Small Roasters Were a Big Draw at the 2025 SCA Expo
Small roasters drew some of the largest crowds at the 2025 SCA Expo in Houston over the weekend. (Read all of DCN’s 2025 Expo coverage.) Two relatively compact machines, one…
The Specialty Coffee Association is Taking Over the Q Grader Program
The U.S.- and Europe-based Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) announced it is taking over management of the Q Grader program beginning Oct. 1, 2025. The Q program has been the flagship…
Neuhaus Neotec Launches Gourmet Line of Industrial Hot Air Roasters
German industrial roasting systems maker Neuhaus Neotec recently introduced three new industrial hot-air roasting machines under the Gourmet series name. The three new models are: the Gourmet 1000, which roasts…
Coffee Comes True in Houston at the Little Dreamer Cafe
Opening a brick-and-mortar coffee shop may seem like a pie-in-the-sky idea for some people, but for the big dreamers behind Little Dreamer Coffee in Houston, it has translated into pies on…