https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/company-news/people-company-news/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:10:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/03/12/massimo-zanetti-beverage-usa-names-matthew-smith-president/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:10:28 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=195159   Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA (MZB-USA) has named Matthew Smith president, elevating the former sales and marketing chief to a broader leadership role across its U.S. operations. In the new...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/27/fairwave-names-justin-seamonds-ceo-amid-acquisition-led-expansion/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:01:52 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194875   FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective has appointed longtime hospitality executive Justin Seamonds as CEO, as the Kansas City-based specialty coffee “collective” continues its acquisition-driven expansion across multiple U.S. markets. Seamonds,...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/24/james-marcotte-a-beloved-figure-in-california-coffee-dies-at-63/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:17:39 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194754 James Paul Marcotte, the co-founder of City Bean Roasters and longtime Western U.S. sales director for Intelligentsia Coffee, died Feb. 16 at the age of 63.  Marcotte, who received a...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/24/national-coffee-association-names-2026-industry-award-winners/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:18:22 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194777   The U.S. National Coffee Association (NCA) announced the recipients of its 2026 individual awards and its 2026 “Origin Charity of the Year” Award, with presentations planned during the trade...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/19/probat-rolls-out-gt-series-roller-mill-grinders/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:21:55 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194520   German coffee roaster manufacturer Probat introduced a new line of commercial roller mill grinders called the GT Series. Available in four models with different fineness ranges and output capacities,...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/12/california-coffee-coffee-pioneers-jay-and-kristen-ruskey-mourned/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:37:18 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194522 John “Jay” Ruskey and Kristen Ruskey, the married couple behind Good Land Organics and pioneers in the California-grown specialty coffee movement through Frinj Coffee, died on Sunday, Feb. 8, in...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2025/12/29/best-of-three-questions-2025-conversations-with-coffee-innovators/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:50:39 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=193391 Some coffee careers start the “classic” way — behind a bar, learning the rhythm of service and operations. Others arrive by detour, through architecture and urban planning, coral conservation research,...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2025/12/11/bill-kennedy-san-franciscan-roaster-owner-and-educator-dies/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:05:05 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=192987 San Franciscan Roaster Co. announced the death of owner, president and CEO Bill Kennedy, a former school principal who later championed small roasters and U.S. manufacturing. “The loss of Bill...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2025/12/09/reflections-on-1-million-coffee-farmer-trainings-with-technoserve-coffee-head-paul-stewart-part-1/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:15:59 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=192839   TechnoServe, one of the longest-running and farthest-reaching nonprofits operating in the coffee sector, recently announced it has helped train more than 1 million smallholder coffee farmers.  Since launching its...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2025/11/20/louisvilles-heine-bros-coffee-names-jessica-lord-ceo/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:38:48 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=192506   Heine Bros Coffee has promoted longtime finance and operations leader Jessica Lord to chief executive officer, marking a generational leadership shift at the Louisville-based specialty coffee chain. Lord joined...]]>