https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/company-news/people-company-news/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Mon, 27 Nov 2023 21:24:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 23960308 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/27/coffee-world-mourns-death-of-fedora-sporting-friend-gianni-cassatini/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 19:00:38 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175002 Coffee professionals all over the world are mourning the death of longtime coffee professional and industry icon Gianni Cassatini. He was 86 years old. Born in Sicily in 1937, Cassatini...]]> 175002 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/27/here-are-three-new-world-coffee-champions-plus-final-rankings/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 17:06:48 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174990 The Specialty Coffee Association released the final rankings of last week’s World Coffee Championship events in Taipei, Taiwan. Held in conjunction with the Taiwan International Coffee Show, the three events...]]> 174990 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/21/with-lofbergs-backing-danish-startup-growgrounds-seeks-environmental-change-in-coffee/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:00:45 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174912 A European startup called GrowGrounds is launching in 2024 with broad ambitions to address the environmental impact of coffee while also improving conditions for coffee farmers. Based in Denmark, GrowGrounds...]]> 174912 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/16/howard-schultz-part-of-20-3-million-seed-for-pod-based-cold-coffee-startup-cumulus/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:52:47 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174880 New York-based home coffee equipment startup Cumulus Coffee Company announced today that it raised $20.3 million in seed funding while preparing to bring its home cold coffee machine to market. ...]]> 174880 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/15/kyle-engelman-named-executive-director-of-nonprofit-grounds-for-health/ Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:02:08 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174802 The nonprofit Grounds for Health (GFH), which works to prevent cervical cancer in coffee-growing communities, has named Kyle Engelman as executive director, effective Dec. 1.  Engelman will replace outgoing executive...]]> 174802 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/08/michael-sheridan-to-lead-coffee-quality-institute-as-ceo/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 15:39:04 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174714 The nonprofit Coffee Quality Institute has named longtime coffee sustainability and international development expert Michael Sheridan Chief Executive Officer.  Sheridan, who most recently held the title of Director of Sourcing...]]> 174714 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/06/keurig-dr-pepper-names-patrick-minogue-us-president-of-coffee/ Mon, 06 Nov 2023 18:04:08 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174667 Coffee and beverage giant Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has named longtime beverage marketing and sales executive Patrick Minogue as the new head of coffee in the United States.  The appointment...]]> 174667 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/02/fast-growing-scooters-coffee-names-joe-thornton-ceo/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:57:10 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174601 Nebraska-based Scooter’s Coffee, the second-fastest-growing coffee chain in the United States over the past year, has named longtime restaurant and hospitality executive Joe Thornton as incoming CEO, effective Jan. 1,...]]> 174601 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/10/12/three-questions-with-muna-mohammed-of-canadas-eight50-coffee/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/10/12/three-questions-with-muna-mohammed-of-canadas-eight50-coffee/#comments Thu, 12 Oct 2023 13:55:41 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=173993 Born in Ethiopia as the granddaughter of a coffee farmer but raised mainly in Canada, Eight50 Coffee Founder Muna Mohammed had a profound experience when seeing coffee’s origins for the...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/10/12/three-questions-with-muna-mohammed-of-canadas-eight50-coffee/feed/ 1 173993 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/10/05/ally-coffee-launches-rooted-in-coffee-podcast/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 16:20:20 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=173859 Green coffee trading company Ally Coffee last month launched the first episodes in its new podcast called “Rooted in Coffee.” Exploring some of the most challenging issues facing the coffee...]]> 173859