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The Federal Portal for Tariff Refunds is Now Open

After months of uncertainty, green coffee importers can now formally file claims through the federal government’s tariff refund portal. While claims may mark the first step in a significant financial...

2026.04.24

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Desert Kid Coffee Heats Up the Coachella Valley Coffee Scene

Blooming like a desert poppy in Southern California’s Coachella Valley is Desert Kid Coffee, a new destination roastery cafe opening this month with scratch-made pastries, house-roasted coffees and a breezy...

2026.04.16

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A Guide to Indonesian Coffee Cultivars and Varieties

Coffee’s cultivated history on the world’s largest archipelagic state, and fourth-most-populous country, dates as early as 1699, introduced by Dutch colonizer-merchants. The botanical origins of the Typica variety of Arabica...

2026.03.19

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Hedge Coffee Plants a Permanent Shop in San Francisco

An expertly manicured garden of coffee roasts and brews awaits customers in San Francisco’s Mission District, where pop-up and event-focused Hedge Coffee this month put down roots with an...

2025.11.05

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Coffee Roasters Are (or Should Be) Raising Prices. Here’s Some Advice on How

Coffee prices are, in relative terms, really high right now. The ICE arabica futures (a.k.a. the “C price”) eclipsed US$4 per pound earlier this month, continuing a generally upward trajectory...

2025.02.21

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Prismatic Coffee Roasters Opens Colorful First Cafe in Salem, OR

In Salem, Oregon, Prismatic Coffee Roasters is shining new light on the rainbow of flavors in specialty coffee through the opening of its first cafe. Inside a 90-year-old former carpentry...

2025.02.04

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Column: The Shifting Seasons of Coffee Shipments

Seasonality The idea that a particular crop — in our case, coffee — is available and fresh for a particular portion of the year is long-ingrained in the specialty food...

2024.12.10

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Asip Coffee Focused on Flavor at The Sensory Lab in Merced, CA

In California’s Central Valley city of Merced, roasting company Asip Coffee is encouraging sips galore with a second cafe location called The Sensory Lab. Asip Coffee Founder Justin Shen, a...

2024.10.31

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Dripolator Coffee Flows Into Fourth Cafe in East Asheville

Like water through a bed of coffee grounds, North Carolina-based Dripolator Coffee has produced something warm and comforting in East Asheville: a new neighborhood coffee shop. The stretched out fourth...

2024.09.04

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Laughing Cat Coffee Gets a New Life in Reno

The oldest roastery in the “Biggest Little City in the World” is also the newest. This riddle begins the story of Laughing Cat Coffee, which has been a coffee staple...

2024.06.27

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