https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/company-news/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Mon, 11 Dec 2023 13:51:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 23960308 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/12/08/starbucks-asks-for-new-years-resolution-to-reboot-union-talks/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 19:57:55 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175328 Following months of legal posturing from parties on both sides of the Starbucks unionization push, the coffee giant today sent a letter to the union organizer asking for a reboot...]]> 175328 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/12/08/mercon-coffee-group-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:08:37 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175309 Multinational green coffee trading company Mercon Coffee Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States on Wednesday. The move was precipitated days earlier by the unexpected suspension of...]]> 175309 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/12/07/sucafina-subsidiary-beyers-koffie-building-all-electric-industrial-roastery/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:11:19 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175264 Belgian private-label coffee roasting company Beyers Koffie is creating what is likely to be the world’s largest all-electric industrial roastery. According to green coffee trading company Sucafina — the roaster’s...]]> 175264 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/12/06/study-a-pre-grind-spritz-can-improve-espresso-by-reducing-static-and-clumping/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 18:21:00 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175252 [Note: This story has been updated since its original publication to include some practical advice from study author Christopher Hendon on adding water to coffee. Cut to the bottom of...]]> 175252 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/12/05/major-ico-green-coffee-report-notes-growing-americas-and-shrinking-rest-of-the-world/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:18:01 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175190 The International Coffee Organization (ICO) has released its second Coffee Report and Outlook, including a broad overview of the global coffee sector in terms of production and consumption, economic analysis...]]> 175190 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/12/05/nuova-simonelli-unveils-the-next-generation-nuova-aurelia-line/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:54:05 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175140 Italian espresso equipment company Nuova Simonelli recently unveiled several new commercial espresso machines representing the next generation of its Aurelia line, called simply Nuova Aurelia. Displayed for the first time...]]> 175140 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/12/05/ico-and-sca-sign-mou-in-support-of-global-coffee-industry/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 13:50:26 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175177 The top brass of the International Coffee Organization and the Specialty Coffee Association convened on Dec. 1 to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) outlining the organizations’ shared commitments to...]]> 175177 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/12/04/cup-of-excellence-launching-origin-immersion-program-in-el-salvador/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 16:46:16 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175146 The nonprofit Cup of Excellence (COE) is launching a multi-day education program designed for international coffee professionals to be immersed in the coffees and cultures of specific coffee-producing countries. In...]]> 175146 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/12/01/carhartt-wip-and-rocket-espresso-collaborate-for-limited-release-machine/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 15:54:24 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175123 Italian espresso machine maker Rocket Espresso and Carhartt WIP have collaborated for a limited-edition collection that includes an espresso machine, grinder and apparel. The machines and merch launched for sale...]]> 175123 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/30/suntory-invests-in-beanless-coffee-company-atomo/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:33:30 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175106 Japanese multinational beverage company Suntory has invested in Seattle-based beverage startup Atomo, makers of coffee-like beverages in which coffee is not an ingredient. According to a Bloomberg report, the undisclosed...]]> 175106