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Coffee farming involves keeping track of a lot of different factors. It requires that you know your own land, crops, and resources well. When your...

Specialty coffee may be at the heart of your café, but a good coffee shop also has a food menu that encourages customers to stay...

Baristas are an essential part of the success or failure of your coffee shop, and their wages likely make up a large part of your...

Roasting coffee takes skill and dedication. It can also be a physically demanding job that involves standing for long hours and handling hot beans and...

The coffee industry is made up of many individual relationships that depend on mutual trust and good communication. To better understand what producers value in...

Depending on where you are and where you’re from, tipping can be something that you don’t think twice about or a slightly awkward and confusing...

How do you get a good quality coffee when travelling? If you’re in a city, you may be able to stop by a specialty coffee...

Last year, the State of California ruled that coffee should be labelled with a cancer warning. But in part thanks to the efforts of the...

Many coffee producers are limited from accessing education and industry events by lack of funds or logistics. Because we believe that great coffee begins at...

Does your coffee shop have a great team of baristas? Sometimes you hire skilled and enthusiastic employees only to then see their performance slip. It...

There are many reasons to choose non-dairy milks and almost as many types to pick from. But which non-dairy milk is best for specialty coffee?...

Step into any specialty coffee shop and you’ll probably see at least one pour over coffee device. The V60 and Chemex have been around for...

Is there a difference between fine chocolate and its commercial counterpart? Of course there is. You can probably taste it when you sample a smooth...

Flat whites have been on specialty coffee shop menus around the world for a while. But do you really know what one is? And what...

Are you looking to improve your cup of coffee? It might be easier than you think. By understanding coffee extraction, you can better control the...

Sustainability has become a buzz word in recent years, but the long-term economic, environmental, and social health of the coffee industry are vital considerations. Reduced...