https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/cafe/barista-news/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Thu, 09 May 2024 16:02:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/05/09/blue-bottle-coffee-workers-vote-38-4-to-unionize-in-boston/ Thu, 09 May 2024 14:07:26 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=179728 Workers at all six of the Boston-area locations of specialty coffee roaster/retailer Blue Bottle Coffee voted 38-4 to unionize following a successful petition to the National Labor Relations Board. Should...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/05/06/mikael-jasin-of-indonesia-is-the-2024-world-barista-champion/ Mon, 06 May 2024 15:25:14 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=179651 Mikael Jasin of Indonesia earned the crown of World Barista Champion on Saturday, leading a fiercely competitive field of 53 competitors from all over the world. With a finals routine...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/04/26/ryan-wilbur-and-laila-ghambari-buy-portlands-guilder-and-juniors-roasted-coffee/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:02:09 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=179441 Portland, Oregon-area coffee professionals Ryan Willbur and Laila Ghambari have purchased the progressive and influential sibling coffee businesses, Guilder and Junior’s Roasted Coffee. The married couple plans to maintain existing...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/04/16/here-are-the-newest-2024-world-and-us-coffee-champions/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:46:12 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=179203 The world has two new coffee champions for 2024: World Brewers Cup Champion Martin Wölfl of Austria; and World Cup Tasters Champion Dionatan Almeida of Brazil. Both champions were anointed...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/04/03/boston-area-blue-bottle-coffee-workers-seek-unionization/ Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:13:59 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=178938 Workers from five Boston-area locations of Blue Bottle Coffee today launched a union campaign described as more than a year in the making. A group by the name of Blue...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/02/19/starbucks-unveils-framework-and-model-for-more-inclusive-coffee-shops/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 16:28:56 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=177978 Starbucks Coffee Company late last week introduced a new framework for making its stores more inclusive for guests and staff with disabilities. The first real-life manifestation of the new design...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/02/14/slow-pour-supply-unveils-the-kimera-tri-spout-pitcher/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:47:24 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=177780 Barista-focused coffee equipment seller Slow Pour Supply has unveiled its first original product, the Kimera tri-spout handleless latte art pitcher. The company has also relocated all operations to a new,...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/02/12/in-tampa-buddy-brews-flagship-cafe-is-now-a-victoria-arduino-showroom/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:47:12 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=177754 Tampa, Florida-based Buddy Brew Coffee has partnered with Simonelli Group, the parent organization of Italian coffee equipment brand Victoria Arduino, to create a showroom and coffee training center. Called the...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/01/17/go-fund-bean-to-dissolve-offers-final-round-of-grants/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 16:20:46 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=177236 The United States-based coffee worker support nonprofit Go Fund Bean is ceasing operations, citing a lack of funding. “Earlier this month the board of Go Fund Bean voted to dissolve...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/01/09/the-barista-league-is-coming-to-these-12-cities-in-2024/ Tue, 09 Jan 2024 21:28:49 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=177069 Coffee competition series The Barista League has released its 2024 season schedule, including 12 competitions on four continents. The series kicks off in February in Gothenburg, Sweden, coinciding with the...]]>