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A Brief History Of Coffee Unions
Organized labor in the coffee industry is having a moment, but it is nothing new.
USDA Report: Coffee Consumption Booming in China as Domestic Production Slows

Chinese green coffee production is on the decline while domestic demand for unroasted and roasted coffee is expanding rapidly as more consumers embrace the beverage, according to a new report…
Fairtrade International Names Sandra Uwera New Global CEO

Fairtrade International has announced the appointment of Rwandan national Sandra Uwera to its top executive position, global CEO. Uwera succeeds Nyagoy Nyong’o, the former Fairtrade Africa executive director who held…
Rancilio Expands Specialty Line with the New Rancilio Invicta

Italian espresso equipment company Rancilio Group has revealed the second commercial espresso machine in the five-year-old Rancilio Specialty line, the Rancilio Invicta. Introduced to the United States earlier this month…
Meet Cupsy, The Coffee Cup That’s Really A Big Bad Bong
So silly, so perfect, so Cupsy.
Sprudge Maps Spotlight: Open Eye Cafe In Carrboro, NC
Open Eye Cafe in Carrboro, North Carolina.
Coracle Coffee Sets Sail with Instant Coffee Packets

A new “specialty instant” coffee company called Coracle Coffee has got coffee in the bag — or, more precisely, in the water-soluble pouch. Each individual serving of Coracle’s freeze-dried, granulated…
Starbucks Adds $4.2 Million to Colombian Coffee Renovation Project

Starbucks is supplying a $4.2 million grant that is expected to result in 22 million new arabica coffee trees plus early-growth fertilizer among thousands of farmers in Colombia. The investment…
Stumptown Coffee Roasters Partner With Oatly To Serve First-Annual “Earth Day Latte”
This Earth Day (April 22nd) through the weekend, order an “Earth Day Latte” at participating Stumptown Coffee cafes and you’ll not only enjoy a plant-based, “Rose Gold” flavored drink—Stumptown and Oatly will each donate $1 to Zero Foodprint, James Beard Foundation’s 2020 Humanitarian of the Year.