Kirin Offers Promise for Coffee Cherry Waste in Fermented Ingredient
Japanese beverage giant Kirin Holdings has announced a new fermented ingredient made from coffee farm byproducts, pitching it as a flavorful and body-building beverage enhancer and a circular sustainability solution….
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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,…
Industry
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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Coffee Protects Against Liver Diseases, and Scientists Have Figured Out How
A major academic literature review underscores coffee’s protective effects against liver diseases while outlining numerous potential underlying mechanisms. A research team affiliated with two public health institutions in Mexico pored…
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A major academic literature review underscores coffee’s protective effects against liver diseases while outlining numerous potential underlying mechanisms. A research team affiliated with two public health institutions in Mexico pored…
Coffee and Pie Together in Dallas as White Rhino Acquires Emporium Pies
Dallas-based specialty coffee company White Rhino Coffee announced it has acquired fellow DFW business Emporium Pies, bringing two majority-women-owned chains together. The terms of the acquisition have not been…
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Dallas-based specialty coffee company White Rhino Coffee announced it has acquired fellow DFW business Emporium Pies, bringing two majority-women-owned chains together. The terms of the acquisition have not been…
Reflections on 1 Million Coffee Farmers Trained with TechnoServe Coffee Head Paul Stewart (Part 2)
This is part two of a two-part interview with Paul Stewart, the global coffee director for TechnoServe. The nonprofit recently announced it has helped train more than 1 million smallholder
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This is part two of a two-part interview with Paul Stewart, the global coffee director for TechnoServe. The nonprofit recently announced it has helped train more than 1 million smallholder…
Coffee From Burundi Finds a Welcoming Home in Detroit at Soko by Baobab Fare
Former asylum seekers turned restaurateurs are extending a Burundi-to-Detroit pipeline of food, culture and coffee through Soko by Baobab Fare. Hamissi Mamba and his wife, Nadia Nijimbere, arrived in…
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Former asylum seekers turned restaurateurs are extending a Burundi-to-Detroit pipeline of food, culture and coffee through Soko by Baobab Fare. Hamissi Mamba and his wife, Nadia Nijimbere, arrived in…
Reflections on 1 Million Coffee Farmers Trained with TechnoServe Coffee Head Paul Stewart (Part 1)
TechnoServe, one of the longest-running and farthest-reaching nonprofits operating in the coffee sector, recently announced it has helped train more than 1 million smallholder coffee farmers.&#
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TechnoServe, one of the longest-running and farthest-reaching nonprofits operating in the coffee sector, recently announced it has helped train more than 1 million smallholder coffee farmers. Since launching its…
Fable Roasters Comes to Life in St. Cloud, Minnesota
St. Cloud, Minnesota-based Kinder Coffee Lab spun off its roasting operation into a standalone company earlier this year under the name Fable Roasters, with a new production roastery now…
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St. Cloud, Minnesota-based Kinder Coffee Lab spun off its roasting operation into a standalone company earlier this year under the name Fable Roasters, with a new production roastery now…
Hermetheus Coffee Acquires Roaster Maker Coffee Crafters
Idaho-based fluid-bed roasting equipment company Coffee Crafters is changing ownership, with Jason Scott, founder of roasting company Hermetheus Coffee, taking the helm. Based in Olathe, Kansas, Scott is the…
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Idaho-based fluid-bed roasting equipment company Coffee Crafters is changing ownership, with Jason Scott, founder of roasting company Hermetheus Coffee, taking the helm. Based in Olathe, Kansas, Scott is the…
The Screwy New World of Cranked and Geared Espresso
As grinders self-adjust, roasters sense first cracks and robotic arms refine their latte hearts, technology dating back to the time of Archimedes is also having a moment in the modern espresso…
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As grinders self-adjust, roasters sense first cracks and robotic arms refine their latte hearts, technology dating back to the time of Archimedes is also having a moment in the modern espresso…
India Coffee Report: Production Down Slightly as Brazil Competition Picks Up
India’s coffee production is expected to hold near 6 million 60-kilogram bags in the 2025/26 market year (October-September), even as excessive monsoon rains hurt yields, according to the latest sem
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India’s coffee production is expected to hold near 6 million 60-kilogram bags in the 2025/26 market year (October-September), even as excessive monsoon rains hurt yields, according to the latest semi-annual…
Weekly Coffee News: Regenerative Coffee in Timor-Leste + Uganda Flavor Profiles
Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News! Subscribe here for all the latest coffee industry news. Also, check out the latest career opportunities at CoffeeIndustryJobs.com. 11 Million Tree
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Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News! Subscribe here for all the latest coffee industry news. Also, check out the latest career opportunities at CoffeeIndustryJobs.com. 11 Million Trees Kickstarter Backs Regenerative Coffee in Timor-Leste…