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COVID Policy Updates for The Crown’s Education & Events – May 2022
May 6, 2022 -- Check here for updates to our education and public event policy for anyone attending The Crown's offerings of in-person classes and events. We'll continue to monitor local and national resources and release further updates as the situation changes. For the time being, please...
Hiring: Barista for The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room
Now Hiring: Barista for The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room Passionate about specialty coffee & service? This is for you. Barista Responsibilities: Stellar Customer Service & Beverage Excellence in The Tasting Room (~75% of the time) Create and serve drinks to the high...
Hiring: Tasting Room Manager for The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room
Passionate about specialty coffee & service? This is for you! Tasting Room Manager Core Responsibilities The Tasting Room Manager’s primary responsibility is to ensure the smooth and successful operation of the Tasting Room’s retail functions. This includes supervising staff and managing...
Early Closure and Updates
Dear Royal Coffee Customer, Our office will be closed at 12 pm on February 4th while we make improvements to the backend of our website. Please make a note and get your orders in early! You may notice some changes to the way the warehouse names are displayed on product pages and documents, as...
Shipping Woes, Continued.
As we head into 2022, many of 2021’s shipping challenges persist: Suppliers in many, if not most origins, must contend with both a shortage of shipping containers and a lack of space on container ships. This has led to delays getting coffees on the water and (often significant) increases in...
Bolivian Specialty Coffee Auction 2021
Taza Presidencial 2021 When: This Friday, the auction for the 7th annual Taza Presidencial in Bolivia is taking place. It’s a virtual auction that opens Wednesday, Dec 8th with pre-bidding before wrapping up Friday morning with 10-minute bidding windows for each coffee. History: Taza...
Royal Coffee 2021 Holiday Ordering Info
Dear Royal Coffee Customer, As the holidays approach, we wanted to send a note about LTL freight and outbound shipments. During the holiday season carriers always expect higher than normal volume, but driver and dock staffing shortages have never been so severe as they are this year. Outbound...
Escalating Turmoil in Ethiopia
Just this afternoon our colleague, Haile Andualem, in Addis Ababa has reported that a State of Emergency has been declared nationwide throughout Ethiopia, in response to the ongoing civil war in the northern Tigray region. In particular, the Amhara region directly to the south of Tigray is...
High Altitude Ethiopia Coffee: METAD Staff Picks
High Altitude Ethiopia: METAD The wait is over! We have some stellar offerings from METAD. METAD is a third-generation family-owned business managed by the Adinew brothers. Their high-altitude estate is blessed with lush soil and heirloom plants; perfect conditions for unforgettable coffee. Staff...
The Latest in Coffee Science: Observations from the 2021 ASIC Conference
Editor's note: This article first ran in Daily Coffee News on July 12, 2021, and is republished here with permission. The 2021 Association for Science and Information on Coffee (ASIC) biennial conference concluded in Montpellier, France, on July 1, and I’m feeling pretty lucky to have been able to...
Frost in Brazil: What does it mean?
“Frost in Brazil.” Whisper the phrase in a trader’s ear and watch the market ticker spin. What Happened? Tragically last week, an unexpectedly severe weather system hit 3 coffee-growing regions in Southeastern Brazil (the states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo [Mogiana], and Paraná) at a time when...
“Coffee Needs Research”
The UC Davis Coffee Center Receives its Official Dedication and is Open for Business Friday, June 25th, was the day of the official dedication ceremony for the UC Davis College of Engineering Coffee Center, a 6,000 square foot multi-bay laboratory building currently on its way to becoming the...
Royal Coffee Will Be Closed on Juneteenth, June 18th and 19th, 2021
Dear Customers, In 2020, we decided that Royal Coffee would observe Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. The holiday began in Galveston, Texas and commemorates the June 19th, 1865 delivery of the news of freedom from slavery in Texas,...
Good Food Awards
Good Food Awards Coffee Entry The Good Food Awards entry period is about to start! The Good Food Awards is open to producers in 17 categories, including coffee. The deadline to enter is June 30th. Want to learn more? Listen to the Good Food Awards co-founder Sarah Weiner, co-chair Tovara Salley,...