Microphones May Detect Stones in Coffee Before They Destroy Your Grinder

Scientists from the Singapore University of Technology and Design have developed a way to detect stones during grinding using acoustic sound waves.
by Fionn Pooler | March 25, 2025

Coffee News Club: Week of March 24th

This coffee shop opens at 9 p.m. Plus, the National Coffee Association asks for a tariff exemption and a new method for detecting stones in your coffee grinder. ‘US Coffee Industry Asks Trump Administration…
by Fionn Pooler | March 24, 2025

Adverse Weather Responsible for Higher Coffee Prices, Lower Yields

A new report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization shows how adverse weather conditions globally have reduced harvests and pushed the price of coffee upward.
by Fionn Pooler | March 24, 2025

The NCA Requests Coffee Be Exempt From Tariffs

The National Coffee Association president and CEO Bill Murray wrote to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to formally request the exemption.
by Fionn Pooler | March 24, 2025

Erica Escalante’s Goal for the Reina Cafe Accelerator Program? Help New Coffee Shops Thrive  

The Reina Cafe Accelerator program offers affordable group coaching for independent cafe owners looking to boost profitability, grow, and blossom.
by Garrett Oden | March 18, 2025

Coffee News Club: Week of March 17th

A new barista champion, coffee gets hijacked, and tax avoidance. Oh, and also coffee raves! That and more—here's the news for the week of March 17th.
by Fionn Pooler | March 17, 2025

As Prices Rise, Green Coffee Becomes Target of Theft

Six months ago, we brought you news of coffee cherries being stolen right off the branch in Uganda—now shipments of green coffee are being targeted.
by Fionn Pooler | March 17, 2025

New Report Alleges Starbucks Avoided More Than $1 Billion in Taxes

A report by a corporate tax research center alleges that Starbucks used a Swiss subsidiary to avoid taxes on more than a billion dollars in profit over the past decade.
by Fionn Pooler | March 17, 2025

Coffee News Club: Week of March 10th

Click to find out which grocery stores have pulled big coffee brands off their shelves. Plus, coffee stockpiles are dwindling and Starbucks workers in Chile go on strike.
by Fionn Pooler | March 10, 2025

Brazilian Coffee Stockpiles Plummet as Commodity Prices Increase

The amount of coffee stockpiled in warehouses by Brazilian cooperatives has plummeted following the surge in commodity prices over the past year.
by Fionn Pooler | March 10, 2025