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Luckin Coffee Opens Massive Qingdao Roastery, Claims World’s Largest Roasting Machine

China’s Luckin Coffee has opened a new automated roasting complex in Qingdao, including what the company claims is the world’s largest coffee roasting machine. Announced April 22, the Qingdao roastery...

2026.04.23

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Luckin Coffee Opens Massive Qingdao Roastery, Claims World’s Largest Roasting Machine

China’s Luckin Coffee has opened a new automated roasting complex in Qingdao, including what the company claims is the world’s largest coffee roasting machine. Announced April 22, the Qingdao roastery...

2026.04.23

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Three Questions with Kosta Kallivrousis of Age of Coffee

Driven by a desire to connect with more people and pushed in part by the 2008 financial crisis, Kosta Kallivrousis left his father’s electrician business to take a job at...

2026.04.17

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Starbucks Pioneers ‘Vibe Ordering’ Through ChatGPT App

Starbucks is breaking new ground in the coffee industry’s use of generative AI, testing a ChatGPT integration that allows for what might be called vibe ordering. Starting April 15, the...

2026.04.17

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‘Forest 500’ Report Tracks Coffee Industry Deforestation Commitments

While the looming EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has been nudging corporate behavioral changes in Europe, the coffee industry remains among the weakest performers on several key indicators of deforestation risk,...

2026.04.16

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UC Davis Library Adds Three Major Collections on Coffee

As the beverage we all know and love, coffee is beautifully fleeting, reflecting seasonality and the specific work of many hands from seed to cup. Yet as an industry, coffee...

2026.02.05

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Lawsuit Accuses Starbucks of Misleading Buyers on Sustainability and Chemical Content

Two consumers have filed a proposed class action alleging Starbucks misled shoppers in the states of New York and Washington with its “Committed to 100% Ethical Coffee Sourcing” claims....

2026.01.16

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Starbucks to Pay Hourly Workers $35.5 Million in NYC Labor Settlement

Starbucks has agreed to pay nearly $39 million to settle New York City claims that it routinely violated local scheduling rules at hundreds of stores, marking the largest worker-protection settlement...

2025.12.03

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Starbucks Sells Majority Stake in China Business in $4 Billion Deal

Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks is selling a 60% stake in its mainland China coffee shop business to Chinese private equity firm Boyu Capital in a deal valued at about...

2025.11.05

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Chick-fil-A Opens Specialty Coffee Shop Concept Daybright

Chick-fil-A officially entered the fast-food specialty coffee race with Daybright, a new cafe concept that opened Thursday west of Atlanta. While coffee for the new brand comes from longtime Chick-fil-A...

2025.11.01

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