The first brick-and-mortar cafe from three-year-old Obscure Coffee Roasters is open for business in Brooklyn, New York, offering coffees that shine brightly in the cup. Located at the entrance…
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LDC Inaugurates Expanded Green Coffee Center in Minas Gerais
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…
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JDE Peet’s Execs Outline New Direction for Peet’s Coffee in the U.S.
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…
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Experimental Hogg Batch Coffee Shines in St. Pete at the HB Gold Bar
Craft coffee roaster Hogg Batch Coffee is setting a high standard with its first cafe in St. Petersburg, Florida, called the HB Gold Bar. Elevated both stylistically and physically,…
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Federal Court Issues $31 Million Judgement in Green Coffee Dispute
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…
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Four New World Coffee Champions Crowned in Geneva
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…
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The reason is the season: Coffee’s seasonal taste and temperature trends
It’s one of the most wonderful times of the year! That’s right, spring has sprung and the latest edition of the National Coffee Data Trends (NCDT) report is here. Commissioned by the National Coffee Association (NCA) since 1950, the NCDT report is the longest-running study of American consumers’ coffee drinking patterns. Polling is conducted twice…
Read more Video: 5 Caffeine Facts Explored
Does coffee make you lose weight? Can it cure a hangover? Does it make you poop? Millions of Americans drink coffee every day, but it remains one of the most misunderstood beverages on the planet. The editors at Thrillist took a look at the facts behind a few widely-held coffee myths and misconceptions, according to…
Read more Two Compounds in Coffee May Work Together to Fight Parkinson’s and Protect Brain Health
New research suggests that coffee’s potential health benefits are about more than caffeine. via ScienceDaily Rutgers scientists have found a compound in coffee that may team up with caffeine to fight Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia — two progressive and currently incurable diseases associated with brain degeneration. The discovery, recently published in the Proceedings…
Read more Is Caffeine In Your Genes?
via Bill Murray, NCA President & CEO on LinkedIn Daylight savings time is over — will you be grabbing an extra cup of coffee this afternoon? A recent article in National Geographic looks at the latest research behind why you love (or don’t love) coffee. Spoiler alert: It’s in your genes! While regular coffee consumption may build…
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