Coffee Report

Costa Coffee Cuts Jobs

Costa Coffee, a leading retail coffee chain in the United Kingdom, is eliminating more than 10% of its workforce as it reopens storefronts following a Covid-19 lockdown. Read more

Sep 14, 2020 3:15 AM Dan Shryock Coffee Report

Probat Launches New Shop Roaster

The P05 roaster is intended to give users greater control over the nuances of each roast while embodying Probat’s iconic design language. Read more

Sep 14, 2020 3:06 AM Dan Shryock Coffee Report

SCA Postpones 2021 Expo

The Specialty Coffee Association’s annual Expo has been postponed until September 2021, c.e.o. Yannis Apostolopoulos announced in a statement. The event, already canceled for 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, was originally set for April 2021. Read more

Sep 14, 2020 2:53 AM Dan Shryock Coffee Report

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US Coffee Grower Looks to Regenerative Crops

Frinj Coffee, the Southern California operation that proved quality coffee could be grown on the US mainland, is entering into land-use partnerships to investigate whether the coffee plant can be a regenerative crop. Read more

Aug 30, 2020 8:47 AM Dan Shryock Coffee Report

Starbucks Adds Traceability App for Consumers

Starbucks coffee consumers curious to know more about what they are drinking can now scan a bag of coffee beans and find out. Read more

Aug 29, 2020 12:00 AM Dan Shryock Coffee Report

Big Investment for Molecular Coffee

A Seattle coffee company says it can make better coffee without beans, and venture capitalists are investing $9 million to make it happen. Read more

Aug 14, 2020 9:22 AM Dan Shryock Coffee Report 4 Comments

Uganda Coffee Law Registers Farmers

Coffee farmers across Uganda are now expected to register and report on their operations to the government under a new National Coffee Bill that recently passed the Ugandan Parliament. Read more

Aug 14, 2020 9:15 AM Coffee Report

Walmart Delivers Coffee Roasted to Order

Walmart customers can now order fresh-roasted coffee online under a partnership with a Colorado-based coffee company. Read more

Jul 31, 2020 12:00 AM Coffee Report

Smallholding Famers Feel Effects of COVID-19

A new study by the Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung foundation concludes new investment will be needed to support smallholder farmers as they cope with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more

Jul 30, 2020 12:00 AM 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