In “10 Things to Know about Indonesian Coffee,” Dr. Erika Koss spotlights Evani Jesslyn, founder of Strada Coffee, who is leading efforts to make Indonesia’s coffee industry more equitable and sustainable. As Indonesia prepares to host World of Coffee in Jakarta, the article highlights the country’s rich coffee heritage, its reliance on 1.8 million smallholder farmers, and its unique coffee varieties. Evani advocates for better local appreciation of specialty coffee, greater inclusion of women, and sustainable business practices—helping shift Indonesia from an exporter of high-quality beans to a thriving local coffee culture.
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In The Importance of Being Urnex, #2, Erika Koss visits Brit Horn, founder of Pacific Coffee Research (PCR) in Kona, Hawai’i—a women-owned, SCA-certified coffee lab and training campus. Brit and her team are passionate about supporting coffee quality from seed to cup, offering roasting, cupping, education, and equipment maintenance to local farmers and cafes. A key part of their mission includes promoting proper coffee equipment cleaning using Urnex products like Grindz and Cafiza, which they use daily and teach in all training courses. As Brit emphasizes, “Coffee will taste better if you clean!”
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How Andrea Allen of Onyx Coffee Lab and Winston Thomas in South Africa have kept their businesses afloat during this health and economic crisis. - Read Article
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.