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Coffee Shop Equipment Preventive Maintenance

There are two kinds of coffee shop owners. The first understands that preventive maintenance is the backbone of a well-run operation. The second learns that lesson the hard way, usually on a Saturday morning, when the espresso machine goes quiet and the line is out the door. In specialty coffee, your equipment is not background […]

How can we encourage more producers to grow specialty coffee?

Key takeaways Global specialty coffee demand is rising, pressuring producers to improve quality. Ageing farmer populations threaten the continuity of coffee production worldwide. Long-term buyer relationships enable producers to innovate and invest in farms. Direct trade and blockchain platforms help producers access fairer, wider markets. In its latest report, the USDA predicts that both global […]

How specialty coffee culture is evolving in Côte d’Ivoire

Key takeaways Côte d’Ivoire’s GDP averaged 7% growth between 2012 and 2023, boosting demand for higher-quality coffee. The number of specialty coffee shops and roasters is increasing in Abidjan, the country’s largest city. Fine robusta investment is reshaping Côte d’Ivoire’s coffee potential. Vertically-integrated businesses are helping retain domestic coffee value. Côte d’Ivoire has long been […]

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Why Georgia’s specialty coffee market is expanding

Georgia’s ancient wine culture laid the foundation for the expansion of specialty coffee. Traditional cuisine and strong hospitality also influence its growing specialty coffee scene. The country bridges Eastern Europe and West Asia, culminating in a unique coffee market. International brands such as Costa have expanded into Georgia, while homegrown roasters like Shavi are entering […]

2026 Coffee Tasting Report Calendar

New Year, New Questions Specialty coffee is evolving fast — faster than trend cycles, processing methods, and high-concept café menus can keep up with. Each year, our tasting reports are our way of pausing the noise and asking: What’s actually happening in the cup? Not what’s promised, not what’s marketed — what’s there. Roasted coffee […]

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Roasters should look to emerging specialty coffee markets for inspiration

Between 2022 and 2024, the EU27’s coffee consumption remained virtually flat, according to the European Coffee Federation. China, meanwhile, recently reached 87,505 outlets, overtaking the US as the world’s largest branded coffee shop market. Indonesia is on track to surpass Japan as the world’s fifth-largest coffee consumer, and India’s coffee industry is set to double […]

How distinctiveness espresso tradition is converting in France

France is famend for its conventional bistros and cafés, however distinctiveness espresso tradition may be proliferating in each miniature cities and immense towns during the rustic. Strong point espresso’s marketplace proportion in France has larger continuously in recent times, from 1-2% of the full espresso marketplace in 2017 to about 4% in 2020, in line […]

Distinctiveness espresso is diversifying: How can roasters react to it?

The distinctiveness espresso business is at an inflexion level. Occasion pastime in top quality, unmarried foundation rather a lot is often emerging, so is the call for for various, extremely customised, or even non-coffee beverages. Chains like Uninhabited Boulevard are construction their branding round matcha and limited-time choices, attaining triple-digit gross sales expansion in consequence. […]

SCA Proclaims Global of Espresso Bogotá and Global Brewers Cup 2027

Daily Coffee News Staff | October 22, 2025 SCA CEO Yannis Apostolopoulos and FNC CEO Germán Bahamón in Milan. SCA press photograph.   The Specialty Coffee Association and the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) are bringing the Global of Espresso industry display and the Global Brewers Cup to Bogotá in 2027.  SCA CEO Yannis Apostolopoulos […]

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Manufacturers are pushing for extra innovation in espresso processing

Processing has all the time been cutting edge in forte espresso, however it’s best changing into increasingly more ingenious. We’re sight extra high-end fermentations at espresso occasions, no longer simply from roasters, but in addition from manufacturers. Extra farmers are operating with family within the wine {industry} to manufacture completely untouched processing tactics, successfully environment […]