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Column: In Search of the Perfect Espresso Grinder

In 1988, our in-house research clearly showed that grinding fresh coffee for each order (on-demand grinding) yielded the best results for true artisan espresso. Yet designing grinders to do this...

2023.08.29

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Big Island Coffee Roasters Gets Even Bigger in Hawaii

A king tide of coffee production is coming from Big Island Coffee Roasters, which recently opened a flagship cafe and roastery on Hawaii island. The company has also temporarily launched...

2023.08.29

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Three Questions with María Andreé Negreros de Durán of Artista de Café in Guatemala

When María Andreé Negreros de Durán was creating Artista de Café, her coffee shop concept in Antigua, Guatemala, she envisioned a space that would honor coffee, not just serve it. ...

2023.08.28

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Volt Coffee is Leading a Specialty Coffee Charge in Northeast Alabama

Alabama roasting company Volt Coffee is helping to spark a small coffee revolution in the greater Gadsen area with the opening of its first brick-and-mortar cafe in Southside. Stripes of...

2023.08.28

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From San Diego to Kyiv, Seven Seas Supporting Ukraine’s One Love Coffee

San Diego-based coffee roasting company Seven Seas Roasting is helping to raise money for a Ukrainian coffee company that has been providing meals and welcoming environments for people affected by...

2023.08.25

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Study: Coffee Grounds Can Make Concrete 30% Stronger

A group of Australian engineers have devised a method to make concrete 30% stronger by adding spent coffee grounds that might otherwise be destined for landfills. For the research project,...

2023.08.24

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With Huge New Roastery, Conscious Cup Coffee Has Growth in Mind

Illinois-based Conscious Cup Coffee Roasters is intently focused on refining its operations through a new coffee roastery and training facility in Crystal Lake. Approximately 45 miles northwest of Chicago, Conscious...

2023.08.23

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Two Decades In, New York’s Coffee Labs Roasters Opens Second Shop

Twenty years after opening their first shop in Westchester County, New York, the owners of the trailblazing coffee company Coffee Labs Roasters are celebrating the opening of a second shop....

2023.08.22

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Heavy Water Coffee Roasters Puts Its Weight Into First LA Shop

Following several years of roasting for wholesale and direct-to-consumer buyers, Los Angeles-based Heavy Water Coffee Roasters recently waded into retail coffee service. The coffee company opened shop last month inside...

2023.08.21

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Mark Davis Named CEO of Fast-Growing Black Rock Coffee Bar

The rapidly expanding coffee retailer Black Rock Coffee Bar has named longtime fast food chain executive Mark D. Davis as CEO. The move comes as Black Rock plans to add...

2023.08.18

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