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Browse PostsAllpress Espresso Opens New London Roastery and Farringdon Café
The New Zealand-born specialty roaster expands its UK footprint with a Tottenham roastery and a Smithfield Market-facing café in early April.
Read more →Ecuador's Smallholder Coffees Get Their Moment: The First Farmers Collection Auction
Qima Coffee and the Alliance for Coffee Excellence launch Ecuador's first Private Collection Auction with 36 lots, a 90-point Geisha, and cuppers from 19 countries evaluating the results.
Read more →Lisbon Coffee Week Returns with G-Battle, a Knockout Geisha Brewing Competition
Portugal's largest specialty coffee festival runs March 23-29, featuring 33 competitors extracting high-complexity Geisha in a single-elimination brewing showdown.
Read more →Prairie House Coffee Opens Roastery Café in Orlando
Sisters Alexa Maisonet and Jade Dinsdale-Cyr expand their health-conscious coffee brand with a new production facility and tasting bar in College Park.
Read more →Flair's New 49 PRO Manual Espresso Maker Goes All Stainless Steel
Flair Espresso's most advanced lever machine features a 49mm portafilter, all-metal brew path, and redwood accents starting at $699.
Read more →The Indie Coffee Shop Paradox: Why They All Look the Same
New research from three universities finds that independent coffee shops across the US and Canada share such uniform aesthetics they function as a 'de facto brand' — the opposite of their positioning.
Read more →Three Women Launch IWCA Canada, Building Infrastructure for Gender Equity at Home
The International Women's Coffee Alliance expands to its 37th chapter as Isabelle Huard, Elsa Ouagmi, and Muna Mohammed bring women's empowerment to Canadian specialty coffee.
Read more →Portugal's Third-Wave Coffee Scene Arrives: Two Cafés Crack the World's 100 Best
7g Roaster in Porto and The Folks in Lisbon earn spots on the World's 100 Best Coffee Shops list, marking a turning point for Portugal's specialty coffee movement.
Read more →Ilse Coffee Opens in Great Barrington, Bringing Direct-Trade Relationships to the Berkshires
Connecticut specialty roaster ilse expands to Massachusetts with a second cafe, offering single-producer micro-lots and transparent sourcing that puts farmers first.
Read more →Necessity Coffee Expands Across North County San Diego with Colombian Direct Trade Focus
Jon Runion's specialty roaster opens two locations in Encinitas and San Marcos, pairing producer-direct Colombian coffees with cocktail-inspired signature drinks.
Read more →Unison Coffee Brings Omakase-Style Tastings to San Diego's Barrio Logan
A pop-up coffee experience pairs French dining elegance with Japanese trust-the-chef philosophy, showcasing local roasters and creative cocktail-inspired drinks.
Read more →Kafiex Roasters Named 2026 Micro Roaster of the Year
A Vancouver, Washington couple's passion project — started at a farmers market — earns Roast Magazine's top honor for small-batch specialty
Read more →Espy Cafe Opens in Ann Arbor with House-Roasted Coffee and Worker-First Model
A new Michigan cafe pairs equity-focused sourcing with scratch-made food, custom ceramics, and a profit-sharing structure that puts workers at the center.
Read more →Segara Coffee Brings Flores Specialty Beans to America—Straight from the Source
Environmental scientist Esther Singer launched Segara Coffee to import directly from multigenerational farmers in remote Flores, Indonesia, bypassing traditional supply chains.
Read more →Your Morning Coffee Could Clean Contaminated Water
UK researchers transform spent coffee grounds into biochar that removes up to 98% of heavy metals from water
Read more →Beyond the Cezve: Turkey's Specialty Coffee Revolution Reaches Global Scale
Turkish coffee culture is evolving as espresso and filter capture younger consumers, while homegrown roasters like Espressolab expand to 400 stores worldwide.
Read more →Sara Yirga Takes Ethiopian Coffee Expertise on the Road to Nairobi
Ethiopia's first SCA Authorized Specialty Trainer expands specialty coffee education across East Africa, challenging the old model of knowledge flowing only from consuming countries.
Read more →Wenbo Yang Takes US Roasting Crown, Completes Triple Championship Sweep
The Seattle-based competitor wins the 2026 US Coffee Roasters Championship, adding to his Brewers Cup and Latte Art titles in a historic run across disciplines.
Read more →Vessel Coffee Collaborative Brings National Roasters to Cleveland's Gordon Square
A new multi-roaster cafe in Detroit-Shoreway treats specialty coffee like wine, rotating beans from award-winning roasters you can't find anywhere else in Ohio.
Read more →CO2 Fermentation Lifts Natural-Process Coffee Into Specialty Territory
Colombian researchers find sealed-tank fermentation with carbon dioxide pushes natural coffee scores from 82 to nearly 87 points.
Read more →Blue Bottle Coffee Acquired by Luckin's Backer in $400 Million Deal
Centurium Capital, the controlling shareholder of China's Luckin Coffee, acquires Blue Bottle's global cafe business from Nestle at a steep discount.
Read more →From Waste to Wrap: Coffee Byproducts Could Replace Plastic in Food Packaging
New research shows coffee pulp, husks, and silverskin can strengthen bio-based packaging films while adding antimicrobial and UV-barrier properties.
Read more →IKAPE's K2 PRO Brings 58mm Commercial Baskets to Portable Espresso
A new portable espresso machine accepts standard commercial portafilter baskets, bringing café-grade extraction to outdoor brewing and travel.
Read more →SCA Sustainability Awards Name Thirteen Finalists from Brazil to Nigeria
The Specialty Coffee Association's 2026 awards recognize pioneers tackling climate, equity, and supply chain resilience—with winners announced at World of Coffee San Diego.
Read more →Bellwether's Electric Revolution: How 30 Origins and 26 Countries Are Reshaping In-House Roasting
Berkeley's Bellwether doubles its roaster installations and expands its curated green coffee marketplace to 30+ origins, enabling cafes to roast specialty coffee without gas lines or ventilation.
Read more →Eastern Europe's Specialty Coffee Scene Gets Its Own Festival in Bucharest
COFFeEAST returns March 20-22 with 250+ exhibitors, 150 specialty roasters, and the GreatEast Cup competition as Romania leads the region's coffee transformation.
Read more →Jamaica's Blue Mountain Coffee Fights Back: Festival Crowns Champions as Climate-Resilient Varieties Arrive
The 2026 Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival celebrated the island's legendary coffee while unveiling climate-adapted varieties and $120 million in hurricane recovery support.
Read more →Raleigh Hosts US Brewers Cup and Cup Tasters Championships at Champion-Founded Roastery
Black & White Coffee Roasters, founded by back-to-back US Barista Champions, welcomes 72 competitors to their Wake Forest headquarters March 26-29.
Read more →Brazil's Specialty Coffee Sector Eyes Growth Despite Market Turbulence
A new USDA report finds Brazilian specialty coffee gained 15% domestically in 2025, even as exports dipped and tariffs bit. Here's what's driving the optimism.
Read more →El Salvador's New Wave: SL28, Sudan Rume, and the African Varieties Reshaping Its Coffee
Fifth-generation Salvadoran producers are planting Kenyan SL28 and Ethiopian Gesha alongside their beloved Bourbon, chasing the ultra-specialty market while battling climate challenges.
Read more →Why Americans Are Choosing Lattes Over Drip: The Premium Coffee Shift
New data shows espresso-based drinks gaining ground while basic drip coffee sales decline. What this tells us about how people value coffee.
Read more →Rwanda's Coffee Moment: Record Exports and Regional Dominance
Rwanda earned a record $148.6 million from coffee in 2025, with export volumes up 39% year-on-year. The country has also overtaken Uganda as Kenya's top coffee supplier.
Read more →Ali Group Acquires Bunn: Coffee Equipment Giant Joins Rancilio Under Italian Powerhouse
The world's largest foodservice equipment company completes acquisition of the 69-year-old American brewer manufacturer, expanding its coffee empire.
Read more →World Barista Runner-Up Morgan Eckroth Puts Championship-Level Coffee in Your Kitchen
The 2022 World Barista Championship finalist releases Coffee, For Here, a 240-page guide with QR-linked video tutorials and 40 signature recipes.
Read more →Inside São Paulo's Urban Coffee Plantation: Breeding Tomorrow's Climate-Resilient Arabica
The world's largest urban coffee plantation at Brazil's Biological Institute just added 1,500 new trees to test drought-tolerant and pest-resistant arabica varieties.
Read more →Yemeni Coffee Houses Are Redefining Late-Night America
From Detroit to Silicon Valley, a wave of Yemeni-style cafes is creating alcohol-free social spaces that stay open past midnight—and changing how Americans think about coffee culture.
Read more →United Nations Makes It Official: October 1 Is Now International Coffee Day
The UN General Assembly voted 150-1 to formally designate October 1 as International Coffee Day, giving the holiday its first official recognition from the world body.
Read more →Good Food Awards Names 25 Coffees from 20 Roasters as 2026 Finalists
Thermal shock processing and experimental fermentation dominate the field as regional roasters from Treeline to Corvus compete for specialty coffee recognition.
Read more →Taiwan's First Indigenous Coffee Exchange Platform Launches in Yilan
Yilan Style partners with Lighten Cafe to connect Paiwan, Bunun, Atayal, and Amis coffee farmers with global specialty buyers.
Read more →Kauai Coffee Extends Layoff Warnings as Lease Standoff Continues
America's largest coffee producer faces uncertain future as March deadline passes without resolution, with 140 workers receiving monthly WARN notice extensions
Read more →Royal Cup to Acquire Farmer Brothers in $28 Million Deal
Two century-old American coffee companies combine forces, creating a national beverage platform spanning roasting, distribution, and equipment services.
Read more →The Lab-Grown Solution to Coffee's Climate Crisis
French startup Amatera raises €6 million to develop 'Robustica'—a variety that pairs Robusta's resilience with Arabica's prized flavor profile.
Read more →Black Crown Collective Brings $20 Pour-Overs to the US Capitol
A specialty coffee shop with Onyx Coffee Lab roasts now operates inside the Cannon House Office Building, complete with price transparency on every bean.
Read more →Bevel Coffee Opens in Altadena: First New Storefront Since the Eaton Fire
Kevin Mejia's Honduran-rooted specialty roaster becomes one of the first permanent businesses to open after the devastating January 2025 fire, bringing single-origin coffee and community back to Allen Avenue.
Read more →World of Coffee Dubai 2026 Sets Records with 20,000 Trade Visits and $400M in Business
The fifth edition of Dubai's specialty coffee exhibition drew professionals from 80 countries, generating major partnerships and securing a five-year SCA renewal through 2031.
Read more →Discourse Coffee Voluntarily Recognizes Worker Union, Setting a Fourth-Wave Standard
Milwaukee's experimental fourth-wave coffee roaster embraces employee unionization without contest, as CEO Ryan Castelaz argues better conditions benefit everyone.
Read more →Specialty Coffee's Biggest Trade Show Gets a New Name and a West Coast Home
After thirty years as Specialty Coffee Expo, North America's premier coffee event rebrands as World of Coffee and heads to San Diego this April.
Read more →Taiwan's Specialty Coffee Festival Opens in Kaohsiung with Southeast Asian Focus
The four-day event brings together nearly 50 Taiwanese coffee brands alongside exhibitors from Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia, highlighting the region's growing specialty coffee scene.
Read more →How Colombia Became the World's Fermentation Lab
From washed-coffee champion to co-ferment pioneer, Colombian producers are rewriting what specialty coffee can taste like.
Read more →San Diego's Frequent Coffee Is Making Decaf Worth Seeking Out
A new roaster proves that caffeine-free doesn't have to mean flavour-free, using carbonic maceration, thermal shock, and other experimental processing methods.
Read more →Women in Coffee Convene in Bali for Largest Global Gathering Yet
The International Women's Coffee Alliance brings 30+ chapters to Indonesia for its 2026 Global Convention, with new Cup of Excellence partnerships and origin tours through Bali's coffee farms.
Read more →Sumseron Opens Pre-Orders for 2026 Kenya SL28 Harvest
More than 15 tonnes of traceable, high-cupping Kenyan coffees from regenerative farms and women-led cooperatives now available for specialty buyers.
Read more →Equal Origins Launches 'Raise Your Cup' to Spotlight Women Who Grow Your Coffee
The UN's International Year of the Woman Farmer prompts a new campaign highlighting the invisible workforce behind specialty coffee.
Read more →Against All Odds: Okinawa's Specialty Coffee Pioneers Prove the Experts Wrong
Three small farms in Japan's Okinawa prefecture have achieved Q Grade certification, defying conventional wisdom about coffee's climate requirements.
Read more →Panama Moves to Trademark 'Panama Geisha' as $30,000-Per-Kilo Auctions Draw Counterfeiters
SCAP files for global trademark protection of the world's most expensive coffee variety, but smaller producers worry they'll be left out.
Read more →Luckin's Biggest Shareholder Buys Blue Bottle Coffee from Nestlé in $400 Million Deal
Centurium Capital, the private equity firm behind Luckin Coffee's turnaround, acquires the Oakland-born specialty chain at a steep discount to Nestlé's original investment.
Read more →Vancouver's Largest Cafe Blends Korean Coffee Culture with Specialty Ambitions
C Market Coffee opens a 5,000-square-foot flagship near Queen Elizabeth Park, bringing Korean-inspired drinks, brutalist design, and a full kitchen to Vancouver's specialty scene.
Read more →Painted Leopard Brings El Salvador's Monte Cacahuatique to San Francisco
The Bay Area's only El Salvador-focused roaster opens its first cafe, sourcing directly from a civil war-survivor cooperative at 1,400 metres.
Read more →Why Specialty Coffee Roasters Are Teaming Up in 2026
From Onyx to La Cabra, the industry's best roasters are pooling expertise and sharing lots. Here's why collaboration has become essential.
Read more →Scientists Discover Three New Coffee Compounds That Outperform Diabetes Drug in Lab Tests
Chinese researchers identify previously unknown diterpene esters in roasted arabica beans that inhibit a key diabetes-linked enzyme more effectively than common medication.
Read more →Santander Steps Up: Colombia's First Regional International Coffee Auction Arrives in Bucaramanga
The Northeastern Colombian Coffee Fair debuts an international auction for specialty lots from Santander, one of Colombia's most shade-grown, high-quality regions.
Read more →The Wobble Disk Roaster: How a Retired Designer Created a $150 Home Roaster
Larry Cotton's open-source wobble disk roaster lets DIY enthusiasts build a 350-gram capacity home roaster from a flour sifter and pizza pan.
Read more →Wenbo Yang Wins 2026 US Roasters Championship in Houston
The Seattle-based barista and roaster adds a roasting title to his 2023 Brewers Cup and 2024 Latte Art championships, cementing his status as one of specialty coffee's most versatile competitors.
Read more →Global Coffee Awards World Championship Heads to El Salvador This Month
The inaugural world finals bring together regional champions from three continents to compete for the title of world's best roaster at PRF El Salvador, March 24-27.
Read more →Julius Meinl Hits 100% Responsibly Selected Coffee After 160 Years in the Game
Vienna's oldest roaster now sources all its coffee through the Global Coffee Platform's sustainability framework, with plans to extend to all branded products by 2028.
Read more →Klatch Coffee's Mujeres de Café Returns with Las Mercedes' Finest
The Southern California roaster's annual March blend combines three distinct lots from Lucia Ortiz's women-operated El Salvador farm, with proceeds supporting Grounds for Health.
Read more →Barista Champion Lem Butler Walks 10K in Ethiopia to Raise Funds for Women Coffee Farmers
The 2016 US Barista Champion leads a fundraising walk in Sidama on International Women's Day, highlighting the distances rural women travel for healthcare.
Read more →Royal Coffee Launches $250,000 Matching Campaign for Women's Health in East Africa
The specialty importer matches every dollar raised to bring cervical cancer screening to 5,000 women farmers, with Equator Coffees as founding partner.
Read more →AeroPress Goes Metal: The Steel Edition Marks 20 Years of Brewing Innovation
The beloved manual brewer gets a professional-grade stainless steel upgrade with 20% more capacity and double-wall vacuum insulation.
Read more →World's Largest Specialty Roaster Gathering Heads to El Salvador
The Producer Roaster Forum returns to San Salvador in March with 500+ international roasters, $15.7 million in projected deals, and the Global Coffee Awards finals.
Read more →US Brewers Cup and Cup Tasters Head to Raleigh's Black & White HQ
March brings two championships to Black & White Coffee Roasters — a venue founded by two former US Barista Champions, now hosting the next generation of competitors.
Read more →Ecuador's First Farmer's Collection Auction Names Imbabura Geisha Top Lot
Andrés Yépez's 90.13-point Geisha from Hostería Cananvalle claims highest honours as Ecuador enters the premium coffee auction circuit.
Read more →Ethiopia Pushes to Make Its Coffee Ceremony UNESCO Heritage
The birthplace of coffee is mounting a coordinated campaign to inscribe its traditional buna ceremony on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, blending cultural preservation with trade strategy.
Read more →FairWave Appoints New CEO as Specialty Coffee Collective Swells to 14 Brands
Kansas City's private equity-backed FairWave names Justin Seamonds as CEO, with acquisitions from Ceremony to Spyhouse reshaping indie specialty coffee.
Read more →Jay and Kristen Ruskey, the Couple Who Put California Coffee on the Map, Have Died
The founders of Frinj Coffee passed away just weeks after their California-grown Gesha sold at international auction for the first time.
Read more →International Coffee Organization Launches Global Campaign Positioning Coffee as Development Catalyst
The ICO's new 'Coffee Is Part of the Solution' initiative aims to unite the industry around climate resilience, farmer livelihoods, and sustainability
Read more →Kenya's Nairobi Coffee Exchange Bets Big on Digital Trading and Farmer Dignity
A new five-year plan aims to transform Kenya's coffee marketplace with real-time data, farm-to-cup traceability, and pricing that rewards quality.
Read more →Oval Coffee Roasters Brings Women-Produced Specialty to 450 Sprouts Stores
The Bronx-based light-roast specialist partners with KeHE to debut nationwide at Sprouts Farmers Market, featuring coffees from women-led farms.
Read more →Rob Hoos Puts a Roasting Mentor in Your Pocket with New AI-Powered App
Roasting Lab launches iOS and Android apps with an AI assistant trained exclusively on the roasting consultant's books and courses, bringing expert guidance to roasters at every level.
Read more →Yellow Sun Brings Saudi-Caliber Roasting to Bushwick
Hemi Coffee co-founder Mohammad Wahid launches a minimalist single-origin cafe in Brooklyn, rotating transparent coffees from Yemen to Ethiopia.
Read more →Camp Coffee Shop: Barista Magazine Brings Summer Camp Energy to Café Business Education
A four-day retreat in Napa Valley this August offers coffee shop owners workshops, keynotes from Andrea Allen and Ian Williams, and something trade shows can't provide—time to think.
Read more →Yunnan's Coffee Revolution: How China's Tea Country Became a Specialty Coffee Powerhouse
From 8% to 32% specialty grade in three years, Yunnan province is rewriting China's coffee story with arabica exports now reaching 30 countries.
Read more →La Colombe Bets Nearly Half a Billion Dollars on Michigan Ready-to-Drink Future
Chobani-owned specialty roaster announces $479 million expansion at its Norton Shores plant, the largest investment in Muskegon County history
Read more →Lardera Coffee Roasters Opens 80,000 Square Foot Production Hub in New Jersey
Tea giant Adagio's coffee division finally brings roasting in-house with a massive East Rutherford facility featuring a 60kg IMF roaster and direct-trade sourcing.
Read more →Mocha Point Brings Yemen's Coffee Legacy to the American Midwest
A family-owned Yemeni coffee shop expands from St. Charles to Kansas City to St. Louis, connecting America to the birthplace of the coffee trade.
Read more →Mad Can Coffee Brings Can-Sealed Drinks to Montana's Flathead Valley
A mother-daughter team in Kalispell is using Australian-style seaming machines to serve espresso drinks in pop-tab cans, turning a viral coffee trend into a permanent storefront.
Read more →Daysol Coffee Lab Transforms Birmingham Brewery into 8,000 Square Foot Coffee Hub
Former EMT and traveling musician Bert Davis brings his roasting operation to a massive downtown space combining specialty coffee with art and live music.
Read more →National Coffee Association Names 2026 Industry Award Winners
Pedro Gaviña receives posthumous Distinguished Leadership Award while Nora Johnson and Thomas Hartley earn recognition at annual convention
Read more →Caffeto Specialty Coffee Brings Family Farm from Caldas to North Carolina
Sisters Valentina and Maria Castellanos connect their family's 1,800-metre Colombian coffee farm to a Lake Norman cafe, shipping freshly roasted beans every two weeks.
Read more →Càphin Doubles Down on Minneapolis with Downtown Cafe
Second-generation Vietnamese-American couple expands their phin-brewed coffee operation from Linden Hills to the Warehouse District, bringing egg coffee and salted caramel cold foam to the Kickernick Building.
Read more →Coffee Project NY Plants Its Flag in Hell's Kitchen
The SCA-certified specialty coffee company opens its seventh Manhattan location with signature deconstructed lattes and an emphasis on warmth.
Read more →Dayglow Coffee Brings Multi-Roaster Concept to Georgetown
The LA-born café that showcases up to 20 different roasters is heading to Washington DC this summer, its seventh location and first on the East Coast south of Brooklyn.
Read more →Probat's GT Series Brings Industrial Grinding Into Smaller Footprints
The German roasting equipment giant introduces a new roller mill line that promises 25% less floor space while processing up to 1,800 kilograms of coffee per hour.
Read more →The US Barista Championship Heads to Denver for the First Time
June 2026 brings the USBC to Huckleberry Roasters' headquarters, where 36 competitors will compete for the national title and a spot at the World Barista Championship in Panama.
Read more →24 Roasters Head to Houston This Weekend to Compete for the National Title
The 2026 US Coffee Roasters Championship runs February 27 to March 1 at Roastronix headquarters, with defending champion Diego Guartan eligible to return.
Read more →Playground Art & Coffee Brings Creative Maker Space to San Diego's North Park
A new coffeehouse combining retro vibes, specialty drinks from local roaster Torque Coffee, and hands-on creative workshops opens March 26.
Read more →Coffee Project NY Takes Its Women Roasters Scholarship to Colombia
The fifth annual Women Coffee Roasters Scholarship heads to Medellín, removing travel barriers for aspiring roasters facing dated gender stereotypes.
Read more →Driftaway Coffee Named 2026 Roaster of the Year
Brooklyn's subscription-first roastery becomes the first New York company to win Roast Magazine's top honor in 22 years
Read more →Mill City Roasters Unveils M-Series Machines, Brings Manufacturing Home
Minneapolis roaster-maker launches flagship machines built entirely in-house at new 40,000-square-foot facility
Read more →VOCAL Report Challenges Coffee Industry's Sustainability Status Quo
A new report from the VOCAL Coffee Alliance argues that project-based sustainability programs fail farmers and calls for embedding fair pricing into core procurement.
Read more →La Marzocco's True Artisan Club Now Celebrates American Cafes With Millions of Shots Pulled
The legendary espresso machine maker brings its longevity recognition program to the US, honoring machines that have pulled up to 4 million shots.
Read more →University of Kentucky Launches Coffee Science Degree—Yes, Really
A Q-grader professor with Honduran roots is building the first Coffee, Science and Culture certificate for undergraduates at UK's new coffee lab.
Read more →Onyx Coffee Lab Crowned World's Best Coffee Shop for 2026
The Arkansas roaster moved from #2 to #1 in the World's 100 Best Coffee Shops ranking, announced at CoffeeFest Madrid on February 16.
Read more →Black Sheep Coffee Brings Specialty Robusta to Texas
The UK chain that built a cult following on 100% specialty-grade Robusta is expanding aggressively in the US, with 20 new stores planned across Dallas-Fort Worth over the next five years.
Read more →Brewbird and the Fourth Wave: How a $10,000 Machine Is Reinventing Office Coffee
Bay Area startup Brewbird is bringing specialty pour-over to corporate offices with QR-coded pods, whole-bean grinding, and partnerships with 14 local roasters.
Read more →Coffee's Price Whiplash: What the 2026 Market Roller Coaster Means for Your Morning Cup
After hitting all-time highs, coffee prices crashed 20% in three weeks. Here's what's really happening and why your latte still costs more.
Read more →Compass Coffee Sold: London's Caffe Nero Wins DC Chain's Bankruptcy Auction at $4.76 Million
UK coffee giant Caffe Nero wins the auction to buy Washington DC's Compass Coffee out of bankruptcy, planning to keep 17 locations open under the Compass name.
Read more →Concept Coffee Sacramento: When a Chef and a Roaster Meet on a Bike Ride
Sacramento's Midtown district welcomes a new café where Kingdom Coffee beans, chef-driven breakfast, and minimalist design come together after a chance cycling connection.
Read more →Spirit Origin Opens Central America's First Coffee Omakase in Roatán
The rebranded Honduran specialty coffee company debuts a 12,000-square-foot flagship with roastery, restaurant, and guided coffee tasting experiences.
Read more →15,000 Starbucks Baristas Just Entered a Company-Wide Competition
Starbucks' 2026 North America Barista Championship kicks off in April, pitting partners against each other in latte art, beverage quality, and coffeehouse rush simulations.
Read more →After 30 Years, Specialty Coffee Expo Becomes World of Coffee
North America's largest coffee trade show rebrands for the first time, adding Producer Village and celebrating the 20th World Latte Art Championship in San Diego this April.
Read more →Ethiopia's 2026 Harvest: Why Washed Coffee Is About to Get Scarce
Record cherry prices are pushing Ethiopian farmers toward natural processing, creating a looming shortage of washed specialty lots from Yirgacheffe, Sidama, and Guji.
Read more →Gregorys Coffee Goes National: Manhattan's Specialty Chain Opens Franchising
After 20 years perfecting fast-paced specialty coffee across 50 NYC locations, Gregorys Coffee launches franchising with Craveworthy Brands backing.
Read more →Climate Change Has Added 47 Extra Days of 'Coffee-Harming Heat' Across Growing Regions
New Climate Central analysis finds all 25 major coffee-producing countries now experience additional weeks of damaging heat above 30°C due to global warming.
Read more →Harvard Study: Two to Three Cups of Coffee Daily Linked to 18% Lower Dementia Risk
A 43-year study of 130,000 people finds moderate caffeinated coffee consumption associated with reduced dementia risk and slower cognitive decline.
Read more →Coffee Uplifts People Opens at Harlem's Africa Center, Funding Fair Trade Expansion
The Brooklyn roaster's new Fifth Avenue cafe directs proceeds toward growing fair-trade cooperatives across five East African coffee-producing nations.
Read more →From Huila to Las Vegas: Iwana Coffee Brings Family Farm to the Strip
Two Colombian sisters connect their 80-hectare family farm to a Las Vegas cafe, roasting Pink Bourbon and Geisha with help from their father's processing hub.
Read more →Kenya's Finest Show Up: Taste of Harvest 2026 Results
Tatu Coffee takes first and third in Washed Arabica, while Gachiku and Ngacha estates shine in Natural and Honey categories. A record 100 submissions competed.
Read more →USDA's $1 Billion Specialty Crop Program Includes Coffee—Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and California Growers Have Until March 13
U.S. coffee farmers can access new federal assistance as production drops 20%. For Hawaii's Kona growers battling berry borers and leaf rust, the timing is urgent.
Read more →AI Weather Forecasts Reach Rwandan Coffee Farmers
A Gates Foundation pilot brings enterprise-grade climate intelligence to East African cooperatives, helping smallholders time their harvests.
Read more →Pact Coffee Goes All-In on Women Growers for March
The UK roaster will source 100% of its core range from women farmers across Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, and Rwanda, spotlighting 20 producers.
Read more →Keurig Dr Pepper's $18 Billion Bid for JDE Peet's Will Create World's Largest Coffee Company
The tender offer is now open: KDP's acquisition of JDE Peet's would combine Keurig, Peet's, L'OR, and Jacobs into a $16 billion coffee powerhouse spanning 100+ countries.
Read more →Greggs Overtakes Costa as UK's Biggest Coffee Chain
The bakery chain has quietly become Britain's largest branded coffee outlet, with 2,737 locations to Costa's 2,707. It's a milestone that says as much about value as it does about lattes.
Read more →Luckin Coffee Hits 30,000 Stores — Six Times Faster Than Starbucks
China's Luckin Coffee reached a staggering 30,000 locations in just eight years, outpacing Starbucks by a factor of six and debuting a new Origin Flagship format.
Read more →Two New US Coffee Champions Crowned in Seattle
Marco Monzon of Mandarin Coffee and Hugo Cano of Texture Coffee took home titles at the 2026 US Latte Art and Coffee in Good Spirits Championships.
Read more →Liminal Coffee: Where a Cup of Makeworth Beans Funds a Way Out of Homelessness
Bellingham's Lighthouse Mission opens a specialty coffee shop that trains formerly homeless residents as baristas, with every dollar going back to housing.
Read more →A Coffee Bar Just Landed a James Beard Nomination. That's Never Happened Before.
Onyx Coffee Lab is a 2026 James Beard Award semifinalist for Outstanding Bar — the first specialty coffee operation to crack a category dominated by cocktail and wine spots.
Read more →Intelligentsia Is Opening a Drive-Thru. Yes, Really.
One of third-wave coffee's founding names is putting a walk-up window and drive-thru lane in a former Wienerschnitzel. What happens when specialty meets speed?
Read more →A Free Tool to Help Farmers Pick the Right Coffee Trees for 2050
World Coffee Research launches CafeClima, a platform that pairs climate projections with variety trial data to guide replanting decisions across the coffee belt.
Read more →The Barista League Just Rewrote the Rules of Coffee Competition
For 2026, The Barista League has flipped its scoring to reward creativity and service over technical precision. The drink is now worth just 38% of the score.
Read more →Brazil Is About to Harvest More Coffee Than Ever Before
CONAB forecasts a record 66.2 million bags for 2026, driven by a strong biennial cycle and timely rains across Minas Gerais.
Read more →The Original Starbucks Manifesto Now Lives in a University Library
Starbucks co-founder Jerry Baldwin, green coffee veteran Russ Kramer, and the Specialty Coffee Association have donated their archives to UC Davis.
Read more →Vietnamese Police Seize Tons of Fake Coffee Made From Soybeans and Corn
Raids across Vietnam's Central Highlands and Mekong Delta uncovered industrial-scale operations churning out counterfeit ground coffee from cheap substitutes.
Read more →George Howell at 81: Fifty Years of Chasing the Perfect Cup
The man who created the Frappuccino, founded the Cup of Excellence, and pioneered light roast coffee in America is still not satisfied.
Read more →Passenger Coffee Just Released a Kenya Harvested in 2016 — and It Tastes Like It Was Picked Yesterday
A Lancaster roaster's decade-long experiment in freezing green coffee reaches its most ambitious proof point yet.
Read more →CQI Triples Its Global Coffee Fund and Invites the Industry to Match
The Coffee Quality Institute is putting $500,000 behind coffee education at origin, with a new matching grants program announced in Addis Ababa.
Read more →Time Is the Symptom, Not the Disease
Rethinking the Role of Contact Time in Coffee Extraction
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