Multinational green coffee trading company Mercon Coffee Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States on Wednesday. The move was precipitated days earlier by the unexpected suspension of…
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Weekly Coffee News: McDonald’s Coffee Pilot + More Indies in Union Negotiations
Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News. Keep up with all the latest coffee industry stories and career opportunities by subscribing to DCN’s newsletter. Tell our editors about your news here. McDonald’s Launches Coffee-Focused Pilot…
A Little Spritz Before Grinding Is Good For Your Espresso, Says Science
This article is from the coffee website Sprudge at http://sprudge.com. This is the RSS feed version. A new study confirms what home baristas have known for a while.
Sucafina Subsidiary Beyers Koffie Building All-Electric Industrial Roastery
Belgian private-label coffee roasting company Beyers Koffie is creating what is likely to be the world’s largest all-electric industrial roastery. According to green coffee trading company Sucafina — the roaster’s…
Coffee Sprudgecast: The One With A Lot Of Beverages
This article is from the coffee website Sprudge at http://sprudge.com. This is the RSS feed version. Hosts Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen have too much coffee.
Study: A Pre-Grind Spritz Can Improve Espresso by Reducing Static and Clumping
New research suggests that adding a touch of moisture to roasted whole bean coffee just before grinding can result in less static electricity and clumping, resulting in more consistent and…
With New Roastery, Proyecto Diaz is Readying First Cafe in Oakland
An established roasting company with roots in Oaxaca, Mexico, Proyecto Diaz Coffee is opening its first brick-and-mortar cafe next week in Oakland, California. Coffees for the shop will be coming…
A Very Special Coffee Gift Guide From The Heart
This article is from the coffee website Sprudge at http://sprudge.com. This is the RSS feed version. What coffee gift do you get for the coffee person who has everything?
Australian Researchers Develop a ‘Coffee Character Wheel’
New research funded by an Australian government agricultural agency has produced the “Coffee Character Wheel,” a cupping tool designed to more thoroughly describe or identify coffee with the concept of…
Emma Chamberlain High-Key Regrets Starting Her Coffee Company
This article is from the coffee website Sprudge at http://sprudge.com. This is the RSS feed version. She reveals all on a three-hour-long podcast.