Roasting

Highlights from the 2024 Roast Summit in Portland, Oregon

Poor cell service had the unexpected benefit of deeper connections at the highly intensive Roast Summit, presented last week by Roast magazine in Portland, Oregon. With phones in our pockets,...

2024.03.05

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Night Sky Coffee Lights Up in Winder, Georgia

A small blue Diedrich IR2.5 roaster affectionally named Little Dipper is the lodestar inside the newly opened roastery cafe of Night Sky Coffee in Winder, Georgia. Modern chandeliers and pendant...

2024.03.01

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Futura Coffee Roasters Regenerates Into New Southeast Portland Cafe

Two years removed from opening its first cafe and two months removed from expanding to both United States coasts, Portland, Oregon-based Futura Coffee Roasters just opened its fourth cafe overall....

2024.02.29

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Primo Enters 2024 with New Roasting Equipment and Trade-In Program

Southern California-based Primo Roasting Equipment has launched the largest machine in its flagship Xr line of commercial coffee roasters, the 70-kilo-capacity Americano-Xr70. The 30-year-old equipment company, which was acquired by...

2024.02.29

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Colombia’s FNC Launches Direct Trade Export Platform Cafix

The Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) last week announced the launch of Cafix, a trading and logistics program designed to streamline exports directly from producers to international buyers. The Cafix program...

2024.02.28

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Anchor & Tree Coffee’s First Shop in Sacramento is Rooted in Localism

With its first brick-and-mortar location in Sacramento, California, Anchor & Tree Coffee Roasting is has introduced collective-minded approach to selling coffee and other locally sourced goods. Customers entering the spacious...

2024.02.27

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Steeped Coffee Launches Investment Campaign with $5 Million Goal

Following an investment campaign that netted more than $5 million in 2022, single-serve coffee product maker Steeped Coffee is returning to the crowdfunding platform Republic for another round. Steeped’s core...

2024.02.22

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Intelligentsia Coffee Opening First International Shop in Seoul

The winged logo of Chicago-born Intelligentsia Coffee is taking permanent flight in Seoul, South Korea, inside the coffee company’s first international location. Occupying a renovated historic building in one of...

2024.02.21

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Café William Opens Monumental All-Electric Roaster in Quebec

With support from numerous government agencies, Quebec, Canada-based coffee company Café William has opened what it claims is the world’s “first 100% electric industrial roaster.” The roasting system, which was...

2024.02.21

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From Mexico By Way of Portland, Dahlia Coffee Blooms In Cleveland

Combining the owner’s Mexican heritage with a Pacific Northwestern-bred passion for quality coffee, Dahlia Coffee has opened its first retail location in Cleveland, Ohio. In a shared space within the...

2024.02.20

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