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Blue Bottle Workers Strike Over Thanksgiving Weekend

Unionized baristas at Blue Bottle Coffee staged a multi-day strike over the Thanksgiving shopping weekend, intensifying a year-long contract fight with the Nestle-owned company. Roughly 120 workers across nine unionized...

2025.12.02

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Acaia Launches 0.001-Gram-Resolution Pyxis Black Scale

Coffee-focused scale maker Acaia has launched the Pyxis Black, a small coffee scale the company says reads accurately to the thousandth of a gram. Measuring 2.55 by 2.55 inches...

2025.12.01

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Fairtrade Plans Major Standards Overhaul for Coffee and Other Crops

Fairtrade International is planning a sweeping overhaul of the standards that govern Fairtrade-certified coffee and other crops. The multi-year project will likely reshape how millions of farmers, workers and buyers...

2025.11.26

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AeroPress Launches the Compact Manual Grinder

Manual coffee equipment maker AeroPress recently took its first plunge into grinding with the launch of a metal manual grinder intended to accompany its brewers. Designed entirely in-house, the...

2025.11.26

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Trump Order Eliminates All Tariffs on Brazilian Coffee

President Donald Trump signed an executive order yesterday removing the remaining 40% tariff on Brazilian coffee, effectively restoring coffee-tariff policy to pre-“Liberation Day” norms. The Arabica “C Price” for...

2025.11.21

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Business Operations

Louisville’s Heine Bros Coffee Names Jessica Lord CEO

Heine Bros Coffee has promoted longtime finance and operations leader Jessica Lord to chief executive officer, marking a generational leadership shift at the Louisville-based specialty coffee chain. Lord joined...

2025.11.21

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Louisville’s Heine Bros Coffee Names Jessica Lord CEO

Heine Bros Coffee has promoted longtime finance and operations leader Jessica Lord to chief executive officer, marking a generational leadership shift at the Louisville-based specialty coffee chain. Lord joined...

2025.11.21

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HostMilano and The NAFEM Show Announce Collaboration for 2027

Two of the world’s biggest foodservice equipment trade shows — HostMilano in Italy and The NAFEM Show in the United States — are joining forces with plans targeting 2027. ...

2025.11.20

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La La Land Lands New Funding for Nationwide Expansion Plan

Dallas-based coffee and matcha chain La La Land has secured an investment from New York firm Stripes to propel expansion beyond Texas and California. The 24-location coffee chain —...

2025.11.19

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La La Land Lands New Funding for Nationwide Expansion Plan

Dallas-based coffee and matcha chain La La Land has secured an investment from New York firm Stripes to propel expansion beyond Texas and California. The 24-location coffee chain —...

2025.11.19

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