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Blue Bottle Coffee Claims Carbon Neutrality, Plans Regenerative Agriculture

California-based roaster-retailer Blue Bottle Coffee said it has achieved carbon neutrality for the calendar year 2024 while promising future investments in regenerative agriculture and climate resilience in its supply chain....

2025.10.16

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2027 World of Coffee Asia and World Barista Championship Set for Tokyo

The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) announced that Tokyo will host the World of Coffee Asia trade show and the World Barista Championship (WBC) in 2027. The events are scheduled...

2025.09.30

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New Investment Firm Sojourner Acquires Hawaii Coffee Company

A private investment firm led by the past chairman of Canada’s Kicking Horse Coffee made an undisclosed investment in Honolulu-based Hawaii Coffee Company, one of the largest coffee roasting and...

2024.12.05

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In Brooklyn, Lucienne Coffee is Serving Coffees Roasted in Japan

A new coffee company called Lucienne Coffee in Brooklyn, New York, is specializing in the brewing and sales of high-quality specialty coffees roasted in, and imported from, Japan. Selling whole...

2024.10.07

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Japan’s Geshary Coffee Buys Manhattan Building for $38 Million

Japanese coffee company Geshary Coffee has closed on a Fifth Avenue property in New York City for $38 million, with plans to occupy the building. The purchase of the five-story...

2023.12.20

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Suntory Invests in ‘Beanless Coffee’ Company Atomo

Japanese multinational beverage company Suntory has invested in Seattle-based beverage startup Atomo, makers of coffee-like beverages in which coffee is not an ingredient. According to a Bloomberg report, the undisclosed...

2023.12.01

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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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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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