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Brewpoint and Ghost Town Oats Hosting Innovation Pitch Event in Chicago

Chicagoland coffee company Brewpoint Coffee and oat milk company Ghost Town Oats are hosting a free coffee innovation pitch event during the upcoming SCA Expo. Taking place at a west...

2024.03.20

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With RI5, Cropster Updates Signature Roast Profiling System

Coffee business solutions provider Cropster ushered in 2024 with the launch of Roasting Intelligence 5 (shortened as RI5), the fifth iteration of its signature profiling system for coffee roasters. The...

2024.03.19

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BLK & Bold Founders Launch Nonprofit to Expand Youth Impact

The founders of Des Moines, Iowa-based coffee company BLK & Bold have launched a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, making way for direct donations while outlining a 20-year plan for social impact....

2024.03.19

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JNP Coffee Adds Gerra Harrigan as Sales Director

Burundi-focused green coffee trading company JNP Coffee has added longtime coffee professional Gerra Harrigan as director of sales and strategy. A former trader for importer InterAmerican Coffee and past vice...

2024.03.15

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Probat Extends Reach with Two Equipment Manufacturer Acquisitions

German coffee roasting equipment giant Probat is on something of a buying streak, acquiring two separate food processing equipment companies within a two-week span. The companies add to the Probat...

2024.03.14

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NCA Speaks Up Against Proposed Bans on Decaf Chemical

The National Coffee Association (NCA) of the United States last week announced its opposition to two proposed rules that would prohibit the use of the chemical methylene chloride in coffee...

2024.03.14

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Farmer Brothers Taps Matthew Swenson to Lead Coffee Operations

Texas-based full-service coffee roasting and wholesale company Farmer Brothers has named Matthew Swenson vice president of coffee operations. The appointment follows the recent ascension of John Moore as president and...

2024.03.13

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La Marzocco Reintroduces the Linea Mini Espresso Machine

Italian espresso equipment company La Marzocco has upgraded its flagship home/light commercial espresso machine, the Linea Mini, with a variety of features and components. Originally introduced nine years ago, the...

2024.03.13

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Caribou Coffee

JDE Peet’s Names Luc Vandevelde Interim CEO

The board of JDE Peet’s has elected longtime retail and packaged food industries executive Luc Vandevelde as interim CEO, effective April 1. Vandevelde, who has also been nominated as chairman...

2024.03.13

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New Avensi Aerating Glassware Set Makes a Crowdfunding Splash

Coffee brewing equipment and drinkware company Icosa Brewhouse has expanded its Avensi line of coffee-specific glassware with Avensi Wave, a set focused on swirling and aeration. As of this writing,...

2024.03.12

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