Day: September 5, 2025

De’Longhi’s “Computer That Makes Coffee” Trolls U.S. Tariffs

  Italian appliance giant De’Longhi has turned United States trade policy into a marketing opportunity with a cheeky new campaign that reimagines one of its connected coffee machines as “the…

Weekly Coffee News: Coffee Shipping by Sail + Prices Surge

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Coffee Design: A New Aporach To Coffee Bags From Blueprint Coffee Of St. Louis

This article is from the coffee website Sprudge at http://sprudge.com. This is the RSS feed version. A fresh rebrand for Blueprint Coffee out of St. Louis, Missouri.

A Conversation with Huong Quach: On Vietnamese Coffee & the Revival of Robusta

Born in Vietnam and now residing in Germany, Huong Quach—also known as Lucy—shares her journey from East to West, and her love for all things canephora. BY ISABELLE MANIBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of Huong […]
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Hot To-Go: Which Type Of Coffee Has The Most Microplastics?

This article is from the coffee website Sprudge at http://sprudge.com. This is the RSS feed version. Coffee coffee and to-go cups are a bad combo.

Black Rock Coffee Bar files IPO

Image: Eduardo Barraza/stock.adobe.comUnited States (US) drive-thru chain Black Rock Coffee Bar has launched an initial public offering (IPO) and is reportedly seeking to raise US$265 million. An IPO is the first time a business raises finances publicly. Black Rock Coffee Bar is the first US coffee company to pursue this line of financing since Dutch Bros, which
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Starbucks to embrace AI automation in its stores

Image: ManuPadilla/stock.adobe.comAmerican coffee chain Starbucks has committed to using advanced technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) in its stores across the United States (US). The company has recently introduced AI-powered automated counting, which will aid workers in the counting of inventory through the use of a handheld tablet quick-scan tool. With more than 16,000 stores across
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Green coffee prices increased almost 15 per cent in August

Image: LIGHTFIELD STUDIOS/stock.adobe.comThe latest Market Report from the International Coffee Organization (ICO) shows the average price of green coffee grew by almost 100 US cents per pound in August 2025, up 14.6 per cent from July and 24.3 per cent compared to August 2024. The Organization’s Composite Indicator Price (I-CIP) tracks the average price of coffee beans
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Coffee tax slashed in India

Image: Виктория Попова/stock.adobe.comThe Indian Government has slashed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate on instant coffee from 18 per cent to five per cent following a review at the 56th GST Council meeting chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The new rate will take effect from 22 September 2025 and is part of a broader, sweeping
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