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Italmobiliare has cited Caffè Borbone as the stand-out performer in its first quarter revenues as the coffee roaster eyes opportunities in the US. Italian holding company Italmobiliare, which became the majority stakeholder in Caffè Borbone in 2018, reported group sales growth of 6% to reach €138.5m ($150m) in the three months ended 31 March 2023....

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Millions of people will tell you that their day doesn't officially start until they've had their coffee. The phrase "don't talk to me until I've had my coffee" has inspired countless memes — like a McDonald's commercial and an entire section on Etsy, to name a few. And because we're human and contain multitudes, there are just as many ways for us t...

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Italia has many fascinating regional coffee drinks and traditions. Let’s begin at the top of the boot and explore a few. In the Italian northwest Aosta Valley near France and Switzerland, one can enjoy a Caffè alla Valdostana.  This popular coffee drink includes sugar, lemon peel, cloves, cinnamon and juniper.  Traditionally drank from a wooden cup...

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As the weather begins to warm up in New Jersey, an icy coffee treat may just be the way to cool off. Rita’s Italian Ice and Frozen Custard has announced its new line of Cold Brew Frozen Coffees. Available for a limited time, starting today, new Cold Brew Frozen Coffees come in three flavors: original cold brew, mocha, and caramel. Each cold brew fr...

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Perched near the edge of downtown St. Joseph’s bluff with its creamy yellow façade and striped awnings, Caffe Tosi is an iconic spot with a Bit O’ Something for everyone. Since its opening in 1993, the rustic Italian eatery at 516 Pleasant Street has evolved from a coffee shop with food into a hybrid café, bake shop, deli and full-blown restaurant...

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Among Domenico Seminara’s prized collection of some 500 cappuccino and espresso machines is the first appliance he ever sold, in 1981, a Faema 1 Group that looks more like a fax machine than something that would yield a cappuccino, which, according to Seminara, is “a cup of coffee—with romance.” He bought back the machine years later to keep in his...

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Italy is widely recognized as the greatest coffee roasting, blending, and coffee centric country in the world.  More remarkable is that Italy is not a coffee growing country, they source their beans mostly from Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa. How is coffee such a captivating and large part of Italian culture? “Italians are masters of the...

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A new roastery and coffee bar in Midtown Houston called Un Caffè is giving guests a taste of Italian-style coffee with a distinct focus on craft and performance. Un Caffè Founder, Roaster and Barista Soonkack Kook also embraces the Italian cultural practice of greeting each guest at the bar.  “They can watch every [drink-making] performance,” Kook...

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The espresso machine was invented in Turin, Italy, patented by Angelo Moriondo in 1884, which revolutionized the way of serving the beverage, giving baristas the opportunity to produce many cups in series.  Luigi Bezzera, Desiderio Pavoni, Pier Teresio Arduino and Achille Gaggia contributed to the spreading of espresso: innovators who made signific...

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Italian premium coffee maker Illycaffè, which reported a 16% increase in operating profit last year despite cost inflation, aims to expand in the United States, already its second biggest market after Italy. "We want to grow further, with another double digit increase," Chief Executive Cristina Scocchia told Reuters. North America already accounts...

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