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From Massachusetts, Wavelength Coffee Signals Sustainability

A new coffee roasting company in Shirley, Massachusetts, called Wavelength Coffee is launching this week with a progressive approach to sustainability that extends through roastery operations, green coffee sourcing...

2025.10.17

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Norway Meets NOLA at the Applied Arts Coffee Cafe

Next door to its Piety Street roastery and kitchen in New Orleans, Applied Arts Coffee opened its first full-service cafe last month, pairing a chef-driven Scandinavian brunch program with...

2025.10.15

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Peixoto Coffee Shares the Spotlight at CP Coffee and Pâtisserie in Phoenix

Two culinary masters in Phoenix have aligned like yin and yang at CP Coffee and Pâtisserie, featuring specialty coffee from Peixoto Coffee Roasters and the edible art of Chacónne...

2025.10.14

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Finding Coffee in Chaos: Strategies for Roasters as US Tariffs Sink In

In a room full of coffee roasters last week, longtime green coffee trader Mark Inman asked for a show of hands. How many people started buying green coffee professionally...

2025.10.14

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Presenting the 2026 Roaster of the Year Finalists

Roast magazine is thrilled to announce the six finalists for the 22nd Annual Roaster of the Year awards! The Micro Roaster category includes companies roasting less than 100,000 pounds of coffee each...

2025.10.13

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Longboard Specialty Coffee Sets Auction Records a Month After Founder Dies

Justin Boudeman, the U.S.-born founder of high-end Panamanian Gesha coffee production company Longboard Specialty Coffee, died Aug. 30 at the age of 52 following cancer. Known as a loving family...

2025.10.10

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Coffee Takes a Bough at Branch & Bean Coffee + Roastery in Fort Worth

Texas-based Maple Branch Brewery is turning over new leaves with Branch & Bean Coffee + Roastery, a cafe and roasting operation inside its brewery, beer garden and pub in...

2025.10.09

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Design Details: Collectable Cards with Blueprint Coffee

Welcome to Design Details, an ongoing editorial feature in Daily Coffee News focused on individual examples of coffee shop architecture, interior design, packaging design or branding. If you are a coffee...

2025.10.07

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Scenes from the Inaugural Portland Coffee Festival

The inaugural Portland Coffee Festival brought hundreds of coffee enthusiasts from Oregon and beyond to the coffee-dense Buckman neighborhood over the weekend. Produced by Roast magazine, the event was a true...

2025.10.07

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SCA Officially Launches Q Grader Courses Tied to the CVA

The United States- and Europe-based Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) officially opened enrollment for the new Q Grader program, saying courses will roll out across regions and languages in the coming...

2025.10.02

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