Do you really need expensive equipment to make espresso at home?
Growing interest in coffee consumer education has given way to a new wave of dedicated home baristas insistent on perfecting their espresso. According to the...
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Exploring Saudi Arabia’s booming specialty coffee market
The Project Café Middle East 2025 report forecasts that the total Saudi Arabian branded coffee shop market will exceed 5,350 outlets by 2027. Events like...
How cafés can manage rising coffee prices
Coffee prices surged throughout 2025, driven by a perfect storm of supply constraints and geopolitical tensions, and they’re not expected to fall anytime soon. Operational...
How grinder burr design is evolving
Burrs are the powerhouse of any grinder, providing a consistent particle size distribution to brew excellent coffee. Baristas and prosumers constantly demand innovation with their...
How to ensure direct trade in coffee makes commercial sense
Direct trade has long been regarded as the ethical choice, ensuring both quality and transparency. However, following a record high for global coffee prices in...
How to make latte art at home without an espresso machine
Latte art has become one of the most recognisable symbols of specialty coffee culture, popularised by competitions like the World Latte Art Championship and latte...
Women are leading the growth of emerging specialty coffee markets
Historically, working in coffee was something of a “boys’ club”: an old-school, machismo workplace culture that excluded women. Pioneering women like Erna Knutsen, Trish Rothgeb,...
How roasters can use packaging to sell coffee for more
In addition to its primary role of preserving freshness, coffee packaging is a powerful tool for roasters to convey sensory characteristics and brand personality within...
The evolution of portable espresso machines
Espresso consumption is rising in countries like the US, where filter coffee was traditionally the most popular brewing method. According to the 2025 NCDT Specialty...
How to become a coffee technician
The role of a coffee technician – a professional who installs, maintains, and repairs commercial coffee equipment – is essential. It’s a demanding job that...
How much of an impact does equipment condition actually have on coffee quality?
Baristas understand that even minor deviations in extraction variables can dramatically alter flavour profiles, transforming a bright, complex espresso into a muddy, bitter disappointment. However,...
Interest in “beanless” coffee is rising, but it poses no threat
“Beanless coffee” – made by synthesising or extracting compounds from other plant-based sources that mimic the flavour and aroma of real coffee – is attracting...
How super-automatic coffee machines are changing
Once relegated to hotels and service stations, super-automatic coffee machines have become increasingly advanced in recent years, allowing for precise control over extraction variables. Sophisticated...
Are we seeing a new era in coffee roasting?
AI-driven technologies and hybrid machines are among the recent innovations reshaping roasting, signalling a new age for the coffee industry. Modern coffee roasting equipment often...
We’re seeing more management buyouts in coffee – but what does it mean?
Acquisitions and mergers have been one of the defining factors of the coffee industry in the last decade, transforming artisanal brands into private equity portfolios....
How roasters can prepare for coffee price volatility
The specialty coffee industry is grappling with a record-breaking year on the cost front. Green coffee prices hit an all-time high in February 2025 and...