Nick Brown

1 week ago | dailycoffeenews.com | Nick Brown

Succeeding in specialty coffee requires a fighting spirit, with battles big and small to be fought on a daily basis. For seasoned roaster and father of five girls Oscar Pineda in Wichita, Kansas, the spirit is embodied in las adelitas — a.k.a. soldaderas — the storied women who fought in the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920).

1 week ago | dailycoffeenews.com | Nick Brown

The European Commission yesterday announced changes to the administration of the new European Union deforestation-free supply chains law (EUDR), including softened requirements for due diligence reporting. The Commission said the changes are designed to reduce the “administrative burden” associated with the law by about 30%, particularly among large companies in Europe.

1 week ago | dailycoffeenews.com | Nick Brown

A Chinese court has ordered four companies to cease production and marketing of espresso machines with designs and packaging that resemble the Slayer Espresso brand. According to Cimbali Group, the Italian espresso machine conglomerate that acquired Seattle-based Slayer Espresso in 2017, the case in Shanghai represents the first successful case in the commercial coffee equipment industry in which a foreign company has received a favorable ruling under Article 6 of China’s Unfair Competition Law.

1 week ago | dailycoffeenews.com | Nick Brown

Fifteen years after winning a Best New Product Award at the Specialty Coffee Expo (formerly the SCAA Expo), coffee roasting software provider RoastLog is entering an ambitious new chapter. The Bay Area-based company just released Version 5 of its core RoastLogger software, representing a comprehensive update to the platform and reflecting continuous feedback from working coffee roasters.

1 week ago | dailycoffeenews.com | Nick Brown

Kirkland, Washington-based specialty coffee trader San Cristobal Coffee Importers recently introduced its first offerings from Peru following a unique partnership model involving multiple coffee organizations. Along with sibling company Cafés Sustenebles de Mexico (CAFESUMEX), and an internship program with producer group Grupo Terruño Nayarita (GTNay) in Mexico, the importer recently brought to market the first coffees from Cooperativa Agraria Groupthink Yapaz (COOPAGRY) of Peru.