‘Top Coffee’ Series Pilot Explores the Stories Behind the Coffee Shop

by savage | Aug 12, 2022 | Uncategorized

A visual creative agency based in Greenville, South Carolina, called Electric Soul Creative has pointed its cameras at specialty coffee for a new streamable series called Top Coffee. A 34-minute…

Mixed Messages: Is Coffee Good or Bad for Us? It Might Help, But It Doesn’t Enhance Health

by savage | Aug 12, 2022 | Uncategorized

Coffee is good for you. Or it’s not. Maybe it is, then it isn’t, then it is again. If you drink coffee, and follow the news, then perhaps you’ve noticed…

Torr Industries Buzzing with New Hive Brew Scalable Cold Brew System

by savage | Aug 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

Redding, California-based production equipment manufacturer Torr Industries is giving new shape to cold coffee production, and it’s hexagonal. Torr’s new cold coffee production system called Hive Brew builds upon the…

Design Details: A Cafe of Containers at Café Kontejner in Prague

by savage | Aug 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

Project: Café Kontejner (Instagram link) Location: Prague, Czech Republic Size: 90 square meters (968 square feet) Owner: B&M Gastro s.r.o Architect: COLLARCH Lead Architects/Designers: Ondřej Janků, Shota Tsikoliya Photography: Peter…

Researchers in Ethiopia Determine What Has Biggest Impact on Coffee Quality

by savage | Aug 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

Working in coffee’s genetic birthplace, a group of researchers in Ethiopia recently explored a question that’s confounded the coffee industry since the dawn of commercial cultivation: What factors most impact…

Column: The Craft Revolution Helped Develop the Market for Specialty Coffee

by savage | Aug 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

The craft revolution is everywhere: Craft beers, specialty coffee, handmade soaps and artisanal ice cream. While some may think this is foolish snobbery, others revel in the esthetics of craft experiences….

Starbucks Takes Lead in EV Infrastructure Race through Volvo Partnership

by savage | Aug 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

Starbucks is helping to lead the literal charge of electric vehicle travel, today unveiling its first EV charging stations in partnership with Volvo Cars USA and charger-maker ChargePoint Holdings. Although…

Vessel Craft Coffee Lands with Flagship Roastery Cafe in Norfolk

by savage | Aug 10, 2022 | Uncategorized

It might be difficult for fans of Norfolk, Virginia’s Vessel Craft Coffee to contain their excitement now that the roasting company has dropped anchor at its flagship roastery cafe. Within…

Intelligentsia Coffee Chicago Baristas Vote to Unionize

by savage | Aug 9, 2022 | Uncategorized

Workers at five Intelligentsia Coffee retail locations in Chicago have voted to unionize. Local 1220 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) filed a petition for a union on…

ACE and M-Cultivo Launch ‘Ethiopia Select’ Direct-to-Roaster Marketplace

by savage | Aug 9, 2022 | Uncategorized

The United States-based nonprofit Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE) and online sales platform provider M-Cultivo have teamed up to launch Ethiopia Select, an online marketplace for high-quality, traceable Ethiopian coffees….