Coffee Roasters Guild Retreat Returns to Wisconsin in August
After a two-year hiatus, the Coffee Roasters Guild‘s annual CRG Retreat is returning for 2022, taking place Aug. 25-28 along the shores of Delavan Lake in Southern Wisconsin. The CRG...
View ArticleWisconsin Supreme Court Sides Against Colectivo Coffee in COVID-19 Insurance...
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that losses of income suffered by Colectivo Coffee due to shutdowns early in the COVID-19 pandemic are not covered under the company’s property insurance...
View ArticleDiedrich and Coffee Roasters Guild Announce Scholarships for CRG Retreat
The Coffee Roasters Guild of the Specialty Coffee Association and Idaho-based roasting equipment manufacturer Diedrich Roasters have unveiled a scholarship that will cover costs for five roasters to...
View ArticleWith Three New Bars, Discourse Coffee is the Talk of the Town in Milwaukee
The drinksmiths at Discourse Coffee in Milwaukee continue to expand the conversation surrounding coffee, with a flurry of openings over the past eight months that includes a new downtown flagship...
View ArticleResearch: Common Coffee Chemical Combined with Flu May Damage Lungs
New research suggests that short-term exposure to a chemical compound created in the coffee roasting process may have damaging effects on lung health when paired with a second exposure, such...
View ArticleFDA Issues Controversial Draft Labeling for Plant-Based Milks
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week issued long-anticipated draft guidance regarding the labeling of plant-based milk products, such as oat milk, almond milk, soy milk or...
View ArticleColectivo Coffee Workers Approve First Union Contract
Approximately 95% of the unionized workers at Milwaukee-based specialty coffee chain Colectivo Coffee voted in favor of their first union contract this week, according to local union organizers. The...
View ArticlePinky Promise Coffee Comes Through with New Door County (WI) Cafe
True to its word, Pinky Promise Coffee has expanded in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, with a retail coffee shop now up and running at the front of its roasting facility. The...
View ArticleMadison’s JBC Coffee Earns Top Spot in Coffee Review’s Best of 2023
The long-running coffee review site Coffee Review has counted down its top 30 coffees of 2023, giving tip-top honors to an experimental-process coffee roasted by Madison, Wisconsin-based JBC Coffee...
View ArticleThe Sun Rises for East View Coffee in Kenosha, Wisconsin
A new day is dawning for specialty coffee along the western shore of Lake Michigan, where East View Coffee is offering tastings and other educational opportunities in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Led...
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