More than half a million coffee drinking glasses are being recalled after 56 burning and/or cutting injuries, some requiring stitches or surgery. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)…
Uganda Coffee Report: Production, Trade and Consumption All Rising
Uganda’s coffee production and exports are expected to rise in 2024/25, thanks to favorable crop conditions, targeted interventions to combat pest and disease and the maturation of young plants. The…
Northeast Ohio’s Calico Jack Coffee Roasters Pounces Into First Cafe
A swashbuckling coffee company near the shores of Lake Erie called Calico Jack Coffee Roasters has raised the flag on its first brick-and-mortar cafe. A wall-size rendition of the company’s…
Snapchill Recalls All Cold Brew Cans Due to Toxic Growth Risk
Wisconsin-based canned cold brew manufacturer Snapchill is recalling all of its unexpired products due to a growth risk of a toxic bacterium. A day after sending recall notices to more…
Report Highlights Glaring Discrepancies in Coffee Value Distribution
A new economic report shows that while coffee has enough value to ensure profitability for everyone in the supply chain, the current distribution of value heavily favors roasters and…
Westrock Coffee Opens Massive Beverage Factory in Arkansas
Arkansas-based Westrock Coffee unveiled a massive coffee roasting and ready-to-drink (RTD) beverage factory and development lab last week. Representing a $315 million investment in manufacturing, according to the company, the…
Cafe Imports Launches Groundbreaking Interactive Cupping Form, The Coffee Rose
A new Coffee Rose came to bloom this summer, courtesy of Minneapolis-based green coffee company Cafe Imports. The company officially rolled out the groundbreaking professional digital coffee cupping form —…
Blueprint Coffee Has Big Plans for its New Roastery in St. Louis
Specialty coffee company Blueprint Coffee is ready for a high rise in production with the opening of a new roastery and forthcoming headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Inside an 11,000-square-foot…
Mundo Novo Enters the World of Automatic Pourovers
A new coffee equipment maker called Mundo Novo launched at this month’s SCA Expo in Chicago, offering an automated manual-style pourover brewing machine for cafes and offices. [See DCN’s complete 2024…
Ryan Willbur and Laila Ghambari Buy Portland’s Guilder and Junior’s Roasted Coffee
Portland, Oregon-area coffee professionals Ryan Willbur and Laila Ghambari have purchased the progressive and influential sibling coffee businesses, Guilder and Junior’s Roasted Coffee. The married couple plans to maintain existing…