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…
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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…
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,…
Roest Launches Pre-Orders for the 3-Kilo P3000 Roaster
Norwegian coffee roasting equipment maker Roest is now taking pre-orders for its long-anticipated 3-kilo-capacity production roasting machine called P3000. Priced at €32,900 EUR ($35,486 USD as of this writing), the…
From Australia, Caffeine Control Coffee Brings Balance to the Boost
A new roasting company called Caffeine Control Coffee is launching with a slate of blends created not only for deliciousness, but for precise control of coffee’s pick-me-up power. Launched in…
West Lou Coffee is Brewing a Future For Louisville’s West End
Louisville, Kentucky-based small batch roasting company West Lou Coffee made its first big move in late 2024, relocating from a food business incubator kitchen into a dedicated roastery. From within…
Belgian Industrial Roasting Solutions Company CEE Expands to Americas
CEE, a Belgian company focused on fossil-fuel-free industrial production solutions for roasting and drying, is expanding into the United States and Canada. Leading the charge as the company’s first managing…
B2B Specialist Farmer Brothers Launches Sum>One Coffee Brand
Business-to-business (B2B) coffee specialist Farmer Brothers Coffee is releasing a new branded coffee line under the name Sum>One Coffee Roasters. Designed to appeal to any number of coffee-drinking tastes within…
Cold Brew Research: Temperature and Time Less Impactful than Roast Level
Traditional full-immersion “cold” brewing may not demand as much time as it often receives for optimal sensory results, according to relatively new research from a team at the University of…
In Cleveland, Peristyle Coffee Wants to Be a Pillar of Quality
Charlie Eisenstat, a towering figure in the fertile Cleveland specialty coffee scene, is the architect of a new roasting company called Peristyle Coffee. After launching initially with wholesale accounts, the…