Entering the home market this winter is a novel brewing device called NoAir, featuring a wine bottle-shaped brewer with a vacuum pump and stopper system. An initial production run of…
Month: December 2021
Pivots, Lockdowns, And Opportunity: For Cafe Owners In Brazil, 2021 Was A Year Like No Other
Cafes across Brazil look back at the challenges of 2021.
The Thirteenth Annual Sprudgie Award Finalists
Congratulations to all the finalists!
Passion is Baked Into Brooklyn’s Paloma Craft Coffee Roasters
A new day has dawned for Good Day Roasting in New York City. Good Day Owner and Roaster Reuben Villagomez is sunsetting the brand while firing new retail shops in…
At Least One Buffalo Starbucks Has Unionized
One location has voted yes, one no, and a third is still contested.
Superkop Introduces an Arresting Approach to Manual Espresso
A new electronics-free espresso maker called Superkop will soon be making its way into homes. The clean, traditional appearance of the Superkop hides a novel approach to the manual lever…
Workers at a Buffalo Starbucks Store Make Historic Vote to Unionize
In a high-profile moment for the labor movement in the post-pandemic United States, workers at a Buffalo, New York, Starbucks store have voted to unionize. Ballot counts from three different…
Genuine Origin Joins Artisan Plus Inventory Management Integration
United States-based green coffee supplier Genuine Origin has joined a small network green coffee suppliers in North America whose coffees are integrated with the inventory management service Artisan Plus (styled…
Help The Chocolate Barista Continue Its Mission
A GoFundMe page has been set up to raise $100,000.
Dutch Coffee Chains with 67 Locations Combine to Form Caféco
Three prominent specialty coffee chains in The Netherlands are merging to form a new franchise-driven company called Caféco. The merger brings together the coffee chains Doppio Espresso (25 retail locations)…