How does automation make the specialty coffee sector more productive?
Over the past few years, the global coffee industry has undergone many changes. One of the most prominent is an increasing move towards automation and...
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More roasters are selling advent calendars: How do you make one?
Coffee advent calendars are a growing seasonal trend that allow roasters to showcase a wide range of coffees in one product. As the luxury advent calendar trend continues, coffee calendars offer the excitement of “daily discovery” and ritual. Each calendar can include up to 25 different coffees, meaning roasters must start developing them well in advance. Although they’re a unique opportunity for consumers to try many different origins, processing methods,… read more
Coffee advent calendars are a growing seasonal trend that allow roasters to showcase a wide range of coffees in one product. As the luxury advent calendar trend continues, coffee calendars offer the excitement of “daily discovery” and ritual. Each calendar… read more
PRF announces the Global Roasting Contest
Last year, Producer & Roaster Forum (PRF) announced that it will return to El Salvador – where the first PRF event was held in 2016....
How do you roast coffee for milk?
It’s impossible to deny just how popular milk-based coffee drinks (such as the flat white, latte, and cappuccino) are in coffee shops around the world....
Specialty coffee blends: How exciting can they be?
Over the past year, it’s been impossible to ignore the rise of specialty coffee blends. Across the sector, more and more specialty roasters are adding...
How is decaf coffee made?
Although many people around the world drink coffee to increase their caffeine intake, a significant proportion of coffee drinkers opt for decaffeinated or low-caffeine coffee....
Understanding roast curves on modern coffee roasters
As technological change becomes more and more frequent in the coffee industry, we are seeing more roasters invest in modern equipment, including machines which can...
Exploring the rise of Caribbean coffee roasters
The Caribbean has a long history of coffee production, with some of the world’s first coffee farms established in Jamaica and Haiti in the early...
How are coffee capsules manufactured and filled?
The demand for coffee capsules has never been as high as it is today. According to Fior Markets, the global capsule industry will be worth...
What is the definition of a micro coffee roaster?
Around the world, the specialty coffee market only continues to become more prominent. This has led to an increasing number of micro roasters selling high-quality...
Should coffee roasters add robusta to blends if arabica prices increase?
From early 2021 through until mid-2022, coffee prices have steadily increased. This can be attributed to a number of factors, including extreme weather conditions, like...
Why don’t more producers market their own coffee?
Coffee is one of the most economically significant agricultural commodities in the world. According to data from the International Coffee Organisation (ICO), around 167.58 million...
Are specialty coffee brands becoming more and more similar?
Around the world, specialty coffee consumption is on the rise. The National Coffee Association’s 2022 Spring National Coffee Data Trends Report stated that specialty coffee...
What’s the difference between plastic and metal coffee pods?
Around the world, coffee pod consumption continues to grow at pace. By 2025, the global market is expected to be worth over US $29 billion....
Cost management tips for smaller coffee roasters
With the exponential growth of specialty coffee in recent years, we’ve seen a corresponding rise in the emergence of nano roasters, home roasters, and coffee...
Exploring AI in coffee roasting
In recent years, there’s no doubt that we’ve seen the rise of artificial intelligence in a number of industries. Coffee roasting is no exception, and...
How do you roast coffee for barista competitions?
The process of roasting coffee for barista competitions is in many ways different from roasting for wholesale customers and end consumers. This is for a...