Coffee Retail

With coffee shops closed across the world, in the US there is an initiative to tip baristas. Go Fund Bean has been set up by barista Adam JacksonBey, who puts it like this on the site’s homepage ” What would you normally spend on coffee this week? Consider donating that amount to your local baristas.”.

Costa Coffee tried different ways to stay open, but in the end, their own store managers set up a petition on change.org sent a clear message “It’s time to close”.

Blue Bottle Coffee closes all 71 of its stores temporarily in response to the Coronavirus. They are the largest coffee chain in the US to take this step. While Starbucks has closed some stores, many others have moved to a takeaway model and remained open, although this is not something that pleases everyone

As government officials are considering closing all but essential services, Starbucks employees sent a message to Starbucks management that they should not be considered as essential!

As coffee shops across the world stop taking cash in response to the Coronavirus, we have to wonder if this will have a permanent effect on the future of payments at the coffee shop. But is cash really that dirty, and what are the risks? Studies have been done, including this one in 2014 showing how forms of virus and bacteria can survive on either paper notes or coins for several hours.

Starbucks (SBUX) stated on Sunday that it would cease in-store customer seating in North America for at least two weeks. It will also limit hours and is regrettably going to shutter a few stores in some high traffic areas.

The first-round of Beyond the Bean Bootcamps 2020 dates have been announced.

So you love everything about coffee, and you’re wondering how to become a Barista. Read on for everything you need to know to determine if the job is for you.

All three Cafe-X cafes based in the San Francisco Bay area will be closing down announced the founder, Henry Hu on Twitter.

The Local Coffee Company based in Oak Grove, Oregon in the USA had been open less than a year when one of the owners – Dave McAdams was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Bakkt in which Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has a majority stake, is to begin testing an app that will enable consumers to buy coffee at Starbucks using digital assets.

Coffee By Design (CBD) announces the recipients for its annual Rebel Blend Fund Grant, which has been awarding art grants to projects in Maine for 22 years. Since the Rebel Blend Fund began, CBD has contributed over $95,000 to Maine non-profits arts organizations. This year’s recipients are: