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Postscript is a Fresh Addition to San Francisco’s Coffee Scene

A new cafe, specialty food market and juice bar called Postscript is adding to a previously sleepy corner of the Financial District of San Francisco. The new spot notably includes...

2023.11.28

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Here Are Three New World Coffee Champions, Plus Final Rankings

The Specialty Coffee Association released the final rankings of last week’s World Coffee Championship events in Taipei, Taiwan. Held in conjunction with the Taiwan International Coffee Show, the three events...

2023.11.28

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Kona Coffee Farmers and Kroger Accuse Each Other of Breaching $13.5 Million Settlement

In a case that has produced more than 900 court documents and more than $5.8 million in attorneys’ fees since 2019, lawyers representing a group of coffee producers in Hawaii...

2023.11.22

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With Media and Marketplace, Startup U3 Coffee Builds Consumer Connections

A Chicago-area coffee company called U3 Coffee launched this month with ambitious plans to connect consumers more deeply to the coffees in their daily cups. Coming out of the gate...

2023.11.20

Brandon BirBusiness OperationsChicagoCraft/OperationsCraig Rosse-commerceForest ParkIldi ReviIllinoisKristi RossMarketingMicroMidwestmultiroasterOpeningsRetailRoastingSara GibsonU3 CoffeeZee Suphisaraコーヒー

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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