Coffee Knowledge

The Barista Guild is hosting Bloom, a virtual event across four locations: the United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico, and the United States.

The Coffee Coalition for Racial Equity (CCRE) is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to build greater racial diversity and equity in the U.S. coffee industry.

This summer, Finca Sophia, co-owned by Boot Coffee and Equator Coffees, was named the winner of the world-renowned 2020 Panama Cup.

Glitter Cat, the competition training program for marginalized coffee professionals, announces DiGiTiTiON, a socially distanced digital competition in six categories.

Food 4 Farmers and Grow Ahead, a crowdfunding platform supporting small-scale farmers addressing climate change, are partnering with Indigenous and women-led farming cooperatives in a new initiative.

FRINJ Coffee is working with the Gaviota Coast Conservancy and White Buffalo Land Trust for research efforts into how to incorporate regenerative agriculture farming practices in coffee crops. 

Qima Coffee made a historic announcement last week with the discovery of Yemenia, a new genetic mother population of arabica.

Grand Paradé Coffee is a Black-owned, woman-owned, and sustainably focused coffee importer and roaster founded by Kavi Bailey, a Kenyan native and ex-Wall Street Portfolio Manager.

Green coffee importer Genuine Origin is expanding its La Morena program to women artisans in Guatemala to promote gender equity in the industry.

Fresh Cup earns four 2020 TABBIE awards