BrazilCoffee Prices at U.S. Grocery Stores Continue to Rise
Coffee prices at U.S. grocery stores continued to climb September amid higher costs for green coffee due to self-imposed tariffs and other market forces. The U.S. Bureau of Labor...
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CorporateMahlkönig Launches Xenia Home Espresso Machine and E64 WS Grinder
German coffee grinder company Mahlkönig took its first step into espresso brewing last week with the launch of the Mahlkönig Xenia home espresso machine. Following Mahlkönig parent company Hemro...
CorporateEU Proposes Softening EUDR Reporting Requirements for Small Companies
The European Commission is proposing to soften the reporting requirements for micro and small companies under the EU’s deforestation-free supply chain regulation, known as the EUDR. A proposal published yesterday...
Aric ForbingLa Marzocco Launches Modbar Pour-Over Tap and Modbar Tea
Counter-mounted coffee brewing equipment brand Modbar revealed two new systems last week, including a redesigned Modbar Pour-Over tap and module and a new Modbar tea solution. Both were demonstrated...
acquisitionsFreshBrew Acquires White Coffee’s Licenced Coffee Business
Houston-based private-label coffee company FreshBrew acquired the licensed-branded coffee division of New York-based White Coffee, a move that the private companies say gives FreshBrew “the nation’s largest portfolio of licensed...
Carolyn AdamsJDE Peet’s Opens Revamped Innovation Lab at Utrecht Factory
JDE Peet’s this week unveiled its revamped innovational laboratory in Utrecht, the Netherlands, designed to accelerate development and global scale-up of new coffee products, manufacturing processes and packaging. The opening...
CorporateCropster Acquires Korean Roaster Software Maker Firescope
Austria-based coffee software company Cropster has acquired South Korean roaster software maker Firescope. The acquisition advances a strategy outlined when European growth investor Verdane took a majority stake in...
CaliforniaDeath Wish Coffee Alleges Trademark Infringement Against Liquid Death
New York-based Death Wish Coffee filed a lawsuit this week against the beverage company Liquid Death, alleging trademark infringement related to yet-to-be-released coffee products. Liquid Death, meanwhile, said on social...
Business OperationsHawaii Woman Accused of Selling Millions of Dollars of Fake Kona
A federal grand jury indicted a 66-year-old Hawaii woman after prosecutors accused her of fraudulently making millions of dollars by selling foreign-grown coffee that was labeled and sold as “100%...
accessoriesNucleus Coffee Tools Unfurls the Bloom Distribution Tool for Drip Coffee
Australia-based coffee equipment company Nucleus Coffee Tools is introducing the Bloom, a device for preparing dry pourover and drip coffee beds before brewing. Essentially a WDT tool built for...