brandingDesign Details: Modern Times Goes for the Gold
San Diego’s Modern Times Beer + Coffee has a whole new shine in its coffee packaging, led by reflective gold on white. Made from 100% LDPE plastic (plastic #4), which...
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Business OperationsNew York’s Laughing Man Coffee Launches Franchise Program
New York City-based Laughing Man Coffee & Tea Co. recently unveiled a national franchise program, with its flagship 2,000-square-foot cafe in Lower Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood serving as the foundation. The...
2024 SCA ExpoUC Davis-Developed Roastpic Promises Low-Cost Tool for Coffee QC
Scientists at the UC Davis Coffee Center have teamed up with Probat subsidiary Fabscale to launch Roastpic, a new app-based image analysis tool for coffee quality control. Launching as...
AfricaSpecialty Roaster Paso Paso Launches in Germany with Producer Ownership
A new German coffee roasting company called Paso Paso presents a novel business model through which coffee producers have ownership and leadership stakes. Under the full name, “Paso Paso –...
Central AmericaFirst ‘Golden Attribute Competition’ Celebrates Flavors of Nicaraguan Coffees
Two Nicaragua-focused green coffee companies recently hosted the Golden Attribute Competition, a coffee quality competition with a novel approach to quality evaluation. Rather than employing traditional evaluation standards and protocols,...
Benjamin PazNice Coffee is All Smiles with New Roasting Operation in LA
A new brand called Nice Coffee Roasters is cheering up coffee drinkers throughout Los Angeles and farther afield through quality-focused sourcing and roasting. The concept comes from a trio of...
Amirali KhosravaniRoasting Meets Cocktails in Beaverton at the Roastery by Ava
Beaverton, Oregon-based coffee company Ava Roasteria has hit first crack on the cocktail scene with a downtown bar fully devoted to coffee-focused libations called Roastery by Ava. Lit entirely with...
Blk and BoldBLK & Bold Founders Launch Nonprofit to Expand Youth Impact
The founders of Des Moines, Iowa-based coffee company BLK & Bold have launched a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, making way for direct donations while outlining a 20-year plan for social impact....
brandingLook Alive Coffee Springs to Life in St. Petersburg, Florida
Heads up, coffee drinkers in St. Petersburg, Florida: A new roasting company called Look Alive Coffee is kicking out fresh roasts with a dash of surf and punk attitude. Founded...
Bill MurrayNCA Speaks Up Against Proposed Bans on Decaf Chemical
The National Coffee Association (NCA) of the United States last week announced its opposition to two proposed rules that would prohibit the use of the chemical methylene chloride in coffee...