Blending, roasting & processing
The Evolution of Coffee
69% of Americans drink 2 or more cups of coffee every day – everything from Folgers to craft coffee roasters carefully curated in a home coffee maker or at the local coffee shop – how did the humble cup of joe come to be such a cultural phenomenon?
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Equipment & packaging, Origins
New products and plenty of tea at Coffee Fest New York
The city that never sleeps will be well caffeinated this month as two coffee (and tea) shows are taking place in March: Coffee Fest New York (3-5) and the Coffee & Tea Festival NYC (23-24).
Blending, roasting & processing, Equipment & packaging, Origins, Product news
Extract Coffee launches Kickflip espresso to help Ethiopian skateboarders
Bristol-based Extract Coffee Roasters has launched a limited edition espresso called Kickflip, as part of a campaign to encourage skaters to donate their spare boards to charity Ethiopia Skate.
WRAP and OPRL announce strategic partnership
WRAP and OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) will work together towards meeting the UK’s recycling targets.
Blending, roasting & processing, Equipment & packaging, Sustainability
Dominik Mucklow joins Cropster as product manager for origin and R&D
Cropster, a software solution for the coffee industry, has appointed Dominik Mucklow as product manager for origin and research & development.
Sugimoto Tea Company increases production with new factory
Following increasing demand for high quality and authentic organic Japanese matcha, Sugimoto Tea Company has increased production through opening a second factory in Shizouka, Japan.
DMCC Coffee Centre opens to drive trade through Middle East
DMCC has opened the ‘DMCC Coffee Centre’, a state-of-the-art 7,500m² temperature-controlled facility, and the first of its kind in the Middle East.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Equipment & packaging
Tea Masters Cup to Debut in the US at World Tea Expo 2019
The Tea Masters Cup will have its debut in the US this year, with the first national qualifying round taking place at the World Tea Expo, 11-13 June in Las Vegas.
CLR Roasters to expand in Nicaragua
CLR Roasters, together with its Nicaraguan partners, H and H Export and Marisol Silas, plans to expand in Nicaragua through the construction of one of the largest processing mills in Central America.
Caribou Coffee partners with Girls on the Run for 2019’s Amy’s Blend
Caribou Coffee has released its Amy’s Blend for 2019, a coffee that pays tribute to the company’s first roastmaster, Amy Erickson, celebrating the way she lived and her enduring legacy of leadership.
New line of coffee from Taste of Home
US food magazine, Taste of Home, has launched it’s own line of coffee, The Taste of Home Small Batch Coffee subscription.
Teatulia turns over a new leaf with Tea Sodas
Teatulia, a Denver-based tea company, is poised to create even more customer demand as it launches its first ready-to-drink line, Tea Soda.
Blending, roasting & processing, Equipment & packaging, Product news
The next generation of coffee leaders enroll in illy’s Master program
illycaffè has opened its ninth academic year of the inter-University level one Master’s Degree in the Economics and Science of Coffee-Ernesto Illy.
ACE reschedules Cup of Excellence for 2020
ACE, the non-profit organisation which operates the Cup of Excellence, has announced that it has been forced to cancel this year’s Cup of Excellence, which was due to take place in Nicaragua.