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Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Coffee Is Booming—What Does That Mean for Specialty Cafés? Ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee—better known as canned coffee—is set to be a big part of specialty coffee's future.

“Ultimately, this RTD format isn’t about replacing made-to-order coffee. It’s about bringing the same barista-level experience into moments when convenience matters.” We look at the rise of RTD coffee and how it impacts cafés. www.baristamagazine.com/ready-to-dri...
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13.03.2026 14:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Test Drive: The emanuale We took the new fully manual 58mm portable espresso machine, the emanuale, for a Test Drive to see if it lived up to its promise.

"Control without electronics, and performance without apology." We took the new manual espresso machine, the emnauale, for a Test Drive to try it in action. Read what we thought here: www.baristamagazine.com/test-drive-t...
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12.03.2026 15:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Highlights from the 2026 African Fine Coffees Conference & Exhibition From sustainability innovations to barista competitions, here are highlights from this year’s AFCC&E in Ethiopia.

Lat month was the 22nd African Fine Coffee Conference & Exhibition in Addis Ababa and we have report from on the ground in Ethiopia with highlights from the event. www.baristamagazine.com/highlights-f...
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11.03.2026 21:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Excelling in Excelsa: Growing Coffee for Peace in South Sudan Barista Magazine coffee news Barista Magazine Online Excelling in Excelsa: Growing Coffee for Peace in South Sudan

Can coffee farming help promote peace in South Sudan? The Excelling in Excelsa project is showing the way investments in coffee farming can help the whole community. www.baristamagazine.com/excelling-in...
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11.03.2026 15:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Is Macadamia Nut Milk Set to Be the Next Café Trend? Macadamia nut milk features a thick and creamy texture like whole milk and a flavor that complements coffee. Is it ready to take over cafes?

Macadamia nut milk is on the rise in cafes. We dig into why macadamia nuts make good milk and find some creative and tasty recipes to incorporate it into menus: www.baristamagazine.com/is-macadamia...

10.03.2026 12:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Barista Champion Lem Butler Leads "10K for H.E.R." to Fund Women's Healthcare in Ethiopia In collaboration with nonprofit Grounds for Health, Lem Butler is leading a fundraiser to support women's health in origin countries.

Coffee champ Lem Butler is walking 10K in Ethiopia today to raise funds for H.E.R. Find out how you can support him & Grounds for Health here: www.baristamagazine.com/barista-cham...
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08.03.2026 12:54 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Insider: Headlines from the Coffee Industry Our recurring round-up of the latest specialty-coffee industry news and stories from around the coffee world.

Coffee companies around the world support women coffee producers and coffee companies acquire coffee companies in the Insider our industry news roundup. www.baristamagazine.com/the-insider-...
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06.03.2026 16:24 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Barista Champion Lem Butler Leads "10K for H.E.R." to Fund Women's Healthcare in Ethiopia In collaboration with nonprofit Grounds for Health, Lem Butler is leading a fundraiser to support women's health in origin countries.

Lem Butler is walking 10k in Ethiopia to fundraise for Grounds for Health to support its fight against cervical cancer & health care for women coffee workers. Find out how you can get involved here: www.baristamagazine.com/barista-cham...
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05.03.2026 21:49 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Tasting Kenyan Coffee at the Source with Michael Warui In the heart of Kenya's Central Highlands is the Fairview Coffee Estate, offering coffee lovers a chance to try authentic Kenyan coffee.

Fairview Coffee Estate outside of Nairobi seeks to become a model on how to diversify revenue and promote specialty coffee in Kenya with accessible tours, cuppings and more. www.baristamagazine.com/tasting-keny...
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05.03.2026 15:24 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Our next stop: Coffee Fest NY! Discover how this event provides hands-on learning, new connections, and actionable ideas to grow your coffee business immediately.

Coffee Fest NYC is just days away! Barista Magazine will be there for Conversation Corner talking with experts about ways to improve your business. You can save 50% on a pass with the code SPK50 i.snoball.it/p/IFSKwFOU/w...

05.03.2026 15:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Campfire Barista: Brewing Coffee by Fire in the Forests of Finnish Lapland Steffan Wunderink of Campfire Barista shares how forest, family, and slowing down shape a unique coffee experience.

"Serving coffee this way creates space—not just physically, but mentally. It’s about slowing down and being present, rather than producing something identical every time." Steffan Wunderink talks about Finland's Campfire Barista experience. www.baristamagazine.com/campfire-bar...

04.03.2026 20:56 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Barista Champion Lem Butler Leads "10K for H.E.R." to Fund Women's Healthcare in Ethiopia In collaboration with nonprofit Grounds for Health, Lem Butler is leading a fundraiser to support women's health in origin countries.

“Women are the backbone of the coffee industry... 10K for H.E.R. is about honoring that reality and turning solidarity into action.” Find out more about Lem Butler's walk & the Grounds for Health fundraiser here: www.baristamagazine.com/barista-cham...
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04.03.2026 15:22 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Campfire Barista: Brewing Coffee by Fire in the Forests of Finnish Lapland Steffan Wunderink of Campfire Barista shares how forest, family, and slowing down shape a unique coffee experience.

"Weather changes the fire, the fire changes the heat, and the heat changes the coffee. Every cup is a product of that moment. Just like every breath we take and every decision we make." We talk with Steffan Wunderink, Finland's Campfire Barista. www.baristamagazine.com/campfire-bar...
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03.03.2026 15:59 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
5 Cool Cafés to Check Out in Kadikoy, Istanbul Today on Barista Magazine Online: Join us for a caffeinated tour through the vibrant streets of Kadikoy, Istanbul.

Join us on a trip across the Bosporus with a visit to Kadikoy, Turkey and its growing specialty coffee scene. www.baristamagazine.com/5-cool-cafes...
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02.03.2026 15:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Camp Coffee Shop: Community and Education in a Spectacular Setting Join us for an unforgettable experience this summer in Napa building community and resilient coffee businesses!

Community, education and an unbelievable setting: We want you to join us this August for Camp Coffee Shop in Napa! www.baristamagazine.com/camp-coffee-...

01.03.2026 15:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
covers of multiple Barista Magazine issues from the Digital Archive

covers of multiple Barista Magazine issues from the Digital Archive

Looking for something good to read this weekend? Our free digital archive has more than 7 years worth of issues! lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/...

28.02.2026 16:04 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Contributor Coffee: A Bookstore for the Way the Specialty-Coffee Community Thinks An exclusive look at Contributor Coffee: the bookstore in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, devoted entirely to coffee literature.

“People are eager to learn more about coffee, and there’s no substitution for a beautifully curated and composed book that they can reference again and again.” We visit Contributor Coffee the Rotterdam bookstore devoted to coffee literature. www.baristamagazine.com/contributor-...
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27.02.2026 15:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Los Angeles After the Wildfires—Cafés in the Burn Scars Find Ways to Move Forward While much of Los Angeles has moved on from the Eaton and Palisades fires, communities in the burn scars are still recovering.

Just over a year ago fires devastated Los Angeles, we check in with some coffee companies on their recovery and rebuilding their communities. www.baristamagazine.com/l-a-after-th...
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26.02.2026 20:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Coffee Project NY is Taking Their Women Roasters Scholarship to Colombia Applications for the scholarship, which will take place in Medellín, Colombia, this year, open on March 1, 2026.

Coffee Project NY's Women Coffee Roasters Scholarship has sought to address the persistent under-representation of women in roasting. “We’re committed to changing that reality by providing training, mentorship, and resources." www.baristamagazine.com/coffee-proje...
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26.02.2026 15:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A postcard for Camp Coffee Shop featuring colorful chairs in front of small cabins.

A postcard for Camp Coffee Shop featuring colorful chairs in front of small cabins.

We want you to join us in Napa this August for Camp Coffee Shop! Registration is now open with early bird pricing! www.baristamagazine.com/camp-coffee-...
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25.02.2026 16:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Remembering the Ruskeys - California Coffee Farming Pioneers Reflections on the legacy of Jay and Kristen Ruskey and their lasting impact on the specialty-coffee world.

"He cared to make growing coffee work, and be sustainable for the people who invested and trusted him." Writer Mel Devoney and others share the impact the Ruskeys made on their California coffee community. www.baristamagazine.com/remembering-...
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24.02.2026 16:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Los Angeles After the Wildfires—Cafés in the Burn Scars Find Ways to Move Forward While much of Los Angeles has moved on from the Eaton and Palisades fires, communities in the burn scars are still recovering.

“A lot of us are able to support each other just because we understand each other a little bit better.” We check in some cafés and their communities' recovery a year after the Eaton and Palisades fires in LA. www.baristamagazine.com/l-a-after-th...
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23.02.2026 15:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Belgrade's Specialty Coffee Obsession + the Cafés Leading the Trend An inside look at the expanding coffee scene in Serbia's capital city, plus four coffee shops in Belgrade worth visiting.

The cafe culture in Serbia's capital is among the oldest in the world & now specialty coffee is booming in Belgrade. Take a tour of some standout shops with us: www.baristamagazine.com/belgrades-sp...
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21.02.2026 15:45 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Indian Specialty Coffee Shines in Mumbai: An Exclusive Guide to the City Join us for an inside look at Mumbai, India's growing specialty coffee scene + 5 must-try coffee spots in the city.

Take a tour of Mumbai's café culture as coffee shops shift toward celebrating Indian coffees with experimental roasting and manual brewing methods, appealing to both connoisseurs and newcomers. www.baristamagazine.com/indian-speci...

20.02.2026 21:01 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Insider: Headlines from the Coffee Industry Battling global warming's effects on coffee, touring coffee farms in the Philippines, coffee scholarships, and a tragic loss in the Insider.

Global warming and coffee, coffee tours in the Philippines, coffee scholarships, and a tragic loss in the Insider, our coffee news roundup: www.baristamagazine.com/the-insider-...
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20.02.2026 16:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Indian Specialty Coffee Shines in Mumbai: An Exclusive Guide to the City Join us for an inside look at Mumbai, India's growing specialty coffee scene + 5 must-try coffee spots in the city.

Mumbai’s specialty-coffee landscape has exploded into something vibrant, experimental, and deeply rooted in Indian flavor narratives. Join us on a café tour: www.baristamagazine.com/indian-speci...
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19.02.2026 15:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A New Era of Fairness? How Pay Transparency Laws Are Reshaping the Job Market In a nationwide call to build more trust between employers and employees, a number of U.S. states have enacted pay transparency laws.

What do new pay transparency laws mean for cafés and coffee jobs? We take a look here: www.baristamagazine.com/a-new-era-of...

18.02.2026 19:09 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Test Drive: The Better Vessel A hands-on evaluation of the Better Vessel: an espresso crema-separation tool by Filipino coffee competitor Michael Harris Conlin.

We got to take the Better Vessel for a Test Drive. Read what we thought about this innovative, new tool to remove crema from espresso here: www.baristamagazine.com/test-drive-t...

17.02.2026 22:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Belgrade's Specialty Coffee Obsession + the Cafés Leading the Trend An inside look at the expanding coffee scene in Serbia's capital city, plus four coffee shops in Belgrade worth visiting.

"There are fun times ahead for all things third-wave coffee in Serbia.” Take a tour of some of the standout cafés boosting Belgrade's specialty coffee scene. www.baristamagazine.com/belgrades-sp...
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17.02.2026 15:52 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Test Drive: The Better Vessel A hands-on evaluation of the Better Vessel: an espresso crema-separation tool by Filipino coffee competitor Michael Harris Conlin.

"Without the foam, I could taste acidity, sweetness, and body without the distracting bitterness that crema sometimes adds." We took the Better Vessel for a Test Drive. Read what we thought here: www.baristamagazine.com/test-drive-t...
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16.02.2026 16:08 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0