Worker-Owned Slow Bloom Coffee Cooperative Comes Into Its Own in California

Slow Bloom Coffee Cooperative has grown up fast in Redlands, California, following the demise of long-running local coffee company Augie’s Coffee. This past spring, the worker-owned coffee cooperative formed mostly…

Weekly Coffee News: Colombia Best Cup, Robusta Fraud Guilty Verdict and More

Cafe Imports and Banexport to Host 2022 Colombia Best Cup Competition and Auction Minneapolis-based green coffee importer Cafe Imports and Colombian coffee development and trading company Banexport are inviting roasters…

Featuring Roasters Galore, the No Filter Coffee Fest is Coming to Charlotte

More than 30 quality-focused coffee roasting and coffee-adjacent companies will be making the trek to Charlotte, North Carolina, next month for the return of the No Filter Coffee Fest (formerly…

From the Founders of Kumquat, Loquat Coffee Comes to Fruition in LA

The owners of the Los Angeles multiroaster coffee bar Kumquat Coffee have opened a second L.A. cafe, called Loquat Coffee. Like their namesake fruits, both provide deliciousness may look and…

Full Speaker Lineup Announced for Upcoming Roast Summit in Seattle

Roast magazine has published the full lineup of speakers for the upcoming Roast Summit, taking place Thursday, Sept. 29, in Seattle one day ahead of Coffee Fest PNW. At the Seattle…

Sorting Equipment Maker QualySense Enlists Big Coffee Companies in Development Deal

Swiss industrial sorting equipment manufacturer QualySense says it has entered a partnership agreement worth $1 million with six of the world’s largest coffee companies to further develop its AI-driven green…

Study: Coffee Does Not Affect Long-Term Happiness

Despite the myriad things coffee does right — like make the world go ’round — it does not necessarily lead to long-term happiness, according to a study published earlier this…

One Small Batch at a Time, Fiddlehead Coffee Has Raised $60K+ for Ukraine Relief

Tackling a number of hardships head-on, Rochester, Minnesota-based small-batch roaster Fiddlehead Coffee has thus far sent more than $60,000 from coffee sales and donations to humanitarian support efforts in Ukraine….

Probat Replaces the Probatino with the Electric P01 Roaster

German roaster manufacturer Probat this week launched an all-electric, small-capacity model called the P01, which is replacing the gas-powered Probatino as the company expands its lineup of P Series shop…

Weekly Coffee News: Glitter Cat Bootcamp Returns, Reborn Coffee Hatches Big Plans and More

Glitter Cat Brings Back In-Person Bootcamps for 2023 Competition Season The multifaceted grassroots organization devoted to affecting inclusivity and diversity in coffee Glitter Cat is bringing back in-person bootcamp workshops…