Federal Judge Supports Arbitration in Green Coffee Contract Dispute
A federal judge in Manhattan ordered Green Coffee Company Holdings LLC to arbitrate a contract dispute with green coffee trader Sucafina NA that dates back to 2023. A North…
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Compass Coffee Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Washington, D.C.-based Compass Coffee filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, seeking to restructure debts, pare back leases and stabilize operations while keeping cafes open. The Chapter 11…
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Play Coffee Offers Serious Espresso at Laguna Beach Flagship
Where Laguna Canyon meets the coast in Laguna Beach, California, a playground for explorers of specialty coffee has arrived with the opening of Play Coffee‘s flagship location. A wide,…
Retail
FairWave Acquires Milwaukee’s Fiddleheads Coffee
FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective has acquired Wisconsin roaster-retailer Fiddleheads Coffee, adding another Midwest brand to its portfolio of specialty coffee companies. Financial terms were not disclosed. Based in Thiensville, Wisconsin,…
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FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective has acquired Wisconsin roaster-retailer Fiddleheads Coffee, adding another Midwest brand to its portfolio of specialty coffee companies. Financial terms were not disclosed. Based in Thiensville, Wisconsin,…
Good News: Smiley Coffee Launches with New York City Cafe
A group affiliated with the iconic yellow 1970s-era smiley face icon has established a coffee brand called Smiley Coffee while opening a cafe on New York City’s Lower East Side….
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A group affiliated with the iconic yellow 1970s-era smiley face icon has established a coffee brand called Smiley Coffee while opening a cafe on New York City’s Lower East Side….
Small But Flavor-Filled Kōhi Time is Ticking in Eugene
After two years as a mobile coffee bar in Eugene, Oregon’s Whiteaker neighborhood, Kōhi Time recently rolled into its first brick-and-mortar space inside the Union on Broadway student apartment complex….
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After two years as a mobile coffee bar in Eugene, Oregon’s Whiteaker neighborhood, Kōhi Time recently rolled into its first brick-and-mortar space inside the Union on Broadway student apartment complex….
Cup of Excellence Coming to 11 Countries in 2026
The nonprofit Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE) released a preliminary schedule for its flagship Cup of Excellence (CoE) green coffee competition and auction program, featuring 11 coffee-producing countries in 2026….
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The nonprofit Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE) released a preliminary schedule for its flagship Cup of Excellence (CoE) green coffee competition and auction program, featuring 11 coffee-producing countries in 2026….
2025 Year in Review: Coffee Science
Coffee research in 2025 ran the gamut from farm-level survival to consumer-side marketing trickery. Naturally, coffee also continued to be a major focus among medical researchers, with primarily good news…
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Coffee research in 2025 ran the gamut from farm-level survival to consumer-side marketing trickery. Naturally, coffee also continued to be a major focus among medical researchers, with primarily good news…
2025 Year in Review: New Home and Prosumer Coffee Grinders
Several brands best known for commercial cafe equipment pushed further into the home market this year, rolling out kitchen-friendly grinders designed to satisfy serious enthusiasts. Home-focused makers, meanwhile, listened to…
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Several brands best known for commercial cafe equipment pushed further into the home market this year, rolling out kitchen-friendly grinders designed to satisfy serious enthusiasts. Home-focused makers, meanwhile, listened to…
2025 Year In Review: Coffee Accessories
At its simplest, coffee only needs to be ground, mixed with water and filtered. But these aren’t simple times, and as any coffee person knows, consistently great cups — black…
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At its simplest, coffee only needs to be ground, mixed with water and filtered. But these aren’t simple times, and as any coffee person knows, consistently great cups — black…
2025 Year in Review: Best of ‘Design Details’
In 2025, some of the most memorable coffee-centered design projects were clearly built around the feelings designers wanted to inspire among guests — comfort and belonging, wonder and spectacle, clarity…
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In 2025, some of the most memorable coffee-centered design projects were clearly built around the feelings designers wanted to inspire among guests — comfort and belonging, wonder and spectacle, clarity…
2025 Year In Review: New Coffee Roasting Equipment and Tech
Roasteries large and small grew increasingly full of hot air this year, with multiple innovations emerging from makers of fluid-bed coffee roasting equipment. Artificial intelligence also continued its unrelenting flood…
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Roasteries large and small grew increasingly full of hot air this year, with multiple innovations emerging from makers of fluid-bed coffee roasting equipment. Artificial intelligence also continued its unrelenting flood…
Here Are 26 New Roasters to Support in 2026
2025 was an exceptionally weird year to start a coffee roasting business in the United States. Coffee prices were already elevated, pushed by climate change, labor constraints, higher production costs…
Roasting
2025 was an exceptionally weird year to start a coffee roasting business in the United States. Coffee prices were already elevated, pushed by climate change, labor constraints, higher production costs…