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Out Now: The February + March 2026 Issue of Barista Magazine!

February 1, 2026 Comments Off on Out Now: The February + March 2026 Issue of Barista Magazine!

In our February + March 2026 issue, we feature Atlanta’s Aaron Fender on the cover! Also: We Heart Collabs, we [...]
Manmade ICE Storm Batters Minneapolis But Can’t Break Its People

January 31, 2026 Comments Off on Manmade ICE Storm Batters Minneapolis But Can’t Break Its People

Minneapolis coffee company co-owner, Tony Querio, writes about the ongoing crisis his city and the toll it’s taking on his [...]
Support Twin Cities Coffee Companies to Support the Community

January 30, 2026 Comments Off on Support Twin Cities Coffee Companies to Support the Community

An armed federal invasion, lives lost, and local coffee businesses pushed to the brink in Minnesota. BY SARAH ALLEN BARISTA [...]
Grant Garry’s New Web Series “Room for Cream” Invites Viewers to Slow Down + Savor Each Cup

January 29, 2026 Comments Off on Grant Garry’s New Web Series “Room for Cream” Invites Viewers to Slow Down + Savor Each Cup

Launching in early February, the web series celebrates coffee as a means of connection. BY EMILY JOY MENESES ONLINE EDITOR [...]
New Research Shows Health Benefits of Coffee

January 28, 2026 Comments Off on New Research Shows Health Benefits of Coffee

Health-conscious consumers have long debated whether or not coffee is “good” for you—but recent studies show that coffee can fit [...]

The Rise of Mushroom Coffee—What Café Owners Need to Know

January 27, 2026 Comments Off on The Rise of Mushroom Coffee—What Café Owners Need to Know

At the intersection of the health and specialty-coffee industries, mushroom coffee is emerging as the next café staple. BY EMILY [...]
The Insider: Headlines from the Coffee Industry

January 26, 2026 Comments Off on The Insider: Headlines from the Coffee Industry

Our recurring round-up of the latest specialty-coffee industry news. FROM STAFF REPORTS Featured image by Joshua Earle Coffee Watch Launches [...]
Highlights from Raise the Bar’s Level Up Event in Minneapolis

January 23, 2026 Comments Off on Highlights from Raise the Bar’s Level Up Event in Minneapolis

This past fall, coffee nonprofit Raise the Bar hosted Level Up: a three-day event in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with educational workshops, [...]
Coffee Watch Launches the Coffee Agroforestry E-Library, a New Online Database for Shade-Grown Coffee Research

January 22, 2026 Comments Off on Coffee Watch Launches the Coffee Agroforestry E-Library, a New Online Database for Shade-Grown Coffee Research

Nonprofit Coffee Watch and CATIE have launched an open-access database dedicated to scientific literature on shade-grown coffee. BY EMILY JOY [...]
From Russia to Cyprus, One Woman Paves a New Path through Coffee

January 21, 2026 Comments Off on From Russia to Cyprus, One Woman Paves a New Path through Coffee

When the war in Ukraine pushed her to relocate from Moscow, Olga Melik Karakozova found a new home in Cyprus, [...]