https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/cafe/barista-news/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:08:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/08/19/second-annual-michigan-roast-retreat-coming-to-ann-arbor/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:42:08 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=181899 Ann Arbor, Michigan-based roaster and retailer Dozer Coffee is playing host to the second annual Michigan Roast Retreat, a daytime coffee event designed both for consumers and coffee businesses taking...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/08/07/us-coffee-championships-return-to-regional-qualifying-structure/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:46:10 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=181680 The organizers of the Specialty Coffee Association-sanctioned United States Coffee Championships (USCC) are returning to a regional qualifying format while soliciting feedback from stakeholders. Earlier this week, the group announced...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/07/24/the-success-of-the-origen-tostadores-all-staff-farm-visits-in-peru/ Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:16:06 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=180964 Most coffee professionals in urban environments may never actually see the places in which coffee is grown, processed and made ready for trade. This is true even for urbanites in...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/07/08/planning-and-maintaining-the-espresso-machine-drain-line/ Mon, 08 Jul 2024 16:04:09 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=180616 Espresso machine drip trays are designed to catch spills of espresso, hot water rinses and backflushes. The liquids and semi-solids then flow from the drip tray into a drain line,...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/07/05/apax-lab-mineral-concentrates-are-ready-to-rock-your-coffee/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 11:44:04 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=180795 A line of mineral concentrates from an Australian startup called Apax Lab recently launched, offering three liquid formulas designed to enhance specific qualities of coffee in the cup. Called Tonik,...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/07/02/four-new-world-coffee-champions-from-world-of-coffee-copenhagen/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:40:27 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=180844 Four more 2024 world coffee champions were crowned at the World of Coffee trade show in Copenhagen, Denmark, last week. Designed to celebrate different coffee skills and barista innovation, the...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/06/26/here-are-the-dates-and-locations-of-the-2025-world-coffee-championships/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:07:39 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=180736 The California-based Specialty Coffee Association has announced that its 2025 World Coffee Championships will be taking place in four different cities on three continents. The announcement came on the eve...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/06/25/2024-world-aeropress-championship-heading-to-lisbon-in-september/ Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:18:42 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=180675 Coffee aficionados from all over the world will be heading to Lisbon, Portugal, this September for the 2024 World AeroPress Championship. In addition to the main competition — which is...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/06/25/pride-is-on-the-menu-with-discourse-coffees-gay-agenda/ Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:00:51 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=180653 The inventive beverage crafters at Milwaukee’s Discourse Coffee Workshop are taking extra pride in their experimental drinks menu this season. In celebration of Pride Month, the entire special menu for...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/06/11/philadelphias-ocf-coffee-closing-all-shops-after-union-push/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:56:18 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=180421 Citing legal costs associated with a new unionization effort, the owner of small Philadelphia-based specialty coffee chain OCF Coffee House announced the closure of all three locations. A group of...]]>