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Perplexity AI Opens Café Curious in South Korea
San Francisco-based AI search engine Perplexity opened a espresso store known as Café Curious in Seoul’s Cheongdam-dong neighborhood. Following a development amongst AI corporations like Anthropic and Notion to create bodily contact factors with shoppers, Perplexity is utilizing espresso, human baristas and branded merchandise to introduce prospects to its AI platform, in accordance with a San Francisco Normal report.
Joe Bean Roasters Launches Non-public-Label Division
Rochester, New York-based Joe Bean Roasters launched Tailor Match Espresso Options, a private-label companies division targeted on specialty espresso contract manufacturing and custom-branded coffees. The transfer responds to espresso market volatility and goals to assist different espresso enterprise homeowners, in accordance with a Rochester Enterprise Journal report.
American Airways Inks New Espresso Accomplice in Lavazza
American Airways and Lavazza have signed a deal that can convey the Italian roaster’s blends to American Flagship and Admirals Membership lounges and throughout all in-flight cabins.
For 5 Espresso Roasters Coming to JFK Terminal 6 in 2026
JFK Millennium Companions introduced that specialty roaster For 5 Espresso Roasters will be part of P.J. Clarke’s and Brooklyn Brewery at John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport’s new Terminal 6, marking the model’s airport debut subsequent 12 months.
Unionized Starbucks Baristas Problem Olympics Partnership
Starbucks Staff United filed a 22-page grievance with the Worldwide Olympic Committee opposing Starbucks because the 2028 Los Angeles Summer season Olympics’ “official espresso accomplice.” The union claims Starbucks’ remedy of unionizing employees and allegations of pressured labor in Brazil violate the Olympic ethics code, in accordance with a Los Angeles Instances report.
Pacha Mama Public sale Opens to Worldwide Consumers
The fourth Pacha Mama Specialty Espresso Public sale goes world November 27, 2025, providing worldwide transport on coffees from Peru’s Selva Central within the Junín area for the primary time. Registration is now open.
C Value Reaches Eight-Month Excessive
The “C Value” reached its highest level since February’s all-time excessive, settling at $4.208 on Wednesday, Oct. 22. Analysts attribute the sustained excessive espresso costs to U.S. tariffs, hostile climate in sure areas and shrinking licensed shares.
Rival Bros Espresso Securing Money for Growth in Philly
Philadelphia-based Rival Bros Espresso is approaching its $4 million fundraising goal to gasoline enlargement after opening its fifth cafe final month. The corporate closed a $1.19 million seed spherical in April. The Philadelphia Enterprise Journal has extra (paywall) on the fundraising effort.
Naysayer Espresso Launches Fundraiser for Second Location
Napa, California-based roaster Naysayer Espresso goals to elevate $50,000 in 30 days via tiered assist choices to fund a second store in north Napa and canopy sudden prices together with building, a grease lure and a trash enclosure.
Finest SanCup Public sale Celebrates twenty fifth 12 months
The 2025 Finest SanCup public sale, that includes prime coffees from Brazil’s Sancoffee cooperative group in Minas Gerais, takes place on-line November 26, 2025. Registration to bid is now open.
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Listed below are a few of DCN’s prime tales from the previous week…
Roast Journal Pronounces 2026 Roaster of the 12 months Winners
Kafiex Roasters and Driftaway Espresso have been honored with Roast journal’s twenty second annual Roaster of the 12 months award within the Micro and Macro roaster classes, respectively… learn extra
Report Says Espresso Continues to Erase Brazil’s Forests, Exacerbating Local weather Shocks
A brand new report from the nonprofit Espresso Watch says that fashionable espresso manufacturing in Brazil continues to be a major driver of deforestation, with tons of of 1000’s of hectares of native forest cleared inside espresso farm boundaries since 2001… learn extra
Jack Simpson of Australia is the 2025 World Barista Champion
Australia’s Jack Simpson was topped the 2025 World Barista Champion right now, capping a outstanding competitors run that included a runner-up WBC end in 2024 and a third-place end in 2023… learn extra
UK Research Associates ‘Very Scorching’ Espresso and Tea with Most cancers Threat
A current examine monitoring almost half one million folks has delivered sobering information for individuals who favor their morning brew piping sizzling: consuming highly regarded drinks might considerably enhance the danger of a type of throat most cancers known as esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)… learn extra
Brazil Research Promotes Closed Fermentation to Increase High quality of Unripe Coffees
New analysis from Brazil means that extremely managed anaerobic fermentation can enhance the standard of unripe coffees to the purpose that they meet specialty espresso requirements… learn extra
SCA Pronounces World of Espresso Bogotá and World Brewers Cup 2027
The Specialty Espresso Affiliation and the Colombian Espresso Growers Federation (FNC) are bringing the World of Espresso commerce present and the World Brewers Cup to Bogotá in 2027… learn extra
EU Proposes Softening EUDR Reporting Necessities for Small Firms
The European Fee is proposing to melt the reporting necessities for micro and small corporations below the EU’s deforestation-free provide chain regulation, generally known as the EUDR… learn extra
