Inclusivity-focused North Carolina roasting company 321 Coffee has shifted its roasting operations into a larger facility, adding equipment that more than triples production capacity...

UK-born coffee chain Caffè Nero has put in a bid to buy Compass Coffee’s assets following the Washington D.C.-area chain’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing earlier this month...

A new hub for coffee innovation opened last summer in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, courtesy of Melitta North America...

World of Coffee San Diego 2026 registration is now open, La Colombe Coffee Roasters' factory expansion has been approved in Michigan, the winner of the 2026 World Cezve/Ibrik Championship has been announced and more in this week's coffee news...

Brooklyn, New York-based Explorer Cold Brew has acquired Savorista, a specialty coffee brand focused on decaf and half-caf coffees, as Explorer works to build a multi-brand “caffeine-conscious” coffee platform...

Peet’s Coffee has confirmed a wave of cafe closings by the end of January, including several Bay Area locations, as the chain reshapes its retail footprint...

With its first full-scale coffee shop now open and an in-house roasting operation in full swing, Naughty Coffee is on its best behavior in the heart of Downtown Miami...

"The material of your cup matters more than you might think." Read our latest column from Xiangyu Liu on how takeaway coffee cups behave when they heat up...

"One of the most important lessons I’ve learned is that, regardless of the management model, coffee must remain the protagonist of the production system if the goal is, in fact, to produce coffee." Read our latest column from Jonas Ferraresso on the ideal vs. the possible in coffee production...

Kaffea-X launched a digital marketplace for specialty green coffee, Notpla secured $4.66 million for plastic-free coffee cup development, an update on the Black Rifle Coffee class action case and more in this week's coffee news...

A picture-perfect mix of fresh coffee, baked goods and cozy places to enjoy both has sprung to life in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, with the recent opening of the Idyll Coffee Roasters roastery and cafe...

Two consumers have filed a proposed class action alleging Starbucks misled shoppers in the states of New York and Washington with its “Committed to 100% Ethical Coffee Sourcing” claims...

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Hiroia is rolling out new hardware, plus software and firmware updates, for its Hikaru automated pourover machine, aiming to boost adoption in commercial settings...

Dutch Bros Coffee is acquiring North Carolina-based drive-through chain Clutch Coffee Bar, according to a public message from Clutch founder and CEO Darren Spicer...

Aiming to turn quick visits into long-term loyalty, a new cafe called Little While Coffee and Pastries is now open in San Diego, offering specialty coffees roasted on-site alongside fresh baked goods...

Roast magazine, a leading source of technical education and insight for coffee roasters worldwide, returns to Australia with the 2026 Roast Summit Melbourne — sponsored by Loring...

Researchers in China are promoting a new machine learning model applied to satellite imagery that offers a “lightweight and easy to implement” template for precision mapping of coffee lands...

Weber Workshops has launched the RoadRunner brewer, Christopher Feran published a detailed post on the history of "Inca Gesha," STLCoffeeFest expands this year after last year's sold-out debut and more in this week's coffee news...

The second location of the high-end coffee retail concept Early BKK in Bangkok, Thailand, addressed a simple but ambitious question: “How far can circular strategies be implemented in a new cafe?”...

The people behind the popular Los Angeles coffee chain Alfred are going all in on matcha for a new cafe called Café Matcha. The new espresso-free concept shop held a grand opening late last fall and is now open in Studio City...

A federal judge in Manhattan ordered Green Coffee Company Holdings LLC to arbitrate a contract dispute with green coffee trader Sucafina NA that dates back to 2023...

Washington, D.C.-based Compass Coffee filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, seeking to restructure debts, pare back leases and stabilize operations while keeping cafes open...

Two common waste materials — spent coffee grounds and plastic water bottles — may be transformed into material that captures carbon dioxide from industrial emissions...

U.S.-based descendants of Salvadoran coffee estate founders have launched a single-origin, single-estate “espresso spirit” called Estate 98, built to stand in for espresso or other brewed coffee concentrate in cocktails...

Japanese beverage giant Kirin Holdings has announced a new fermented ingredient made from coffee farm byproducts, pitching it as a flavorful and body-building beverage enhancer and a circular sustainability solution...

FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective has acquired Wisconsin roaster-retailer Fiddleheads Coffee, adding another Midwest brand to its portfolio of specialty coffee companies...

12 tons of Wawa coffee have been recovered in Illinois, Oregon roasters Backporch Coffee and Thump have merged under a new parent company and more in this week's coffee news...

After two years as a mobile coffee bar in Eugene, Oregon’s Whiteaker neighborhood, Kōhi Time recently rolled into its first brick-and-mortar space inside the Union on Broadway student apartment complex...

Here’s a look back at some of the coffee grinders that launched for home baristas in 2025...

Here’s a look back at the tools and accessories that helped shape coffee preparation, service and enjoyment in 2025...

For the majority of 2025, producers, traders and buyers of green coffee have suffered collective whiplash due to radical policy changes affecting the global coffee trade, amid enduring threats such as climate change...

Here, we pause to admire the wide variety of new equipment for professional roasters and roasteries that debuted in 2025...

In 2025, our Three Questions conversation series with coffee leaders kept reminding us that work in coffee remains deeply personal, with no two paths following the same line...

Across the country, new roasters introduced coffees sourced with care, roasted with precision and packaged with personality. Here are 26 new roasters to support in 2026...

A Mexico News Daily profile describes Mexico’s first carbon-neutral coffee farm, Lavazza opened a training facility in Dallas, the SCA is accepting nominations for its 2026 Sustainability Awards and more in this week's coffee news...

Here are the biggest coffee business news stories of 2025, including headlines covering regulatory and legal issues, investments and expansions, and some unfortunate closures...

Here are 10 new Southeast coffee destinations worth cheering on in 2026...

From an Art Deco icon in Manhattan to a comedy club doorstep in Brooklyn, this year’s Northeast coffee shop openings reminded us that great coffee is a welcome luxury anywhere...

The SCA published a white paper on roast color standards, GCP and BMZ committed €2 million for Kenya and Uganda coffee, new sponsor named for the 2026-2029 World Brewers Cup cycle and more in this week's coffee news...

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Nestlé-owned coffee giant Nespresso just opened the first North American version of its new “flagship boutique” store model, a two-story retail shop in New York City’s Flatiron district...

Italian commercial coffee equipment maker Sanremo Coffee Machines took a big step into the cloud this fall with the launch of Sanremo IoT, an internet-based platform that gives users remote access to machine data, settings and service tools...

Italian espresso equipment company Nuova Simonelli launched a new generation of its longstanding Appia line of commercial espresso machines, called Appia Viva, alongside a companion espresso grinder called the Viva Grinder...

A major academic literature review underscores coffee’s protective effects against liver diseases while outlining numerous potential underlying mechanisms...

TechnoServe’s Paul Stewart has been navigating both the bureaucratic terrain and the actual coffee lands through numerous roles over the past 23 years, including the past nine as the organization’s global director of coffee. What follows is part two of our two-part interview with Paul Stewart...

11 Million Trees Kickstarter backs regenerative coffee in Timor-Leste, Uganda introduces its first national Regional Coffee Flavor Profiles, World of Coffee Dubai returns for its fifth edition in January and more in this week's coffee news...

San Franciscan Roaster Co. announced the death of owner, president and CEO Bill Kennedy, a former school principal who later championed small roasters and U.S. manufacturing...

As grinders self-adjust, roasters sense first cracks and robotic arms refine their latte hearts, technology dating back to the time of Archimedes is also having a moment in the modern espresso zeitgeist...