Roasting

Harder Day Coffee is Making it Look Easy in Portland

The co-founders of Portland, Oregon-based craft brewery Steeplejack Brewing have plunged headlong into coffee with the Harder Day Coffee Company. Founded by Dustin Harder and Brody Day, the new coffee...

2024.04.18

beerbreweriesBrody DayBusiness OperationsCraft/OperationsDustin HarderEsperanza Trading CompanyHarder Day CoffeeMarketingMicroNorthwestOpeningsOregonPortlandReformer Coffee RoastersRen HuaRetailRoastingSteeplejack BrewingUC Santa Cruzコーヒー

SF’s Sightglass Coffee Names New CEO as Founders Step Down

San Francisco-born roaster and retailer Sightglass Coffee has named former Starbucks national sales executive Sharon Healy as CEO. Healy, who most recently held multiple sales executive positions with ready-to-eat meal...

2024.04.18

Business OperationsCaliforniaCalifornia/PacificCorporateCraft/OperationsIndustryLinnea RobertsMacroMarketingMicroPeopleRetailRoastingSan FranciscoSharon HealySightglass CoffeeSodexoStarbucksUnited StatesUrban Remedyコーヒー

Coffee Coalition for Racial Equity Gives Inaugural ‘First Sip’ Awards

The Coffee Coalition for Racial Equity (CCRE) held its inaugural “First Sip” awards ceremony last week in Chicago, honoring trailblazers in coffee who have contributed to equity, inclusion and diversity....

2024.04.18

Bartholomew JonesCoffee Coalition for Racial EquityCxffeeblackEventsGhost Town OatsGreg StiversIndustryMarketingMichelle JohnsonnonprofitsPeoplePhyllis JohnsonRenata HendersonRoastingRose NicaudSCA Expo 2024Stivers CoffeeUnited Statesコーヒー

This Headgear Might Help You Understand Your Feelings About Coffee

A potentially novel new tool designed to identify bias in coffee evaluation may soon be in the works: a tasting helmet. Researchers in Italy say they have demonstrated the feasibility...

2024.04.17

Craft/OperationscuppingIndustryItalyLucia BilleciNational Research Council of Italyquality analysisquality controlresearchRoastingSCA Coffee Value Assessmentsciencesensory evaluationSociety of Chemical Industry (SCI)Specialty Coffee AssociationThe Journal of the Science of Food and Agrucultureコーヒー

In Michigan, Mo Coco’s Rural Roasts Offers Full City and Much More

The mother-daughter team of Maureen and Chloe Woods has brought the wide world of specialty coffee home to the small town of Merrill, Michigan, with the opening of their roastery...

2024.04.16

Ann ArborBlack Diesel CoffeeBusiness OperationsCafe ImportsChloe WoodsCraft/OperationsLive Oak CoffeeMaureen WoodsMerrillMichiganMicroMidwestMo Coco's Rural RoastsOpeningsRetailRoastingコーヒー

Virginia Beach’s Pinup Coffee Finds a Spot at the Back Bay Farmhouse

About a year and a half after christening its full-fledged production roastery, Virginia Beach, Virginia-based Pinup Coffee Co. is moving full speed ahead into retail waters, opening its first coffee...

2024.04.16

Back Bay Brew HousebreweriesBryce WeinBusiness Operationscraft beerCraft/OperationsHardin Wood DesignsJohn HardinMarketingMicroOpeningsRetailRoastingSouth/SouthwestSteph WeinTop Knot Artisan BakeryVirginiaVirginia Beachコーヒー

Diedrich Launches the All-Electric DR3-E Roaster at SCA Expo

Idaho-based coffee roasting machine maker Diedrich Roasters has launched its first electric roaster, the 3-kilo-capacity DR3-E. [Note: This story is part of DCN’s ongoing coverage of the 2024 SCA Expo...

2024.04.13

commercial roastersCorporateCraft/OperationsDiedrich DR-3Diedrich DR3-Eelectric roastersIndustryKarl SchmidtLauntia TaylorMarketingMicroProductsRoastingSCA Expo 2024shop roastersUnited Statesコーヒー

Report: Daily US Coffee Consumption Hits 20-Year High

Daily coffee consumption is up to a 20-year high among United States adults, with more than two thirds (67%) of people saying they drank coffee within the past day, according...

2024.04.12

consumer trendsCorporateIndustryMacroMarket Newsmarket researchMarketingNational Coffee AssociationNational Coffee Data TrendsProductsresearchRetailRoastingUnited Statesコーヒー

Baltimore’s Southeastern Roastery Expands with Organic and Bird Friendly Certs

Baltimore-based coffee roasting company Southeastern Roastery has exponentially expanded its roastery while achieving USDA Organic and Smithsonian Bird Friendly certifications. The minority- and woman-owned company plans to use the new...

2024.04.10

BaltimoreCandy Schiblicertificationsco-packingCorporateCraft/Operationsenvironmental sustainabilityIndustryMacroMarketingMarylandMicroNortheastorganicQCSRoastingSmithsonian Bird FriendlySouth/SouthwestSoutheastern RoasteryUnited StatesUSDA Organicwhite labelコーヒー

It’s Sunup for Orange Sky Coffee Roasters in New Jersey

The coffees are the stars that shine at Orange Sky Coffee Roasters, which just opened a cafe and adjoining roastery in the northern New Jersey town of West Orange. Guests...

2024.04.10

Business OperationsCraft/OperationsMarketingMicroMultimodal RoastingNew JerseyNortheastOpeningsOrange Sky Coffee RoastersPatricia Laws-LociceroRay Laws-LociceroRetailRoastingWest Orangeコーヒー