https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/company-news/people-company-news/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Wed, 19 Jul 2023 16:21:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 23960308 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/19/portland-coffee-legend-jim-roberts-of-coffee-people-dies/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/19/portland-coffee-legend-jim-roberts-of-coffee-people-dies/#respond Wed, 19 Jul 2023 16:15:33 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=172192 Oregon coffee pioneer Jim Roberts, the co-founder of the iconic chain Coffee People who is often credited with opening coffee’s first drive-through, died Monday. He was 74. “There’s a hole...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/19/portland-coffee-legend-jim-roberts-of-coffee-people-dies/feed/ 0 172192 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/18/jeanine-niyonzima-aroian-and-sherri-johns-on-tour-with-burundi-coffees/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/18/jeanine-niyonzima-aroian-and-sherri-johns-on-tour-with-burundi-coffees/#respond Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:59:50 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=172085 Two prominent global coffee experts are in the middle of a North American summer tour to show off green coffees sourced from Burundi. The Burundi on the Road Show is...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/18/jeanine-niyonzima-aroian-and-sherri-johns-on-tour-with-burundi-coffees/feed/ 0 172085 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/18/coffee-groups-unite-for-the-hot-medicated-summer-raffle/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/18/coffee-groups-unite-for-the-hot-medicated-summer-raffle/#respond Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:59:32 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=172089 A group of coffee-related organizations in the United States and Canada have teamed up to launch Hot Medicated Summer, a raffle benefiting two inspirational coffee people who have incurred debt...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/18/coffee-groups-unite-for-the-hot-medicated-summer-raffle/feed/ 0 172089 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/14/mark-inman-joins-mercon-specialty-as-specialty-coffee-director/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/14/mark-inman-joins-mercon-specialty-as-specialty-coffee-director/#respond Fri, 14 Jul 2023 15:21:03 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=172061 Seattle-based green coffee importer Mercon Specialty has named longtime coffee professional Mark Inman director of specialty coffee. During a coffee career spanning more than 30 years, Inman has also been...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/14/mark-inman-joins-mercon-specialty-as-specialty-coffee-director/feed/ 0 172061 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/13/erwin-mierisch-named-executive-director-of-ace-and-cup-of-excellence/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/13/erwin-mierisch-named-executive-director-of-ace-and-cup-of-excellence/#comments Thu, 13 Jul 2023 16:40:13 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=172028 Longtime specialty coffee professional Erwin Mierisch has been appointed executive director of the sibling nonprofits Cup of Excellence (COE) and the Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE).  The Portland-based groups began...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/13/erwin-mierisch-named-executive-director-of-ace-and-cup-of-excellence/feed/ 1 172028 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/13/the-coffee-mba-community-is-a-place-for-specialty-coffee-pros/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/13/the-coffee-mba-community-is-a-place-for-specialty-coffee-pros/#respond Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:20:47 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=172013 For as much as the specialty coffee industry invokes the concept of “community,” it remains tightly bound by the constraints of competitive business. Providing some hope that these two concepts...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/13/the-coffee-mba-community-is-a-place-for-specialty-coffee-pros/feed/ 0 172013 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/07/farmer-brothers-hires-john-moore-to-lead-coffee-operation/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/07/farmer-brothers-hires-john-moore-to-lead-coffee-operation/#respond Fri, 07 Jul 2023 15:07:00 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=171837 Texas-based full-service coffee company Farmer Brothers has tapped longtime coffee professional John Moore to drive its coffee operations.  As vice president and head of coffee, Moore will lead green coffee...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/07/farmer-brothers-hires-john-moore-to-lead-coffee-operation/feed/ 0 171837 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/20/coffee-association-of-canada-launches-annual-awards/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/20/coffee-association-of-canada-launches-annual-awards/#respond Tue, 20 Jun 2023 21:01:28 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=171394 The Coffee Association of Canada (CAC) is launching an awards program, honoring individual coffee professionals for lifetime achievements or volunteer efforts, and businesses or organizations for impact and innovation. Nominations...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/20/coffee-association-of-canada-launches-annual-awards/feed/ 0 171394 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/15/abbie-walther-named-president-of-loring-smart-roast/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/15/abbie-walther-named-president-of-loring-smart-roast/#respond Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:51:33 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=171270 Coffee roasting machine maker Loring Smart Roast has named longtime marine industry executive Abbie Walther as its new president. Formerly the vice president of operations services with Lind Marine, Walther...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/15/abbie-walther-named-president-of-loring-smart-roast/feed/ 0 171270 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/13/nkg-acquires-green-coffee-companies-nordic-approach-and-tropiq/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/13/nkg-acquires-green-coffee-companies-nordic-approach-and-tropiq/#respond Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:56:56 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=171198 Multinational coffee trading and development group Neumann Kaffe Gruppe (NGK) has acquired Norwegian specialty coffee trading company Nordic Approach and its sibling company Tropiq. The financial terms of the acquisition...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/13/nkg-acquires-green-coffee-companies-nordic-approach-and-tropiq/feed/ 0 171198