Coffee Report

Medical Update: Coffee Fights Skin Cancer

A soon-to-be-published report indicates coffee can help fight melanoma, a leading skin cancer. Read more

Jun 29, 2020 9:01 AM Coffee Report

Coffee, Tea Leaders Boycott Social Media

Starbucks, Unilever, and Cola-Cola - leaders in the coffee and tea industries - have joined a growing legion of companies that stopped advertising on social media in an effort to force digital platforms to curb hate speech. Read more

Jun 29, 2020 7:26 AM Coffee Report

Nespresso Unveils Aluminum Capsules

Jun 23, 2020 3:26 PM Coffee Report

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Starbucks Shifts Toward Takeaway

Starbucks announced a shift in its US retail strategy last week with an emphasis on takeaway sales instead of the traditional sit-and-sip coffee shop experience. Read more

Jun 16, 2020 2:10 PM Coffee Report

A Cautionary Covid Tale: Coffee Chain Closes

Espresso Royale, a 14-café coffee chain centered in American university cities across the Midwest, has shut down operations leaving 227 employees without work. Read more

Jun 16, 2020 2:08 PM Dan Shryock Coffee Report

Diedrich Roasters Expands with New Facility

Diedrich Roasters, an American manufacturer of specialty batch roasting systems, recently opened a new manufacturing facility. The new 80,000-square-foot factory consolidates operations and headquarters under one roof. Read more

Jun 16, 2020 2:07 PM Coffee Report

JDE Peet’s IPO raises $2.5 Billion

It took only 10 days for JAB Holding Company to announce and deliver an initial stock offering for its coffee subsidiary JDE Peet’s. The goal was to raise $2 billion. Read more

Jun 2, 2020 2:22 PM Coffee Report

SCA Launches New Products Platform

The Specialty Coffee Association last week rolled out an online platform to showcase new products in the coffee industry. Read more

Jun 2, 2020 2:20 PM Coffee Report

Probat Opens New US Facility

Coffee roasting industry leader PROBAT, Inc., opened a new industrial facility in suburban Chicago this month, doubling its space. Read more

May 15, 2020 12:00 AM Coffee Report

Pandemic’s Impact: Expect Drop in Coffee Demand

The worldwide economic decline caused by the coronavirus pandemic will drive down demand for coffee. The big question is how far down will it go? Read more

May 5, 2020 6:59 PM Dan Shryock Coffee Report

Starbucks Reopens US Stores

The company is reopening its stores across the United States with what c.e.o. Kevin Johnson calls “the concept of the third place.” Read more

May 5, 2020 6:56 PM Coffee Report

Starbucks Updates COVID-19 Policies

Starbucks, the world’s largest retail coffee chain, detailed its courses of action in late March as it faces COVID-19 infections both in its home city of Seattle and around the world. Read more

Apr 2, 2020 10:31 AM Coffee Report

Ethiopia Earns $500 Million From Coffee

Ethiopian coffee exports generated about $500 million dollars during the first eight months of that country’s fiscal year, government officials said. Read more

Apr 2, 2020 10:30 AM Coffee Report

Rooke Leads British Coffee Association

Paul Rooke is the new executive director of the British Coffee Association. His immediate concerns are the impacts of COVID-19 and Brexit on the UK coffee industry. Read more

Apr 2, 2020 10:28 AM Coffee Report

Lavazza Donates $11 Million to Virus Fight

Lavazza donated $11 million in March to support Italian efforts to fight the coronavirus COVID-19. Read more

Apr 2, 2020 10:25 AM Coffee Report