Day: August 11, 2025

Win a trip to the World Barista Championship in Italy with Axil

Image: Axil Coffee Roasters.Axil Coffee Roasters Head of Innovation Jack Simpson is once again heading to the World Barista Championship in 2025, following a third consecutive win at the Australian Barista Championships. To celebrate Jack’s success – and the previous Australian and World Barista Championship successes of Anthony Douglas and Co-Founder Dave Makin – Melbourne roaster Axil is
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Craveworthy Takes Managing Stake in NYC Chain Gregorys Coffee

Fast food franchise specialist Craveworthy Brands has made an undisclosed investment in New York City-born coffee chain Gregorys Coffee, becoming the managing partner with ambitious expansion plans. Craveworthy said it…

Longtime Starbucks Machine Partner Thermoplan Acquires Mikafi Roasters

  Swiss super-automatic coffee machine maker Thermoplan recently acquired Mikafi, a novel electric coffee roasting machine brand for commercial applications.  Thermoplan, which has produced many thousands of Starbucks store coffee…

From South Carolina, Knowledge Perk Picks Up the Pace of Openings

After launching eight years ago in a roastery so small it was affectionately named “the closet,” Rock Hill, South Carolina-based Knowledge Perk recently swelled to 10 coffee shop locations, with…

The Sprudge Guide To Coffee Roasters In Paris

This article is from the coffee website Sprudge at http://sprudge.com. This is the RSS feed version. A guide to the growing number of specialty coffee roasters in Paris, France.

A First Look at Slovenia’s 2025 Ljubljana Coffee Festival

Here’s what to expect at the 2025 edition of Slovenia’s biggest coffee event. BY VASILEIA FANARIOTISENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT Photos courtesy of Ljubljana Coffee Festival Every September, a particular kind of buzz brews in Ljubljana, the […]
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The Tariffs On Brazilian Coffee Are Doing Great

This article is from the coffee website Sprudge at http://sprudge.com. This is the RSS feed version. China is stepping in to fill the power vacuum.

De’Longhi Group reports “robust” H1 performance

Image: MuhammadSyafiq/stock.adobe.comDe’Longhi S.p.A. has released its consolidated results for the first half of 2025. The Italian appliance company recorded revenue of €1,584.2 million (US$1,848 million), up by 11.3 per cent from the same period last year. Its net income was €116.6 million (US$136 million), reflecting a 9.8 per cent increase. In the second quarter of 2025,
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Thermoplan acquires Swiss roaster startup

Image: ThermoplanSwiss coffee machine manufacturer Thermoplan AG has acquired Swiss roaster startup Mikafi. As one of the major developers and manufacturers of professional fully automatic coffee machines, Thermoplan says it is excited about the collaboration with tabletop coffee roaster producer Mikafi. The compact roasters enable green coffee beans to be freshly roasted on site in cafés
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