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FreshBrew Acquires White Coffee’s Licenced Coffee Business

Houston-based private-label coffee company FreshBrew acquired the licensed-branded coffee division of New York-based White Coffee, a move that the private companies say gives FreshBrew “the nation’s largest portfolio of licensed...

2025.10.16

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Finding Coffee in Chaos: Strategies for Roasters as US Tariffs Sink In

In a room full of coffee roasters last week, longtime green coffee trader Mark Inman asked for a show of hands. How many people started buying green coffee professionally...

2025.10.14

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Cropster Acquires Korean Roaster Software Maker Firescope

Austria-based coffee software company Cropster has acquired South Korean roaster software maker Firescope. The acquisition advances a strategy outlined when European growth investor Verdane took a majority stake in...

2025.10.14

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Death Wish Coffee Alleges Trademark Infringement Against Liquid Death

New York-based Death Wish Coffee filed a lawsuit this week against the beverage company Liquid Death, alleging trademark infringement related to yet-to-be-released coffee products. Liquid Death, meanwhile, said on social...

2025.10.11

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Longboard Specialty Coffee Sets Auction Records a Month After Founder Dies

Justin Boudeman, the U.S.-born founder of high-end Panamanian Gesha coffee production company Longboard Specialty Coffee, died Aug. 30 at the age of 52 following cancer. Known as a loving family...

2025.10.10

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Hawaii Woman Accused of Selling Millions of Dollars of Fake Kona

A federal grand jury indicted a 66-year-old Hawaii woman after prosecutors accused her of fraudulently making millions of dollars by selling foreign-grown coffee that was labeled and sold as “100%...

2025.10.10

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Pedro and Paco Gaviña of Family-Owned Gaviña Coffee Die at 80 and 81

California-based Gaviña Coffee Company announced that two of its longtime leaders — brothers Pedro Lázaro Gaviña and Francisco Marcos “Paco” Gaviña — have died. Paco died July 29 at the...

2025.10.08

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Celebrating 5 Years, Coffee Coalition for Racial Equity Launches Fellowship

As it celebrates five years as an organization promoting the professional success of Black and Brown people in coffee, the United States-based Coffee Coalition for Racial Equity (CCRE) has launched...

2025.10.08

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Scenes from the Inaugural Portland Coffee Festival

The inaugural Portland Coffee Festival brought hundreds of coffee enthusiasts from Oregon and beyond to the coffee-dense Buckman neighborhood over the weekend. Produced by Roast magazine, the event was a true...

2025.10.07

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SCA Officially Launches Q Grader Courses Tied to the CVA

The United States- and Europe-based Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) officially opened enrollment for the new Q Grader program, saying courses will roll out across regions and languages in the coming...

2025.10.02

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