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Single O Says ‘No Death to Coffee’ with F1 Hybrid Starmaya Release

To this point, issues like climate change, lack of genetic diversity in coffee plants and the economic challenges facing coffee farmers have not exactly been popular marketing angles among coffee...

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2018/10/22/single-o-says-no-death-to-coffee-with-f1-hybrid-starmaya-release/

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US State Department Confirms Withdrawal from the International Coffee Agreement

Following a wave of anti-globalization steps made since United States President Donald Trump took office, officials from the U.S. State Department have confirmed the country’s withdrawal from the International Coffee...

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2018/10/22/us-state-department-confirms-withdrawal-from-the-international-coffee-agreement/

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Duvall Espresso’s Revolutionary FC-1 Machine Goes With the Flow

As technical innovation in espresso machinery has been systematically moving from variable to variable in a quest for maximum control, the fundamental mechanics haven’t actually changed much. Espresso machines continue to...

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2018/10/22/duvall-espressos-revolutionary-fc-1-machine-goes-with-the-flow/

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The Extraction is Cold, Hard and Booming

When it’s hard to find good coffee, it might soon at least be easier to find hard coffee. A new San Diego company called Cafe Agave has launched a line...

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2018/10/22/the-extraction-is-cold-hard-and-booming/

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Refugee-Supportive 1951 Coffee Launches a Line of Its Own

The nonprofit 1951 Coffee Company, based in Berkeley, California, has unveiled its own line of branded coffees to further support the organization’s goal of providing job training and employment to...

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2018/10/18/refugee-supportive-1951-coffee-launches-a-line-of-its-own/

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JL Crafted Turns Shredded Skateboards into Custom Coffee Components

With more than 20 years in the coffee industry, Long Beach, California-based artist and woodworker Justin LaRose has made a name for himself with colorful products made from recycled skateboard...

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2018/10/18/jl-crafted-turns-shredded-skateboards-into-custom-coffee-components/

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At TECNiCAFÉ, Technology and Innovation for a New Generation

After traveling 20 minutes from Popayán, a sprawling, historic city in Western Colombia, I surveyed the land before me and pondered the immense change that has taken place. Just a...

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2018/10/18/at-tecnicafe-technology-and-innovation-for-a-new-generation/

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Curtis Taps Into Cold Coffee Markets With New Nitro Infuser

Another new product has cascaded into the market from commercial coffee brewing equipment manufacturer Wilbur Curtis. The California company’s streak of launches in 2018 has so far included the GemX...

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2018/10/18/curtis-taps-into-cold-coffee-markets-with-new-nitro-infuser/

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California Agency Seeks to Remove Judge Over Prop 65-Related Injunction Case

The California state agency working remove coffee from the list of products bearing cancer warnings is also seeking to remove another representative of the state, Superior Court judge Elihu M....

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2018/10/17/california-agency-seeks-to-remove-judge-over-prop-65-related-injunction-case/

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A New World Coffee Order

Here we go again: A new cycle of low coffee prices is upon us. And here we go again: The devaluation of the Brazilian real makes the race to the...

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2018/10/17/a-new-world-coffee-order/

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Ildi Revi on the Landscape of Learning in Specialty Coffee

Ildi Revi, the director of learning at green coffee importer Ally Coffee, began her career in coffee over two decades ago after she married a coffee farmer in Zimbabwe. Since then,...

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2018/10/17/ildi-revi-on-the-landscape-of-learning-in-specialty-coffee/

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The Grums Takes The Grumbling Out of Cleaning a French Press

Throughout our most humdrum of days, there are little bitty joys that carry us through. Tiny details like the firm click of a well-made switch or the reassuring “thwop” sound...

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2018/10/17/the-grums-takes-the-grumbling-out-of-cleaning-a-french-press/

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High-Quality Coffee Provides Hope in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea

The Papua New Guinea (PNG) 2018 National Cupping Competition took place last month in Port Moreseby, with a panel of seven international and six national judges discovering major quality improvements...

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2018/10/17/high-quality-coffee-provides-hope-in-the-highlands-of-papua-new-guinea/

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Announcing the 2019 Roasters of the Year: Dragonfly and Peerless

Dragonfly Coffee Roasters and Peerless Coffee & Tea have taken top honors in Roast magazine’s 15th annual Roaster of the Year competition. The two coffee roasting companies are featured in...

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2018/10/17/announcing-the-2019-roasters-of-the-year-dragonfly-and-peerless/

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Unpacking Coffee with Kandace and Ray: Stovetop Roasters

In this week’s episode of Unpacking Coffee, Kandace and Ray check in with the principals of Ann Arbor, Michigan-based roasting outfit Stovetop Roasters. Business has surely been heating up on...

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2018/10/16/unpacking-coffee-with-kandace-and-ray-stovetop-roasters/

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The Price Of Distortion: Speculation and Alternative Trade Models in Coffee

After my recent posts on the Scandal of the C-Price, I reached out to Adam Kline, founder and CEO of Coffee Unified, for his insights. Adam has a career in the coffee...

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2018/10/16/the-price-of-distortion-speculation-and-alternative-trade-models-in-coffee/

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California Appellate Court Delays Coffee and Cancer Warning Trial

A California court has stayed a trial that had been scheduled to begin today regarding whether or not companies selling coffee are required to include cancer warnings. As part of...

https://dailycoffeenews.com/2018/10/15/california-appellate-court-delays-coffee-and-cancer-warning-trial/