News & Events
What’s happening in the specialty coffee and tea industry? Find out here.
Licata savors meaty WRBC victory
Posted: Mar 03, 2010
We’ve all paired bacon with eggs. But bacon with espresso? That takes an innovative barista.
At last weekend’s Western Regional Bar...More »
NCA gears up for annual convention
Posted: Feb 25, 2010
Educational and networking opportunities are on the agenda at the National Coffee Association of U.S.A.’s 99th Annual Convention, taking p...More »
Butler buries competition at Southeast Regional
Posted: Feb 24, 2010
Lem Butler has come a long way since his first Southeast Regional Barista Competition. For that 2005 performance, Butler had no formal competiti...More »
Intelligentsia set to open Pasadena shop
Posted: Feb 18, 2010
Last June Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea opened its second Los Angeles-area location, a “high-concept” café in Venice ...More »
Lefcourt burned but still best at MRBC
Posted: Feb 16, 2010For the second straight year, Greg Lefcourt tasted victory at the Mountain Regional Barista Competition. Well, actually he couldn’t taste much at...More »
Starbucks Introduces Pour-Over Brewing
Posted: Feb 11, 2010Goodbye, Clover—hello, pour-over. The Seattle Times’ “Coffee City” blog reports Starbucks is set to roll out the increasingly p...More »
Amish workers, a Hobbit tea
Posted: Feb 10, 2010Wow. It’s hard to choose the most remarkable part of this Cleveland Plain Dealer story out of rural Ohio. Is it the fact that there will soon be ...More »
Ecco Caffe relocates to San Francisco
Posted: Feb 03, 2010In an interview posted at foodgps.com, Ecco Caffe owner Andrew Barnett confirmed that the acclaimed roasting company is leaving its Santa Rosa, Calif.,...More »
Forza barista recounts coffeehouse horror
Posted: Jan 29, 2010One of the two baristas who witnessed the shooting of four police officers inside a Forza Coffee store recently described the experience to Seattle&rsq...More »
How to name your business
Posted: Jan 26, 2010BusinessWeek’s Smart Answers blog provides some tips on answering that sometimes impossible-to-answer question: “What should we call ...More »
Webinar offers organic know-how
Posted: Jan 25, 2010The National Coffee Association’s webinar series continues this week with a one-hour class on certification and marketing. From 12 p.m. to 1 p.m....More »
Location, location… and math
Posted: Jan 20, 2010Earlier this week The Gazette, of Annapolis, Md., ran a well-thought-out primer on what to think about when starting a coffee business. Not surprisingl...More »
Coffee shops quick to help in Haiti relief
Posted: Jan 18, 2010With so many cafés at the center of civic-minded pursuits—think buzz words like eco-conscious, fair trade and community hub—it&rsquo...More »
South Central crowns new top barista
Posted: Jan 11, 2010Lorenzo Perkins of Caffe Medici in Austin, Texas, took the top prize Sunday at the 2009-2010 South Central Regional Barista Competition, earning an aut...More »
Ohio roaster nabs gov’t funding for product expansion
Posted: Jan 07, 2010Turning to a bank for a business loan? That’s so pre-recession.
In November, it was reported that Townshend’s Tea in Portland, Ore., wa...More »
