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The Espresso Coalition for Racial Fairness The First Sip! occasion 2026. Photograph by Michael Taylor, courtesy of CCRE.
CCRE Hosts The First Sip! 2026, Honors LaNisa Williams
The Espresso Coalition for Racial Fairness hosted The First Sip! 2026 on April 10 at The Psychological Bar in San Diego’s Black Arts & Tradition District alongside the World of Espresso commerce present. The occasion acknowledged Barista Life LA founder LaNisa Williams with CCRE’s Innovator’s Award and highlighted the group’s Brewing for Fairness Fellowship. The First Sip! continues to function a core CCRE gathering, “creating house for connection whereas reinforcing the group’s broader mission to advance fairness and illustration throughout the trade,” the group mentioned in an announcement shared with DCN.
Little Pleasure Espresso’s Raspberry Danish Latte Recipe Goes Viral
Northfield, Minnesota-based hometown espresso store Little Pleasure Espresso has publicly invited different impartial cafes to “steal” its Raspberry Danish Latte recipe, a transfer that has helped ship the drink viral. Little Pleasure’s personal printed recipe describes the drink as espresso, milk, raspberry syrup and vanilla cream cheese foam, whereas variations of it have unfold to a whole lot of retailers throughout greater than 20 international locations.
SF Local weather Week Panel Addressing Espresso Waste and Biochar
As a part of SF Local weather Week, Equator Coffees will host a panel on April 23 from 4:30-6 p.m. at its cafe on the bottom ground of LinkedIn’s San Francisco headquarters exploring how espresso waste might be became biochar for carbon elimination and local weather resilience. Moderated by David Griswold of Carbon Requirements Worldwide, the occasion will characteristic Stanford graduate pupil analysis and remarks from Equator Coffees Director of Espresso Tradition Devorah Freudiger.
Bigface and Fellow Launch Restricted-Version Espresso Sequence 1
Miami-based Bigface, based by Jimmy Butler, and San Francisco-based espresso tools maker Fellow have introduced a limited-edition Espresso Sequence 1 collaboration constructed round a run of 100 individually numbered machines. Bigface’s product web page says every machine features a signed artwork card, and firm posts mentioned gross sales are set to start April 21.
World Espresso Championships Names 2026 Latte Artwork Winners
World Espresso Championships has named Bala of Taiwan the 2026 World Latte Artwork Champion, whereas Brazil’s Eduardo Olímpio gained the inaugural individuals’s selection award. Listed here are the remaining standings and rankings.
Verve Espresso Roasters Launches Dwell Efficiency Filter Pack
Santa Cruz, California-based Verve Espresso Roasters has launched the Dwell Efficiency Filter, a brand new plant-based PLA filter accessible in 30-count packs. The filter is designed to be used with Verve’s personal Dwell Dripper or Kalita Wave drippers.
ICO Releases March 2026 Espresso Report
The Worldwide Espresso Group mentioned in its March 2026 Espresso Market Report that the ICO Composite Indicator Value averaged 273.70 cents per pound in March, up 2.3% from February. The group mentioned the rise was “pushed by a brand new geopolitical shock stemming from the battle within the Center East and the following disruptions to delivery alongside the Strait of Hormuz.”
De’Longhi Launches PrimaDonna Fragrant Espresso Machine
Italy-based De’Longhi has launched the PrimaDonna Fragrant, a super-automatic espresso machine with 38 preset scorching and iced recipes. The corporate says its Bean Adapt Know-how and Adaptive Grinding Know-how robotically acknowledge beans and modify grind dimension, dose and brewing temperature in actual time.
KitchenAid Expands Espresso Line With Iced Espresso Machines
KitchenAid has expanded its espresso assortment with new Totally Automated Espresso Machines with Iced Espresso. The corporate says the machines provide as much as 24 preset drink choices, devoted over-ice settings, IntelliGrind and Aroma Steadiness programs that reply to espresso traits.
Stauf’s Espresso Roasters Employees Announce Union Push
Columbus, Ohio-based Stauf’s Espresso Roasters staff have introduced their intent to unionize after conversations that grew out of a late-January all-staff assembly tied to administration’s response to serving ICE brokers, in line with Matter Information.
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Listed here are a few of DCN’s prime tales from the previous week…
Scenes from World of Espresso San Diego
San Diego supplied a sunny, surfy, baseball-packed backdrop final weekend as hundreds of espresso professionals from all over the world descended on the Specialty Espresso Affiliation’s World of Espresso commerce present… learn extra
Research: ‘Default Nudge’ to Oat Milk Reduces Carbon Footprint of Cafe Drinks
Making oat milk the default possibility for cafe drinks whereas nonetheless providing cow’s milk sharply elevated the share of plant-based milk use in real-world testing, in line with a brand new UK research… learn extra
Research Finds Espresso Tied to ‘Youthful’ Organic Age in Folks with Psychological Sickness
A current research means that ingesting 3-4 cups of espresso per day could also be related to longer telomeres — a marker related to much less “organic growing older” — in individuals dwelling with extreme psychological sickness… learn extra
Espresso Crops Are Dying from a Fungus with Species-Leaping Genes
For anybody who depends on espresso to start out their day, espresso wilt illness could also be a very powerful illness you’ve by no means heard of… learn extra
Two-Thirds of People Stated They Drank Espresso Yesterday, NCA Report Finds
Espresso has retained its spot as the most well-liked commercialized beverage in the US, with 66% of U.S. adults saying they drank it throughout the previous day, in line with the Spring 2026 Nationwide Espresso Information Traits (NCDT) report from the Nationwide Espresso Affiliation… learn extra
Research Identifies Chemical Variations in Civet Poop Espresso
Civet espresso (a.okay.a. kopi luwak) stays one of many espresso world’s most divisive merchandise, invoking delicate points reminiscent of worth chain dynamics, high-end product differentiation, fraud and animal cruelty… learn extra
‘Forest 500’ Report Tracks Espresso Business Deforestation Commitments
Whereas the looming EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has been nudging company behavioral modifications in Europe, the espresso trade stays among the many weakest performers on a number of key indicators of deforestation danger, in line with the 2026 version of the Forest 500 report from UK-based environmental NGO International Cover… learn extra
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