Study Suggests Farm-Level Bacterial Communities Affect Coffee Flavor

coffee farm

A recent study led by a team affiliated with the Smithsonian Bird Friendly coffee program suggests the bacterial community surrounding coffee plants may have a pronounced effect on coffee flavor….

red bird roasting kelowna cafe

  Specialty coffee and craft beer, two beverage birds of a feather, are flocking together in Kelowna, British Columbia, with Red Bird Roasting opening inside the Vice and Virtue Brewing…

CAPCKI Cooperative, drying naturals Photo Sighted Design African Coffee Connect

  Multiple coffees from the Democratic Republic of Congo surpassed 88 points at the second Best of Congo Cooperatives green coffee competition, while an online auction is currently running through…

human cells

There’s plenty of recent research suggesting that coffee consumption results in desirable health outcomes, such as not death, although the mechanisms through which the elixir works its magic remain largely…

Unwind Coffee Pitt 2

  The aroma of freshly roasted coffee is mingling with the late summer breezes at the University of Pittsburgh with the launch of Unwind, a new cafe supported by an…

coffee-cherries

[Note: This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.] Eight years ago, when Debbie Wei Mullin founded her company Copper Cow, she wanted to…

Congregation Coffee New Orleans 3

  Under new ownership, Congregation Coffee is back at it in New Orleans with a sleek new Uptown gathering place.  The cafe held a grand opening last month welcoming guests…

arabica coffee

As climate change throughout the tropics redraws the map of where the sensitive arabica species may be ideally grown, researchers in China recently set out to identify the most impactful…

CTRL Z Coffee Chicago 1

  The first brick-and-mortar coffee shop by roaster CTRL Z Coffee is now open on Chicago’s South Side, keying deeply into the coffees and flavors of the Philippines. Inside the…

Dollar General recall

Discount retail giant Dollar General announced a voluntary nationwide recall of three lots of its private-label instant coffee products due to potential glass contamination. The recall affects 8-ounce containers of…