With green coffee sales, a database of roast profiles and a high-tech home roasting machine poised to enter production, a Seattle-based startup called Bunafr is seeking to grow the home…
Month: October 2022
15 Producers Win as Best of Thailand Heads to Auction
Fifteen coffee lots have been identified as winners in a Cup of Excellence (CoE) pilot program for Thailand green coffees called Best of Thailand. CoE sibling nonprofit the Alliance for…
There’s Still Time To Submit For Oatly’s Big Idea Grant For Coffee
Applications must be submitted by October 28th.
Combining Specialty with Spicy, Roasty Buds Heats Up in Austin
With many North American coffee drinkers wrapped in the warm embrace of pumpkin spice season, a spicy new coffee company out of Austin, Texas, called Roasty Buds is significantly cranking…
In A World Of Pumpkin Spice Lattes, Have A Pumpkin Pie Latte
The Pumpkin Pie Latte from Watson’s Counter in Seattle is the latte you’ve really been searching for.
JNP Coffee Launching Grand Cru Burundi Private Auction in November
Burundi-focused green coffee trading company JNP Coffee is launching its first private specialty coffee auction, called Grand Cru Burundi, to take place online on Wednesday, Nov. 30. According to the…
Starbucks is Selling Seattle’s Best Coffee to Nestlé
Starbucks is selling the Seattle’s Best Coffee brand to global food giant Nestlé. Both companies announced the acquisition today. The terms have not been disclosed. Starbucks has owned Seattle’s Best…
Wildflyer Coffee Is Throwing Down And Raising Funds For A Second Cafe
Wildflyer needs just $25,000 to open their second cafe.
Bricco Blends Breaks Down Barriers to In-House Oat Milk for Cafes
An Austin, Texas-based startup vegan food and beverage manufacturing startup called Amalia Foods has launched Bricco Blends, a powdered oat milk base for coffee shops and cafes. Bricco Blends involves…
At BLK & Bold Coffee In Des Moines, Pernell Cezar Roasts A Beautiful Science
We interview Pernell Cezar of BLK & Bold Coffee