Middle East Coffee Marketplace and App Cofe Raises $15 Million

Middle East Coffee Marketplace and App Cofe Raises $15 Million

Root Capital, Keurig Dr Pepper and USAID Launch Indonesia Coffee Initiative

Rural agriculture lender Root Capital and beverage giant Keurig Dr Pepper are embarking on a three-year initiative designed to boost the Indonesian coffee sector. Called the Indonesia Coffee Enterprise Resilience…


Andres Berron to Lead Starbucks’ Green Coffee Trading Company

Longtime green coffee trader Andres Berron has been tapped to lead the Starbucks Coffee Trading Company (SCTC), the green coffee trading arm of Starbucks Coffee. Berron was recently named managing…


Sucafina Opens State-of-the-Art Wet Mill in Yunnan, China

Swiss multinational green coffee trading company Sucafina has opened the largest wet mill for green coffee processing in Yunnan, the primary coffee-growing region in China.  Sucafina China Managing Director Carl…


Inside the New Simonelli Group Campus in Central Italy

Simonelli Group, the Italian parent company of commercial espresso equipment brands Nuova Simonelli and Victoria Arduino, has cut the ribbon on the new Simonelli Group Campus in Belforte del Chienti,…

Middle East Coffee Marketplace and App Cofe Raises $15 Million

Milk and Honey a Sweet Addition to the Denver Coffee Scene

Even before Milk & Honey (Instagram) could officially open its doors, the Colorado coffee startup still found a way to sweeten Denverites’ days with coffee service.  While finishing construction and…


Victoria Arduino Picking Up the Pace with the Eagle Tempo

The nest of commercial espresso machines in the Eagle line from Italian brand Victoria Arduino is soon to become more crowded with the hatching of the Eagle Tempo. Emphasizing consistency…


One of a Kind Guatemala Coffee Auction Returning in August

The Guatemalan national coffee association Anacafé is bringing back the One of a Kind Guatemala (OOAK) green coffee auction.  With early bird sample kit reservations already underway, this third iteration…


Stōk Owner Danone Plans $65 Million Florida Bottling Plant

Packaged foods company Danone North America is planning to invest up to $65 million over the next two years to build and expand a bottle production line for coffee creamers…

Middle East Coffee Marketplace and App Cofe Raises $15 Million

Column: Paying Farmworkers Based on Production Results in Labor Risks

[Editor’s note: This is Part 4 of an ongoing editorial series led by Verité exploring labor issues affecting the global coffee sector through its U.S. Department of Labor-funded Cooperation On Fair, Free, Equitable…


Bean For Bean Coffee Industry Mentorship Program Back for 2023

United States-based nonprofit Go Fund Bean is reprising its Bean For Bean mentorship program for 2023, with applications closing Tuesday, Feb. 28.  The coffee-industry-focused organization launched a beta version of…


Weekly Coffee News: An Espresso Experience Lab, Alt Caffeine and More

Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News. Keep up with all the latest stories by subscribing to DCN’s newsletter, featuring breaking coffee industry news and fresh coffee job listings. Victoria Arduino Opens New…


Labor Judge Says Starbucks Engaged in ‘Egregious and Widespread Misconduct’ in NY

In a high-profile labor ruling, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) judge said that coffee giant Starbucks engaged in “egregious and widespread misconduct demonstrating a general disregard for the employees’…

Middle East Coffee Marketplace and App Cofe Raises $15 Million

Middle East Coffee Marketplace and App Cofe Raises $15 Million

HOW TO BE A BETTER CUPPER

Mar 9, 2023 |

Ahead of the launch of Prodigal, Mark and I cupped for a minimum of one hour each morning. Having such a routine allowed us to calibrate well after cupping more than 2000 samples together. Those sessions also taught us a lot, some of which I’d like to share here....

Middle East Coffee Marketplace and App Cofe Raises $15 Million

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With global growth ambitions, Middle East-based coffee marketplace Cofe (styled as COFE by the company) has raised US$15 million in a Series B funding round.  Leading the investment is WAED…

Middle East Coffee Marketplace and App Cofe Raises $15 Million

Perfect Little Beans

Chinmey Hill Coffee uses specialty-grade beans with zero primary defects (such as black beans or sour beans) and less than five secondary defects (such as broken beans). This is important because primary defects will greatly affect the taste of the coffee. Having zero defects allows the coffee to be the most optimal flavor.

Window for Optimal Flavor

Chimney Hill Coffee ships our coffee the same day it was roasted, so you will receive it before it enters the window of optimal flavor.  This means you’ll never miss the opportunity to enjoy the coffee’s peak flavor.

Coffee Ratings

Coffee undergoes many scoring processes by professionals who achieved their Q Grader certification. Coffee is first graded when it’s green. If there are defects the coffee is determined to be “not-specialty grade”. For those coffees that pass green grading, they are sample roasted and cupped. (Cupping is the official term for critically tasting and scoring coffees. The official cupping form is standard worldwide, and where the 100-point scoring system comes from.) A coffee’s dry fragrance, wet aroma, flavor, aftertaste, body, acidity, balance, and overall impression are taken into consideration while uniformity issues and defects, will lower the overall score.

Specialty Coffee

Specialty coffee, coined by Erna Knutsen in 1974, refers to a coffee that receives a quality grading score of 80 percent or higher. While “premium” or “gourmet” seem like they’re synonymous with “specialty,” they simply are marketing terms with no defined standards. Specialty coffees are grown in specific and ideal micro-climates, and have distinctive and unique flavor profiles, with little to no defects.

Third-Wave Coffee

We’re currently in the third wave of coffee. The first wave of American coffee put pre-ground, vacuum-sealed cans in kitchens across America. The second wave started with the late ‘60s introduction of Peet’s coffee (by Alfred Peet) through the proliferation of Starbucks. The third wave of coffee focuses on origin transparency, nuanced flavors, and artisan roasting. The term “third wave” is synonymous with specialty coffee.

Middle East Coffee Marketplace and App Cofe Raises $15 Million

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