Sovda Rolls Out V2 of the Precision Fill Mini Bagging Machine
Roastery equipment maker Sovda this week announced the Precision Fill Mini V2, an upgraded version of its popular bagging machine now in production. The V2 features a lower profile…
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Brazil Coffee Report: Robusta Filling In for Lower Expected Arabica Output
Brazil’s total coffee production for the 2025/26 market year (July to June) is now forecast at 63 million 60-kilogram bags, down about 3% from the prior season primarily due to…
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Reflections on 1 Million Coffee Farmer Trainings 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. Since launching its…
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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 ac
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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…
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…
IndustryUnionized 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…
Frequent Coffee Regularly Turning Out High-Quality Decaf in San Diego
From the buzzy San Diego enclave of Ocean Beach, a new company called Frequent Coffee is launching with a mission to keep strong, tight-ratio brews flowing freely with an…
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From the buzzy San Diego enclave of Ocean Beach, a new company called Frequent Coffee is launching with a mission to keep strong, tight-ratio brews flowing freely with an…
European Parliament Votes to Delay EUDR
A week after European Union member states adopted a “negotiating mandate” to delay Europe’s new anti-deforestation supply chain law (EUDR), the European Parliament followed suit, voting to push back enforcement…
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A week after European Union member states adopted a “negotiating mandate” to delay Europe’s new anti-deforestation supply chain law (EUDR), the European Parliament followed suit, voting to push back enforcement…
Frequent Coffee Regularly Turning Out High-Quality Decaf in San Diego
From the buzzy San Diego enclave of Ocean Beach, a new company called Frequent Coffee is launching with a mission to keep strong, tight-ratio brews flowing freely with an…
RoastingFrom the buzzy San Diego enclave of Ocean Beach, a new company called Frequent Coffee is launching with a mission to keep strong, tight-ratio brews flowing freely with an…
Specialty Coffee Association of Ethiopia Launches, Plans ‘Best of Ethiopia’
A group of prominent Ethiopian green coffee professionals formally launched the Specialty Coffee Association of Ethiopia (SCAE), a new trade group designed to “elevate” Ethiopia’s specialty coff
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A group of prominent Ethiopian green coffee professionals formally launched the Specialty Coffee Association of Ethiopia (SCAE), a new trade group designed to “elevate” Ethiopia’s specialty coffee sector and better…
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 c
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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…
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, wor
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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…
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…
RoastingFairtrade 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…
Germany’s Cup&Cino Group Acquires Swiss Brewer Maker Tone
Germany’s Cup&Cino Group has acquired Swiss manufacturer Tone, bringing the boilerless brewing equipment company under a four-brand umbrella that includes Cup&Cino, BaristaOne and Latte Art Factory. The deal includes the…
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Germany’s Cup&Cino Group has acquired Swiss manufacturer Tone, bringing the boilerless brewing equipment company under a four-brand umbrella that includes Cup&Cino, BaristaOne and Latte Art Factory. The deal includes the…