How Andrea Allen of Onyx Coffee Lab and Winston Thomas in South Africa have kept their businesses afloat during this health and economic crisis.
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We asked Jooyeon about her most memorable moments since becoming World Barista Champion, how her life and work have changed, and what she plans to do next in coffee. - Read Article
Coffee Industry Icon Linda Smithers has fundamentally changed the way coffee producers market their coffee in more than 30 years working in specialty coffee. - Read Article
The 2019 Urnex Ambassadors hail from 12 countries on five contents. We asked each of them what makes coffee culture unique in their home country. - Read Article
In 2018, Urnex underwent the largest single physical growth in company history by doubling the amount of space of its manufacturing, quality control and R&D facilities in Elmsford, New York, which has boosted our ability to produce the highest quality cleaning products for our customers. - Read Article
A whole new generation of barista, roasters, coffee buyers and tasters are taking over specialty coffee. Education and training campuses like Firedancer Coffee Consultants are ready to receive in the insurgence of excitement in specialty. - Read Article
Martin Diedrich, the founder of Diedrich Coffee and Kean Coffee, never wanted to follow in his family's footsteps and be part of the coffee industry. But he became the father of the coffeehouse movement and fundamentally changed the way Americans experience coffee. - Read Article
Kaldi's Coffee has been a mainstay in St. Louis for nearly 25 years. But the specialty coffee company didn't get there without some major changes, or without a fierce commitment to its baristas, its equipment and the quality of its coffee. - Read Article
Sonja Björk Grant has led a storied career in specialty coffee: she is a founder of the World Barista Championship, Vice Chair of the Coffee Roasters Guild, and founder of Iceland's first third-wave café. But her real passion lies in teaching. We feature Sonja in the Urnex Industry Icons series. - Read Article
What's it like to compete against, train with, and marry a coffee champion? Meet the two coffee power couples of Ireland, who have collectively won the 2017 and 2018 Barista Championship, 2018 Brewers Cup, and 2018 Latte Art Championship of Ireland.