Louisville, Kentucky-based specialty coffee chain Heine Brothers Coffee has paid $300,000 in back wages and damages to baristas following a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) investigation. Acting on a tip…
Month: January 2023
Weekly Coffee News: Philz Leaving DC, a Chemex Counterpoint and More
Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News. Keep up with all the latest stories by subscribing to DCN’s newsletter, featuring breaking coffee industry news and fresh coffee job listings. Philz Coffee Pulling Out…
Social Workers Not Security: How Starbucks Is Addressing Issues With Unhoused Individuals
This article is from the coffee website Sprudge at http://sprudge.com. This is the RSS feed version. The company is partnering with social workers to aid unhoused individuals.
Here’s The Book on Climate-Smart Coffee Production
UK-based publishing house Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing recently released what is arguably the most comprehensive and well-rounded text on climate-related sustainable agriculture in the coffee sector to date. Including chapters…
La Finca Coffee Spreads Family Traditions in St. Louis
Family and cultural traditions from Mexico and Colombia are converging around coffee in St. Louis, where La Finca Coffee‘s second location is now open. Colombian-style tinto made from black coffee…
Delta Airlines Is Taking The Espresso Martini A Mile High
This article is from the coffee website Sprudge at http://sprudge.com. This is the RSS feed version. Espresso martinis will be available on some Delta flights starting in March.
Coffee Design: Thankful Friend In San Diego, CA
This article is from the coffee website Sprudge at http://sprudge.com. This is the RSS feed version. We talk to the folks behind San Diego’s Thankful Friend Coffee.
Fairtrade Launches Humanitarian and Environmental Risk Map
The nonprofit Fairtrade International has released the Fairtrade Risk Map, an interactive tool designed to promote communication regarding human rights and environmental risks. The map launched with week with a…
Espresso Machine IoT Startup BibeCoffee Lands $2.2 Million Round
Greek coffee machine technology startup BibeCoffee has secured a US$2.2 million funding round led by Bulgarian investment firm Eleven Ventures. Founded in Athens in 2018, BibeCoffee offers IoT-based monitoring software…
Espresso Parts Partners with Japan’s Kalita to Launch Kalita USA
Japanese manual pourover equipment maker Kalita has reestablished an official United States outpost with the launch of Kalita USA. The new brand comes through a partnership with Washington State-based coffee…