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Howard Schultz Part of $20.3 Million Seed for Pod-Based Cold Coffee Startup Cumulus

New York-based home coffee equipment startup Cumulus Coffee Company announced today that it raised $20.3 million in seed funding while preparing to bring its home cold coffee machine to market. ...

2023.11.17

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NY Firm General Atlantic Acquires Joe & the Juice for $641 Million

New York-based investment firm General Atlantic is acquiring a majority stake in the European-born cafe chain Joe & the Juice. According to reports from Bloomberg and Yahoo Finance, the buyout...

2023.11.17

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NY Firm General Atlantic Acquires Joe & the Juice for $641 Million

New York-based investment firm General Atlantic is acquiring a majority stake in the European-born cafe chain Joe & the Juice. According to reports from Bloomberg and Yahoo Finance, the buyout...

2023.11.17

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Trader Caravela Coffee Implementing Self-Management Model Called One Caravela

Green coffee trading company Caravela Coffee has announced it is reshaping its management structure with the goals of improving collaboration, empowering individuals and better responding to the evolving challenges and...

2023.11.17

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Study: These Types of Single-Serve Coffee Capsules Are Worst for the Environment

After conducting a sustainability assessment of three different types of single-use coffee capsules by material type, researchers in The Netherlands concluded that conventional plastic is the worst for the environment...

2023.11.17

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New Coffee Tools and Equipment from HostMilano 2023

Continuing our coverage of last month’s HostMilano trade show in Milan, Italy, we now shine a light on new commercial coffee tools and accessories, as well as new home/prosumer equipment. ...

2023.11.15

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Italian Equipment Specialist Gruppo Cimbali is Now Cimbali Group

Reflecting both company growth and product innovation, Italian coffee machinery conglomerate Gruppo Cimbali has rebranded to become Cimbali Group. The group, which traces its origins back to a small copper...

2023.11.15

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Starbucks Workers United Organizing ‘Red Cup Day’ Strike

Labor organizing group Starbucks Workers United is coordinating a strike on Red Cup Day, an annual marketing event by Starbucks promoting holiday-themed cups and messaging. The union organizing group is...

2023.11.15

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Tone Unveils First Espresso Machine Prototype, the Tone Touch E

Swiss commercial coffee brewing equipment maker Tone Kaffeemaschinen last month revealed its first machine designed for espresso: the Tone Touch E. Following Tone’s existing bent for boiler-free, heat-on-demand brewing technology,...

2023.11.13

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New European Trade Show CoHo Expo Coming to Berlin in 2024

A new European trade show focused on the coffee and hospitality industries called CoHo Expo is scheduled to debut in Berlin, Germany, in 2024. The CoHo Expo was developed by...

2023.11.10

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