partnership

The International Coffee Association (ICO) and the Global Coffee Platform (GCP) renewed their vows to the global coffee sector today at the World Coffee Conference in India. Leaders of the...

2023.09.30

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GCP and ICO Renew Multi-Stakeholder Sustainability Partnership

The International Coffee Association (ICO) and the Global Coffee Platform (GCP) renewed their vows to the global coffee sector today at the World Coffee Conference in India. Leaders of the...

2023.09.30

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Starbucks Opens $220 Million Coffee Factory in China

Seattle-based international coffee giant Starbucks has opened a $220 million coffee production and distribution facility in China while signaling ambitious retail expansion plans. Referred to by Starbucks as the Coffee...

2023.09.20

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2023 Coffee Barometer Shows Growing Pressure for Sustainable Coffee

The 2023 Coffee Barometer launched today, describing an agricultural sector in a “state of crisis” while outlining mounting pressures on coffee companies to more clearly address sustainability in their own...

2023.09.15

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Bellwether Coffee Enters Japan, Names International Development VP

California-based electric coffee roasting machine company Bellwether Coffee has entered the Japanese market while naming Japan-based Woody Deguchi vice president of international development. The first Bellwether installation in Japan is...

2023.09.08

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Blanca Castro Named Executive Director of International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA)

Longtime international coffee professional Blanca Castro is taking over the top executive spot at the nonprofit International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA). The appointment of Castro, who originally hails from Guatemala,...

2023.09.08

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At 30, Brazilian Coffee Coop Expocacer Rebrands, Expands Specialty Focus

One of the world’s largest coffee producer cooperatives, Brazil’s Expocacer, has rebranded with a new name and a focus on more sustainable agriculture and differentiation in the global specialty coffee...

2023.09.07

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