Coffee roasting equipment maker Sovda (styled “SOVDA” by the company) recently appointed Brice Sturmer as CEO. Sturmer, the founder of Michigan-based specialty coffee company Velodrome Coffee Company, succeeds Chris…
Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) officially inaugurated its expanded green coffee processing facility in Varginha, Minas Gerais, completing a major investment in the company’s longstanding Brazilian coffee operations. The expansion adds…
At an investor conference today in Amsterdam, executives from the multinational coffee conglomerate JDE Peet’s outlined a new vision for California-based Peet’s Coffee, focusing on omni-channel growth above concepts such…
A federal judge in Florida issued a $31 million judgment in favor of green coffee trader Neumann Gruppe USA Inc. after hundreds of containers of green coffee from Nicaragua were…
The owners of a Seattle-based cold brew brand called Seattle Strong are fighting back in a trademark dispute with Swiss multinational food giant Nestlé, owner of the Seattle’s Best Coffee…
Four new World Coffee Champions were crowned last week in Geneva, Switzerland, following multiple days of competition under the bright lights of the World of Coffee trade event. As sanctioned…
German commercial coffee grinder maker Mahlkönig recently unveiled its second machine designed for home use, the Mahlkönig X64 SD. Quietly introduced at recent Mahlkönig branded events and then launched…
A new instant coffee brand called Mad Coffee formally arrived on June 25, with a solution for 3-second hot or cold coffee drinks and commercially compostable packaging. The brand comes…
A Belgian startup called Koppie is joining the growing coffee substitute movement, developing a proprietary fermented legume-based ingredient that can be roasted, ground and brewed like coffee. Koppie just closed…
A new genetics study found that drinking instant coffee may significantly increase the risk of developing dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss in older adults….