United States President Donald Trump announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs yesterday, including new fees between 10% and 46% on imports from 15 of the world’s top 20 coffee-producing countries. Outside…
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Study Suggests How Color ‘Should’ Be Used to Market Specialty Coffees
A new study explores how the color of coffee packaging exerts a powerful influence on consumer expectations of specialty coffee. Not only does bag color affect expectations of sensory attributes…
Anticonquista Café Opens with Splashes of Color and Coffee in Chicago
Central America-connected roasting company Anticonquista Café opened its first brick-and-mortar coffee shop in Chicago this month, following five years of mobile and pop-up operations. The new Pilsen neighborhood cafe aims…
Raleigh’s Black & White Coffee Roasters Now Part of FairWave Collective
Raleigh, North Carolina-based Black & White Coffee Roasters is now part of FairWave, continuing FairWave’s five-year streak of acquisitions in the high-end specialty coffee industry. Black & White, founded in…
Dekáf Coffee Roasters Seeks 100% Quality with Little to No Caffeine
Two key figures behind 20-year-old Salem, Massachusetts-based Jaho Coffee recently launched a new direct-to-consumer coffee brand called Dekáf Coffee Roasters. Marketing and design specialist Khanh Nguyen and Jaho Coffee Founder…
Column: Let’s Reject the False Dichotomy of Aid or Trade
Before the specialty coffee associations of the United States and Europe merged to form SCA, I spent a few years as a volunteer on the SCAA Sustainability Council. I was working…
Barista Glove, Savory Toast Latte, Creed Cold Brew and More April 1 Headlines
Per DCN tradition, we’ve rounded up some of the top April 1 headlines of the year, because, after all, who couldn’t use a bit of levity these days — even…
Flexnet Offers Some Business Software Muscle for Roasteries
Cloud-based coffee software provider Flexnet is making its official United States launch at the SCA Expo in Houston next month. Founded in Australia by longtime specialty coffee professional Caleb Sexton,…
Fairtrade International Names Lisa Prassack CEO, Revises Executive Model
Bonn, Germany-based Fairtrade International this week announced the appointment of longtime corporate sustainability advisor Lisa Prassack as its new chief executive officer. The nonprofit organization, which owns the Fairtrade sustainability…
For Five Coffee Roasters Opens a Big One For Atlanta
With a name referencing its New York City origins, For Five Coffee Roasters recently made a major leap south, opening a spacious flagship cafe in Atlanta. Opened last month on…