{"id":194720,"date":"2026-02-27T08:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/?p=194720"},"modified":"2026-03-02T08:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:10:49","slug":"weekly-coffee-news-10k-walk-with-lem-butler-new-execs-at-stonex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2026\/02\/27\/weekly-coffee-news-10k-walk-with-lem-butler-new-execs-at-stonex\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Coffee News: 10K Walk with Lem Butler + New Execs at StoneX"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Barista Champion Lem Butler Leading 10K Fundraising Walk in Ethiopia<\/strong><\/p>\n

2016 U.S. Barista Champion Lem Butler is leading a 10-kilometer fundraising walk in Sidama, Ethiopia<\/a>, on International Women\u2019s Day, March 8. The effort is designed to highlight the long distances many rural women travel to reach basic health services. Donations will support Grounds for Health\u2019s cervical cancer prevention programs, with gifts matched by Royal Coffee up to $10,000.<\/p>\n

Coffee Project NY Women Coffee Roasters Scholarship Program Coming to Colombia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coffee Project NY announced applications for its 2026 Women in Coffee Roasters Scholarship<\/a> will open March 1 and close March 31, with six recipients to be announced in April. The program includes a custom Specialty Coffee Association Roasting Foundation course taught by co-founder and head roaster Chi Sum Ngai. While previous scholarship courses were held in New York, the 2026 courses will take place in Colombia to provide opportunities that might otherwise be scarce because of U.S. travel restrictions.<\/p>\n

Matt Daks and Serena Beze Join StoneX Specialty Coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n

StoneX Specialty Coffee<\/a> has added leadership for its North American green coffee business, naming Serena Beze as a sales executive and Matt Daks as senior vice president. The company is also promoting a new \u201cImport Services\u201d<\/a> program for full-container sourcing combined with risk-management, financing and logistics services.<\/p>\n

Dean’s Beans’ Beth Spong to Deliver IWCA Keynote at NCA Convention<\/strong><\/p>\n

The International Women\u2019s Coffee Alliance is hosting its annual Networking Breakfast<\/a> on March 13 from 8 to 9 a.m. during the 2026 National Coffee Association Convention in Tampa, Florida. Dean\u2019s Beans Organic Coffee Company CEO Beth Spong will deliver a keynote address.<\/p>\n

AeroPress Introduces Stainless Steel AeroPress Steel Brewer<\/strong><\/p>\n

AeroPress has introduced the AeroPress Steel, a stainless steel version of its brewer featuring the company\u2019s \u201c3-in-1\u201d brew method and a larger 12-ounce (360 milliliter) capacity, which the company says is about 20% more volume than its standard-size models. AeroPress says it is available in stainless and “black stainless” finishes.<\/p>\n

Dutch Bros Says \u201cDutch Luv\u201d Day Generated More Than $1.1 Million for Local Food Nonprofits<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dutch Bros Coffee says its annual Dutch Luv Day of Giving on Feb. 13<\/a> resulted in more than $1.1 million in donations to local food nonprofits. The company says the Dutch Bros Foundation contributed $1 for every drink sold that day.<\/p>\n

World Coffee Research Appoints Lissette Hern\u00e1ndez Senior Research Technician<\/b><\/p>\n

World Coffee Research says it has appointed Lissette Hern\u00e1ndez<\/a> as senior research technician, supporting global breeding trials and field activities, including the Innovea Global Breeding Network<\/a>. Hern\u00e1ndez is based in Turrialba, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n

SCA Webinar on \u201cRewarding Biodiverse Approaches\u201d Coming March 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Specialty Coffee Association is promoting a free-to-attend webinar on March 3 at 11 a.m. Eastern titled \u201cDiscovering Value for Shared Prosperity: Rewarding Biodiverse Approaches<\/a>.\u201d Juanita Duque, Angela Pel\u00e1ez and Andr\u00e9s Montenegro will lead a discussion on models that reward farmers with premiums for protecting biodiversity and natural ecosystems.<\/p>\n

Julius Meinl Says It Has Reached 100% \u201cResponsibly Selected Coffee\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

Austrian roasting company Julius Meinl says all green coffee roasted at its production plants in Vienna and Vicenza now meets its definition of \u201cResponsibly Selected Coffee,\u201d<\/a> aligned with the Global Coffee Platform Coffee Sustainability Reference Code<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Brazil\u2019s CONAB Launches Free \u201cParque Cafeeiro\u201d Platform for EUDR Compliance<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brazil\u2019s National Supply Company (CONAB) says it has launched a public, free \u201cParque Cafeeiro\u201d platform<\/a> that integrates government databases and satellite monitoring to help support due diligence tied to the EU\u2019s deforestation regulation (EUDR)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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