Roasting

Probat Consolidating U.S. Operations in Dallas

German coffee roasting equipment maker Probat announced it is consolidating its U.S. operations in Texas, bringing together groups currently based at Probat Inc. outside Chicago, Bauermeister USA in Memphis...

2025.10.29

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Trump Addresses Coffee Tariffs for First Time, Signals Break for Vietnam

Speaking to reporters at a press gaggle on Air Force One early yesterday, U.S. President Donald Trump directly addressed tariffs on coffee for the first time, saying, “We want to...

2025.10.29

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Coffee 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...

2025.10.28

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It’s Stankonia Season in Atlanta with Portrait Coffee and Outkast

Atlanta specialty coffee roaster-retailer Portrait Coffee is teaming up with Outkast on a limited-edition Stankonia Coffee to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the hip-hop duo’s fourth album, “Stankonia.” The Stankonia...

2025.10.25

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With a New Name, Watershed Coffee Roasters Reaches Bend

With an in-house roasting operation just as fresh as its new brand, Bend, Oregon-based Watershed Coffee Roasters is finding its flow. Previously known as the Bend location of Looney...

2025.10.23

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Roast Magazine Announces 2026 Roaster of the Year Winners

Kafiex Roasters and Driftaway Coffee have been honored with Roast magazine’s 22nd annual Roaster of the Year award in the Micro and Macro roaster categories, respectively. The two coffee roasting companies...

2025.10.20

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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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Blue Bottle Coffee Claims Carbon Neutrality, Plans Regenerative Agriculture

California-based roaster-retailer Blue Bottle Coffee said it has achieved carbon neutrality for the calendar year 2024 while promising future investments in regenerative agriculture and climate resilience in its supply chain....

2025.10.16

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FreshBrew 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...

2025.10.16

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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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