Coffee News Club: Week of May 12th
ICE is targeting children in Hawaii’s coffee-growing regions. Plus, tariffs impact coffee gear manufacturers, and visiting Venice? You can get a coffee made with canal water.
Latest Stories
ICE Raids in Hawaii Target Children, Impact Coffee Workers
ICE officers are targeting children living in the South Kona region of Hawaii, where most of the state’s coffee comes from.
How World Barista Champ Pete Licata Is Transforming Our Understanding of Caffeine
Decaf or regular? For decades, coffee with or without caffeine was a binary question. But today’s coffee professionals—including 2013 World Barista Champ Pete Licata—are looking to provide a wider spectrum of caffeine options.
Behind the Headlines: The Threat of Tariffs has Rocked the Coffee Industry. But What About Tea?
Tariffs could shake up the global tea industry, raising costs, hurting small growers, and reshaping what ends up in your cup.
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Coffee Techs Launch Cooperative to Boost Standards for Equipment Maintenance
A group of U.S.-based techs have joined together to create the Service Layer Cooperative (SLC), a nationwide network of independent coffee equipment technicians.
Coffee News Club: Week of April 28th
Why is the SCA taking over the Q grader exam? Your guess is as good as ours. Plus, Starbucks is accused of using forced labor on its coffee farms, and a network of coffee…
SCA Sparks Uproar, Confusion with Takeover of Q Grader Program
✉️ This story was featured in this week’s Coffee News Club👋 Get the Coffee News Club newsletter in your inbox weekly—sign up. In what the two organizations are calling “a historic partnership,” the Specialty Coffee…
Resource Library
The Customer Remarketing Playbook for Coffee Shops
A practical playbook for coffee shops and roasters who want to turn customers into regulars.
The Coffee Shop Operations Micro-Guide
In this era of efficiency, mastering back-end operations for coffee shops is critical. Get this resource to protect your profits.
