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FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective has appointed longtime hospitality executive Justin Seamonds as CEO, as the Kansas City-based specialty coffee...
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Rob Hoos-Led Roasting Lab Expands with Apps and AI
Roasting Lab, the online roasters’ community and education platform created by roaster, consultant and author Rob Hoos, is making...
ICO Launches “Coffee Is Part of the Solution” Campaign
The International Coffee Organization (ICO) on Feb. 26 launched a 2026 global communications campaign called “Coffee Is Part of...
Lardera Coffee Roasters Opening Huge Production Hub in New Jersey
New Jersey-based wholesale and online coffee seller Lardera Coffee Roasters is bringing roasting fully in-house through a new 80,000-square-foot...
‘If You Don’t Like Dark Roast, This Isn’t the Coffee for You’: How Exclusionary Ads Can Win Over the Right Customers
Imagine you are searching for a new mattress online and find something surprising. The retailer displays an ad featuring a...
Black Sheep Plans 20 More North Texas Stores as Chain Landscape Heats Up
UK-born coffee chain Black Sheep Coffee is preparing a major push in the United States through a 20-unit franchise...
Barista Magazine Hosting Camp Coffee Shop in Napa
Registration opened today (Feb. 25) for the inaugural Camp Coffee Shop, a four-day business education event in Napa Valley,...
Coffee Project NY Brings a Little Slice of Coffee Heaven to Hell’s Kitchen
Like an expertly prepared pourover, Coffee Project NY is continuing a slow fill of its home city with its...
Partners Coffee Doubles Down in Brooklyn with New Bedford Cafe
Brooklyn, New York-based roasting company Partners Coffee recently opened a cafe called Bedford not far from its original location...
National Coffee Association Names 2026 Industry Award Winners
The U.S. National Coffee Association (NCA) announced the recipients of its 2026 individual awards and its 2026 “Origin Charity...
James Marcotte, a Beloved Figure in California Coffee, Dies at 63
James Paul Marcotte, the co-founder of City Bean Roasters and longtime Western U.S. sales director for Intelligentsia Coffee, died Feb....
Caffeto Specialty Coffee Crafts a Colombia-Carolina Connection
With coffee sourced from the founders’ family farm in Colombia, roasted nearby in Manizales and shipped to North Carolina...