https://dailycoffeenews.com/author/brownderby/ 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/2023/12/06/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/2023/12/06/australian-researchers-develop-a-coffee-character-wheel/ Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:07:25 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175196 New research funded by an Australian government agricultural agency has produced the “Coffee Character Wheel,” a cupping tool designed to more thoroughly describe or identify coffee with the concept of...]]> 175196 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/2023/12/01/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/2023/11/29/al-liu-to-lead-sustainable-harvests-expansion-of-lets-talk-coffee/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:04:49 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175071 Green coffee trading company Sustainable Harvest plans to expand its progressive and influential Let’s Talk Coffee event series under the direction of longtime specialty coffee professional Al Liu. In an...]]> 175071 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/29/madisons-jbc-coffee-earns-top-spot-in-coffee-reviews-best-of-2023/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 12:40:42 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175059 The long-running coffee review site Coffee Review has counted down its top 30 coffees of 2023, giving tip-top honors to an experimental-process coffee roasted by Madison, Wisconsin-based JBC Coffee Roasters....]]> 175059 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/22/kona-coffee-farmers-and-kroger-accuse-each-other-of-breaching-13-5-million-settlement/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 12:57:05 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174924 In a case that has produced more than 900 court documents and more than $5.8 million in attorneys’ fees since 2019, lawyers representing a group of coffee producers in Hawaii...]]> 174924 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