The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) and the Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE)/Cup of Excellence (CoE) have entered a strategic partnership with the shared goal to “unify the approach to defining…
Year: 2024
Best of Panama Organizers Take Hard Stance Against ‘Infused’ Coffees
The Specialty Coffee Association of Panama (SCAP) has alleged cheating among one or more producers in this year’s Best of Panama green coffee competition, adding to a growing industry-wide debate…
Chicago Entrepreneur and Mall Coffee Icon Gloria Jean Kvetco Has Died
Gloria Jean Kvetko, the Chicagoland entrepreneur who founded Gloria Jean’s Coffee in 1979, died on June 14 at the age of 82. Born in Chicago in 1941, Kvetko’s first entrepreneurial…
Ratio Coffee Rolls Out the Ratio Six Series 2 Brewer
Coffee brewing equipment maker Ratio Coffee has rolled out a new version of its Ratio Six brewer for home users called the Ratio Six Series 2. With the launch, the…
Laughing Cat Coffee Gets a New Life in Reno
The oldest roastery in the “Biggest Little City in the World” is also the newest. This riddle begins the story of Laughing Cat Coffee, which has been a coffee staple…
Here Are the Dates and Locations of the 2025 World Coffee Championships
The California-based Specialty Coffee Association has announced that its 2025 World Coffee Championships will be taking place in four different cities on three continents. The announcement came on the eve…
Sightseer Coffee Looks Great at First Coffee Bar in Austin
You don’t have to look far to find great coffee in Austin, Texas, but any coffee tour of the city should now include a stop at Sightseer Coffee. The women-…
Hawaii DOA Head: Enforcement of New Labeling Law ‘a Challenge’
The head of the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) yesterday said that enforcement of a new coffee labeling law requiring origin transparency will be “a challenge.” In an announcement shared…
Ink! Coffee Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in Colorado
Long-running coffee roasting and retail company Ink! Coffee filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Colorado last week. The voluntary Chapter 11 petition invokes Subchapter V of the United States Bankruptcy…
2024 World AeroPress Championship Heading to Lisbon in September
Coffee aficionados from all over the world will be heading to Lisbon, Portugal, this September for the 2024 World AeroPress Championship. In addition to the main competition — which is…