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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blendsHawaiian Legislators Introduce Bills for Stricter Coffee Labeling
Legislators representing the Kona district of Hawaii have introduced a series of bills that would require more strict labeling requirements for single-origin coffees and blends containing Hawaiian-grown coffees. Some Kona...
B CorporationOlympia Coffee Co-Founder Launches High-End Oliver’s Custom Coffee
A longtime leader of Washington State roasting company Olympia Coffee has launched a new venture called Oliver’s Custom Coffee, focused on high-end coffees, experimental post-harvest processing and a novel approach...
BiotreDesign Details: Wraparound Illustration at Olympia Coffee
DCN’s ongoing “Design Details” series highlights specific details in coffee shop/roastery interior design or coffee-related packaging and branding. Share your project for consideration here. Late last year, Washington state-based Olympia Cof...
capsulesStudy: 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...
Business OperationsUK Retailer M&S Rolls Introduces Plastics-Free To-Go Cups and Lids
UK-based retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) is introducing plastic-free and recyclable to-go coffee cups and lids for hot drinks, a first for a major coffee chain. The company is introducing...
A. John P. ManciniNespresso and Peet’s Agree to Settle Capsule Trademark Suit
Lawyers on behalf of Nestlé-owned Nespresso and California-based Peet’s Coffee say they have come to a settlement agreement in a 19-month copyright infringement case regarding coffee pods. In a joint...
Angora CoffeeNew Chicagoland Roaster Angora Coffee Keeps it Clean
A Chicagoland startup roastery called Angora Coffee has opened its doors to the public, sharing a passion for high-quality, single-origin coffees and offering tightly packaged fresh bags to-go. In the...
Atlas Coffee ImportersGrainPro and NKG Partner for US Bag Recycling Program
Industrial coffee bag maker GrainPro and the United States arm of global green coffee company Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG) have launched a recycling initiative designed to keep used GrainPro plastic...