Austria-based coffee software company Cropster has acquired South Korean roaster software maker Firescope. The acquisition advances a strategy outlined when European growth investor Verdane took a majority stake in…
Presenting the 2026 Roaster of the Year Finalists
Roast magazine is thrilled to announce the six finalists for the 22nd Annual Roaster of the Year awards! The Micro Roaster category includes companies roasting less than 100,000 pounds of coffee each…
Death Wish Coffee Alleges Trademark Infringement Against Liquid Death
New York-based Death Wish Coffee filed a lawsuit this week against the beverage company Liquid Death, alleging trademark infringement related to yet-to-be-released coffee products. Liquid Death, meanwhile, said on social…
Longboard Specialty Coffee Sets Auction Records a Month After Founder Dies
Justin Boudeman, the U.S.-born founder of high-end Panamanian Gesha coffee production company Longboard Specialty Coffee, died Aug. 30 at the age of 52. Known as a loving family man, dedicated…
Weekly Coffee News: Coffee Makes TIME’s Best Inventions + An Interactive Flavor Wheel
Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News! Subscribe here for all the latest coffee industry news. Also, check out the latest career opportunities at CoffeeIndustryJobs.com. Innovea Global Coffee Breeding Network Named 2025 TIME Best…
Hawaii Woman Accused of Selling Millions of Dollars of Fake Kona
A federal grand jury indicted a 66-year-old Hawaii woman after prosecutors accused her of fraudulently making millions of dollars by selling foreign-grown coffee that was labeled and sold as “100%…
Coffee Takes a Bough at Branch & Bean Coffee + Roastery in Fort Worth
Texas-based Maple Branch Brewery is turning over new leaves with Branch & Bean Coffee + Roastery, a cafe and roasting operation inside its brewery, beer garden and pub in…
Design Details: Phases of the Sun at Bonne Bouche in Ukraine
Welcome to Design Details, an ongoing editorial feature in Daily Coffee News focused on individual examples of coffee shop architecture, interior design, packaging design or branding. If you are a coffee…
Sweeping Review Links Moderate Coffee Intake to Many Health Benefits
A sweeping new review of decades of research suggests that moderate coffee drinking is doing more good than harm across a broad range of health outcomes. Led by researchers…
Nucleus Coffee Tools Unfurls the Bloom Distribution Tool for Drip Coffee
Australia-based coffee equipment company Nucleus Coffee Tools is introducing the Bloom, a device for preparing dry pourover and drip coffee beds before brewing. Essentially a WDT tool built for…