Presenting the 2026 Roaster of the Year Finalists
Roast magazine is thrilled to announce the six finalists for the 22nd Annual Roaster of the Year awards! The Micro Roaster category includes companies roasting less than 100,000 pounds of coffee each…
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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…
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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…
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Presenting the 2026 Roaster of the Year Finalists
Roast magazine is thrilled to announce the six finalists for the 22nd Annual Roaster of the Year awards! The Micro Roaster category includes companies roasting less than 100,000 pounds of coffee each…
Industry
Roast magazine is thrilled to announce the six finalists for the 22nd Annual Roaster of the Year awards! The Micro Roaster category includes companies roasting less than 100,000 pounds of coffee each…
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…
Industry
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…
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…
Industry
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…
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%…
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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%…
Coffee Takes a Bough at Branch & Bean Coffee + Roastery in Fort Worth
Texas-based Maple Branch Brewery is turning over new leaves with Branch & Bean Coffee + Roastery, a cafe and roasting operation inside its brewery, beer garden and pub in…
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Texas-based Maple Branch Brewery is turning over new leaves with Branch & Bean Coffee + Roastery, a cafe and roasting operation inside its brewery, beer garden and pub in…
Sweeping Review Links Moderate Coffee Intake to Many Health Benefits
A sweeping new review of decades of research suggests that moderate coffee drinking is doing more good than harm across a broad range of health outcomes. Led by researchers…
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A sweeping new review of decades of research suggests that moderate coffee drinking is doing more good than harm across a broad range of health outcomes. Led by researchers…
Nucleus Coffee Tools Unfurls the Bloom Distribution Tool for Drip Coffee
Australia-based coffee equipment company Nucleus Coffee Tools is introducing the Bloom, a device for preparing dry pourover and drip coffee beds before brewing. Essentially a WDT tool built for…
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Australia-based coffee equipment company Nucleus Coffee Tools is introducing the Bloom, a device for preparing dry pourover and drip coffee beds before brewing. Essentially a WDT tool built for…
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…
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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…
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…
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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…
Las Perras Café Makes Space for Culture and Change in Houston
Cold brew, warm vibes and strong community spirit have surrounded the launch of a new Latina-owned coffee company in Houston called Las Perras Café, whose first brick-and-mortar cafe recently…
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Cold brew, warm vibes and strong community spirit have surrounded the launch of a new Latina-owned coffee company in Houston called Las Perras Café, whose first brick-and-mortar cafe recently…