Central Arkansas-based Westrock Coffee Company just expanded its manufacturing footprint with the opening of a 525,000-square-foot facility in Conway devoted to coffee pod production. With 130,000 square feet dedicated…
24 Jul, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Placer Roasting Opens a Place for Tasting in California Gold Country
There’s gold in them thar beans, and a new Northern California roaster called Placer Roasting Company is extracting it for guests inside its new roastery tasting room. About a half…
Longtime quick-service food and coffee executive Felipe Athayde was recently tapped by the UK-based chain Pret A Manger to lead operations in the U.S. as president. Athayde, who formerly led…
23 Jul, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Bipartisan Letter From U.S. Reps Urges Coffee’s Exemption from Tariffs
The chairs of the recently inaugurated United States Congressional Coffee Caucus issued a letter with bipartisan support to the head of the U.S. trade agency urging coffee to be…
With a Porsche or some other ritzy vintage car usually parked inside, a new coffee shop in Sacramento, California, called Chloé Cà Phê + Roastery is seeking to develop…
If there’s one thing dysfunctional workplaces could use, it’s an abundance of good coffee. Now, the U.S. House of Representatives has a new homegrown coffee supplier through an official vendor…
A survey of approximately 20,000 workers found that people in journalism and media drink more coffee than people in any other profession. Journalists, who reported drinking 3.62 cups per day, were…
Designed to prevent allergic reactions while also minimizing waste in coffee shops, a new color-coded magnet and compatible pitcher system called MilkID recently made its launch. MilkID’s custom steaming pitchers…
Kazkara Coffee Roasters recently celebrated the grand opening of its roastery cafe just outside of Detroit in Hazel Park, Michigan, where the company seeks to surround its carefully crafted…
21 Jul, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Researchers Employ E-Nose to Trace Roasted Coffees Back to Origins
Science has already determined that the very smell of coffee can make people smarter. Now, research from China is taking the knowledge of the nose even further, applying an e-nose…