Stōk Owner Danone Plans $65 Million Florida Bottling Plant

Stōk Owner Danone Plans $65 Million Florida Bottling Plant

La Finca Coffee Spreads Family Traditions in St. Louis

Family and cultural traditions from Mexico and Colombia are converging around coffee in St. Louis, where La Finca Coffee‘s second location is now open.  Colombian-style tinto made from black coffee…


Probat Rolls Out it Largest Electric Roaster to Date, the P12 E

German coffee roaster manufacturer Probat continues to scale up production of drum roasters that avoid natural gas in favor of alternative energy sources. The company’s latest global release is the…


Stretched Milk is the Canvas at Manhattan’s Sammy L Coffee

For years, New York City barista Sammy Lin has been creating small moments of delight for busy coffee drinkers by pouring and etching images into their lattes. A new Manhattan…


Deforestation: Proposed EU Import Ban May Fail to Protect Tropical Rainforests and Farmers – Here’s How it Should Work

Most European consumers’ shopping baskets tend to include items linked to deforestation in tropical regions, involving agricultural commodities such as beef, soybeans, palm oil, cocoa, rubber, coffee, timber and paper. These…

Stōk Owner Danone Plans $65 Million Florida Bottling Plant

360F Specialty Coffee Roasters Heats Up North of Miami

One family’s complete rotation around the coffee landscape has resulted in the opening of the 360F Specialty Coffee Roasters in Coral Springs, Florida.  The young roasting company owned and operated by…


Study Finds Coffee with Milk May Increase Anti-Inflammatory Effect

Coffee that is combined with milk may double the natural anti-inflammatory properties of immune cells, according to research published this week in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.  For…


Former COO of Juan Valdez US Subsidiary Gets 3-6 Years for Theft of $900K

The former Chief Operating Officer of the company that operates the Juan Valdez brand in North America pleaded guilty to grand larceny after stealing nearly more than $900,000 from the company….


Mandarin Coffee Stand Provides a Coffee Lover’s Rabbit Hole in Pasadena

A new multiroaster coffee bar in Pasadena, California, called Mandarin Coffee Stand is hopping into the Year of The Rabbit with an emphasis on Chinese-grown coffees and an inspired seasonal…

Stōk Owner Danone Plans $65 Million Florida Bottling Plant

Multiple Michigan Coffee Shops Temporarily Close Following Hate Letters

Multiple Michigan specialty coffee shops have temporarily closed their doors after receiving hate-filled and threatening letters.  The coffee shops are among a growing number of retail business throughout the state…


Café de Manica Envisions a New Era for Coffee in Mozambique

A startup company called Café de Manica is hoping to lead a resurgence of the green coffee industry in Mozambique, beginning with organic production, fair compensation to small-scale farmers and…


City League Coffee Takes Its Shot in Brooklyn

City League Coffee Roasters is mixing right into its first retail cafe in Brooklyn, New York, taking over the Bay Ridge space that previously bore the name Blend Coffee +…


FDA 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…

Stōk Owner Danone Plans $65 Million Florida Bottling Plant

Stōk Owner Danone Plans $65 Million Florida Bottling Plant

3 Must-Try Iced Coffee Add-Ins

Mar 14, 2023 |

Here Are 3 Iced Coffee Add-Ins You Have To Try Peanut better and jelly. Salt and pepper. Iced coffee and ... well, these three things: 1. Simple Syrup Yes, we all love black coffee. But when speaking about refreshment, a small amount of sugar can bring out the best...

4 different ways to brew iced coffee

Mar 14, 2023 |

What are the different ways to brew iced coffee? I don’t know about you, but my Instagram feed is flooded with artsy photos of mouthwatering, refreshing coffee elixirs that I am just dying to get my hands on every time my thumb hits the phone screen scrolling. They’ve...

How to fit coffee into your budget

Mar 11, 2023 |

Is Making Coffee at Home Cheaper?  Let's just get it out there: Most office coffee is weak and terrible. How are you supposed to actually survive a day with your coworkers when your coffee is watered down, burnt—or even worse—decaf? You can't. So what do you do...

Alternative Ways of Brewing Coffee

Mar 11, 2023 |

GIVE THESE BREWING METHODS A TRY As a result of the pursuit of the perfect cup of coffee, a number of alternative coffee brewing methods naturally come to light, on the merit that they produce the best strong, dark coffee. While there are indeed quite a number of...

Stōk Owner Danone Plans $65 Million Florida Bottling Plant

Stok Cold Brew

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…

Stōk Owner Danone Plans $65 Million Florida Bottling Plant

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.

Stōk Owner Danone Plans $65 Million Florida Bottling Plant

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