https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/columns/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:09:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 23960308 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/12/08/weekly-coffee-news-mcdonalds-coffee-pilot-more-indies-in-union-negotiations/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 14:04:56 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175296 Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News. Keep up with all the latest coffee industry stories and career opportunities by subscribing to DCN’s newsletter. Tell our editors about your news here. McDonald’s Launches Coffee-Focused Pilot...]]> 175296 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/12/01/weekly-coffee-news-robusta-production-drops-grocery-chain-meets-coffee-chain/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:25:54 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175111 Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News. Keep up with all the latest coffee industry stories and career opportunities by subscribing to DCN’s newsletter. Tell our editors about your news here. Press Coffee Bars Coming...]]> 175111 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/29/are-rents-rising-in-your-philly-neighborhood-dont-blame-the-baristas/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 18:24:12 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175089 Baristas who work in specialty coffee shops, along with hipsters more generally, have been referred to as the “shock troops” of urban gentrification — and it’s no different in Philadelphia....]]> 175089 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/27/three-questions-with-rwandan-coffee-expert-laetitia-mukandahiro/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 14:08:31 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174895 In a sunny yellow room with a large coffee taster’s flavor wheel on one wall and a branded jute bag on the opposite wall, Laetitia Mukandahiro and Uzziel Habimana of...]]> 174895 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/27/weekly-coffee-news-semi-annual-production-reports-flavor-of-the-year/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 13:24:31 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174933 Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News. Keep up with all the latest coffee industry stories and career opportunities by subscribing to DCN’s newsletter. Tell our editors about your news here. Brazil Coffee Semi-Annual Report...]]> 174933 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/22/three-questions-with-aimerance-merveille-of-semilla-coffee/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 12:53:19 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174654 Aimerance Merveille can recall childhood days in the Democratic Republic of Congo — wearing her favorite red floral dress, watching her brothers play soccer, daydreaming.  Yet while other children were...]]> 174654 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/22/how-is-decaf-coffee-made-and-is-it-really-caffeine-free/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 12:50:58 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174567 Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world, and its high levels of caffeine are among the main reasons why. It’s a natural stimulant that provides an...]]> 174567 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/21/four-days-in-the-blue-mountains-of-jamaica/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:55:08 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174750 The mystique of the Blue Mountains in Jamaica is tangible. Curvy roads about an hour outside of Kingston wind upward into the mountains until you can literally touch the clouds....]]> 174750 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/17/weekly-coffee-news-guide-to-profitable-holidays-blk-bold-book-and-more/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 13:05:57 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174885 Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News. Keep up with all the latest coffee industry stories and career opportunities by subscribing to DCN’s newsletter. Tell our editors about your news here. RoasterTools Launches “The Coffee...]]> 174885 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/14/column-is-the-specialty-coffee-sector-falling-behind-on-the-environment/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:00:35 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174767 I have worked in the specialty coffee trade for over a decade and, like many people in the industry, I believed for much of that time that specialty coffee was...]]> 174767