Neighbors Coffee Waves Hello with First Cafe in Rockville, Maryland

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  Businesses in Rockville, Maryland’s Woodley Gardens shopping center gained a new neighbor this month with the opening of Neighbors Coffee‘s first cafe. The shop occupies a 1,200-square-foot space previously…

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Former USAID Employee Launches First Light Coffee in Maryland

  First Light Coffee is on the rise in Maryland, helping customers meet the dawn with freshly roasted and delivered coffees.  Former USAID employee Annie Leverich founded the online coffee…

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Dillanos Coffee Roasters Officially Revives Batdorf & Bronson Brand

  Wholesale and direct-to-consumer roasting company Dillanos Coffee Roasters officially relaunched the Batdorf & Bronson brand, marking the return of one of the Pacific Northwest’s most iconic coffee names. The launch…

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Keurig Dr Pepper Acquiring JDE Peet’s for $18 Billion, Forming Mega Conglomerate

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is acquiring coffee conglomerate JDE Peet’s in a transaction valued at approximately $18 billion, with plans to form the world’s largest pure-play coffee company. Following the…

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An Interview With Felton Jones, Roastmaster for PJ’s Coffee

As part of NCA Next Gen’s ongoing interview series, Everett Brown, Managing Director at Westfeldt Brothers, Inc., recently had the opportunity to sit down with Felton Jones, Roastmaster and Coffee Buyer for PJ’s Coffee. In this conversation, Everett and Felton discuss Felton’s industry experience and […]

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Celebrating Coffee During America’s Birth Month

This year, America celebrated its 247th birthday, but did you know that coffee has been one of America’s favorite beverages for even longer? In fact, there is evidence that coffee came to the colonies as early as the days when Captain John Smith and others […]

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The reason is the season: Coffee’s seasonal taste and temperature trends

It’s one of the most wonderful times of the year! That’s right, spring has sprung and the latest edition of the National Coffee Data Trends (NCDT) report is here. Commissioned by the National Coffee Association (NCA) since 1950, the NCDT report is the longest-running study […]

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Flavor as the common thread for coffee quality along the value chain

Coffee cupping prep ©2019 Decisive Moment, NCA Convention The role of cupping in specialty coffee By Mario R. Fernández-Alduenda, The Coffee Quality InstituteExcerpted from The Sustainable Cultivation of CoffeeDiscount available for NCA members The popularity of coffee is still growing, but the definition of what […]

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Getting Started in Coffee Branding

It’s more than a logo. To learn more about coffee branding, NCA members can access the on-demand webinar, “Getting Started in Coffee Branding.” By Michael Wilson, Creative Director, Made Visible Studio Branding is not some sort of black magic. Rather, it is a methodic process […]

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3 Highlights From the National Coffee Association USA Convention 2019

Spencer Turer (Coffee Analysts), Julie O’Brien (The Coffee Trust), and Monica Walker (Walker Coffee Trading) enjoying a cupping session led by Blue Donkey Coffee at the NCA 2019 Convention in Atlanta Pt. 1: The Crema the Crop Leaders, experts, and entrepreneurs from across the coffee […]

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