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March 1, 2021 Sandra Loofbourow

The New Wave of Bolivian Coffee
The New Wave of Bolivian Coffee Bolivia’s story with coffee is unique and still unfolding. This year, Royal has contracted coffees from this origin for the first time in over a decade. A new generation of coffee farmers dedicated to producing high-quality coffee are taking the stage in Bolivia. For the first time in the country’s […]
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February 26, 2021 Royal Coffee

What Coffee Roasters Should Know: Massive Hikes for Ocean Contract Costs Ahead
By Jodi Louws with Charlie Habegger and Bob Fulmer Global shipping delays and costs are still rising. Since October, we’ve seen consumer spending propel Chinese exports to epic highs. The TransPacific trade has been a vacuum drawing on the global supply of containers and vessel services. This demand, combined with COVID-related labor shortages, congestion, and delays at global ports, have triggered...
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February 22, 2021 Chris Kornman

Royal Coffee's Green Coffee Menu: Best Sellers and Common Coffee Types
Green coffee sales are the core of Royal Coffee’s business. Green coffee ships in various packaging types, many different processing methods, and from a wide variety of different origins. Let’s take a quick overview of the different types of green coffee Royal carries, and some of our favorite examples of great green coffee. Arabica & […]
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February 21, 2021 Royal Coffee

コロナ禍のいま、ロースターが知っておくべきこと／輸送への影響、コスト、物流の停滞
コロナ禍のいま、ロースターが知っておくべきこと／輸送への影響、コスト、物流の停滞 By Jodi Louws COVIDによる貨物輸送への影響は今もなお続いており、2021年は現状のところ2020年の同時期よりも深刻になるとみられています。輸出遅れ、出荷時間延長、積み替え遅れ、コンテナ不足、労働力不足、コスト増加などが見こまれ...
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February 1, 2021 Evan Gilman

Mise en Place - Setting Up for Success as a Home Roaster
Mise en Place Setting Up for Success as a Home Roaster By Evan Gilman and Nate Lumpkin Roasting in the comfort of one’s own home is, in our minds, one of the most pleasurable experiences in the coffee world. Having your creature comforts nearby while you roast makes the whole affair much more manageable; […]
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January 28, 2021 Chris Kornman

コーヒーの生産処理方法とその定義（フローチャート付き）
比較的単純な「フリーウォッシュト」や「ナチュラル」であっても、コーヒーの生産者が収穫したコーヒーを実際どのように加工し乾燥させているか、必ずしも正確に把握できているわけではありません。コーヒーの発酵と加工法についての授業を控え、私は同僚のエヴァン・ギルマン Evan Gilman とともに「パルプトナチュラル」や「トリプルウォッシュ」といった言葉の意味を正確に分かりやすく伝えるための視覚化ツールを作成することにしました。
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December 28, 2020 Royal Coffee

What Roasters Should Know about Ongoing COVID Freight Impacts, Costs, and Congestion
What Roasters Should Know about Ongoing COVID Freight Impacts, Costs, and Congestion By Jodi Louws COVID freight impacts continue, and even seem more severe at this time than they did in early 2020. We’re seeing export delays, longer shipment times and transshipment delays, container shortages, labor shortages, and increased costs. Expectations are that 2021 will […]
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December 21, 2020 Sandra Loofbourow

Facing Machismo: a Producer’s Perspective
Editor’s note: This article first ran in the September 2020 issue of Coffee T & I Magazine, and is reprinted here with permission. Facing Machismo: a Producer’s Perspective By Sandra Elisa Loofbourow Growing up in a matriarchal Latino household, I was taught two things: that a) women are just as strong and capable as (if […]
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December 14, 2020 Chris Kornman

Coffee Processing Styles and Terminology (Plus Flowchart)
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on Daily Coffee News on Dec. 10, 2020, and is republished here with permission. Coffee Processing Styles and Terminology (Plus Flowchart) Infographic by Evan Gilman, Words by Chris Kornman Led by zeitgeisty processing methods such as anaerobic fermentation or carbonic maceration, new ways of developing flavor and removing fruit […]
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December 9, 2020 Chris Kornman

Coffee Processing - A Flowchart
In anticipation of a class on fermentation and processing styles in coffee, I asked my colleague Evan to help me create a unique visualization tool to convey accurately and quickly what people mean when they say “pulped natural” or “triple washed,” for example. You’ll note the color-coded language: green indicating almost always and red almost […]
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