Specialty coffee is diversifying: How can roasters react to it?

Specialty coffee is diversifying: How can roasters react to it?

The specialty coffee industry is at an inflexion point. While interest in high-quality, single origin lots is steadily rising, so is the demand for diverse, highly customised, and even non-coffee drinks. Chains like Blank Street are building their branding around matcha and limited-time offerings, achieving triple-digit sales growth as a result. It’s clear that the […]

Can You Be a Specialty Coffee Drinker and Enjoy the Moka Pot?

Can You Be a Specialty Coffee Drinker and Enjoy the Moka Pot?

Zoe Cirrone, founder of My Moka Home, presents the moka pot as a love letter to Italian coffee culture. BY SARAH CHARLESBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos by Sarah Charles At the London Coffee Festival earlier this year, tucked between sleek espresso machines and futuristic grinders, I noticed a lovingly curated corner of moka pots. The standβ€”My […]

It’s Stankonia Season in Atlanta with Portrait Coffee and Outkast

It’s Stankonia Season in Atlanta with Portrait Coffee and Outkast

Atlanta specialty coffee roaster-retailer Portrait Coffee is teaming up with Outkast on a limited-edition Stankonia Coffee to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the hip-hop duo’s fourth album, β€œStankonia.” The Stankonia Coffee launch came today with a teaser film directed by Ray Neutron (on Instagram) announcing a community celebration taking place Oct. 30 at Portrait Coffee’s […]

Global Coffee Awards recognises the best roasters in coffee-producing countries

Global Coffee Awards recognises the best roasters in coffee-producing countries

The Global Coffee Awards honour the world’s best roasteries and the producers who supply their coffees. The Origin edition, recognising roasting excellence in coffee-producing countries, was held on 1 October 2025 in Houston, Texas. The overall winner is Colombia’s Casa Landino, named the best roaster in an origin country. US & Canada, Origin, and Europe […]