Marketing

Darleen Scherer Leads New Coffee Consulting/Marketing Firm Black Sheep

Longtime coffee professional and marketing expert Darleen Scherer has launched a new coffee-focused consulting and marketing firm called Black Sheep. Working with a strategic team of graphic designers, developers, photographers...

2024.04.03

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Sanremo Makes Its Move with the D8 Espresso Machine Line

Italian coffee equipment brand Sanremo Coffee Machines is making a bold strategic play in the United States beyond with the launch of Sanremo D8, a versatile new platform of professional...

2024.04.03

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Scout Opens Huge Central Coast Cafe, Bakery and HoneyCo Roastery

More then a decade of local coffee business reconnaissance has led to the opening of Scout Coffee‘s flagship cafe and bakery along California’s Central Coast. Occupying two stories and more...

2024.04.03

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Roast Magazine Launches Volume 2 of ‘The Book of Roast’

Roast is proud to release Volume 2 of The Book of Roast: The Craft of Coffee Roasting from Bean to Business, marking another milestone in its dedication to providing invaluable resources and...

2024.04.02

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Nespresso Plans $20 Million Spend on DRC Coffees and Sector Development

Nestlé-owned coffee giant Nespresso today announced plans to spend US$20 million on coffee purchases and technical assistance in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as well as an “ambition” to...

2024.03.28

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Design 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...

2024.03.27

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New 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...

2024.03.26

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UC 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...

2024.03.26

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Specialty 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 –...

2024.03.25

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First ‘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,...

2024.03.20

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