Indonesia is the Fourth Largest Coffee Producer—They May Have to Start Importing Beans
Indonesia is the fourth-largest coffee producer in the world, but falling yields and rising domestic consumption are making it increasingly difficult for the country to produce enough coffee to meet demand.
The SCA Makes Deal with Colombian Coffee Federation to Promote New Cupping Standards
The SCA signed an agreement with the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) on April 25 to use their new cupping form and “explore its broader adoption across Colombian coffees."
We Talked to A Zillion People At the 2025 Specialty Coffee Expo—Here Are Eight Critical Takeaways
From tariff tensions to automation acceptance, a firsthand look at how the coffee industry is evolving according to the people we talked to on the Specialty Coffee Expo floor.
The Real Coffee Price Crisis is Faced by Farmers. Marianella Baez Jost Has Ideas On How To Fix It
Marianella Baez Jost, founder of Costa Rican coffee farm Café Con Amor, gets real about coffee production costs, how farmers have been in crisis for decades, and what conscious consumers can do about it.
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…
Starbucks, Other Coffee Giants Sued Over Alleged Forced Labor in Brazilian Coffee Supply Chain
The New York Times reports that two advocacy groups have filed a pair of legal challenges, alleging that some of the Brazilian coffee purchased by large U.S. brands is produced using forced labor and…
David Lalonde Issues Worldwide Initiative, Coffee For Palestine
Rabbit Hole Roasters' David Lalonde has launched a worldwide fundraiser to raise money and awareness for the continued genocide of Gaza.
Frameworks for Using AI in Coffee Shops with Melissa Villanueva of Brewpoint Coffee
On the latest episode of the Coffee Think Tank Podcast, Melissa Villanueva shares how she strategically uses AI tools while preserving the humanity of her business.