“Room For Dreams”: La Marzocco & Design Boom At Milan Design Week
La Marzocco has partnered with design platform Designboom to launch “Room for Dreams” at Milan Design Week, an immersive showcase that blends installations, talks, cinema, and coffee experiences. The program opens with a panel on “Temporary Dreamscapes,” followed by a daily coffee‑cart series where five specialty roasters serve aroma‑focused brews. At the same time, La Marzocco unveils three new colourways—crème, blue, and brushed‑steel—for its Linea Mini and Linea Micra home espresso machines, with the Pico grinder receiving two of the shades. All events are free, with registration required.
The Equity Entity Known As “Philz Coffee” Just Removed Their Pride Flags
Philz Coffee was acquired by a Los Angeles‑based private‑equity firm for $145 million, eliminating employee‑held common stock in the process. The new owners have ordered the removal of pride flags from every Philz location, citing a desire for a more consistent...
Now They’re Adding Creatine To Coffee
Bulletproof, the brand behind butter‑coffee and protein blends, has released an instant coffee that packs 5 g of creatine, MCT oil and electrolytes per serving. The product, dubbed "creatine coffee," joins the company’s line of functional coffee mixes aimed at gym‑focused...
ED+U: An Expansive, Free New Coffee Academy By Cafe Imports
Cafe Imports has launched ED+U, a free, open‑access coffee academy that debuted on April 10, 2026. The six‑part series, created by former US Brewers Cup champion Dylan Siemens, covers the coffee supply chain from plant biology to brewing art, offering...
Stronghold Unveils S2: The Revolutionary Micro-Batch Roaster Shattering The Limits Of Precision & Power
Stronghold Robotics launched the S2, a micro‑batch coffee roaster that packs production‑scale performance into a compact footprint. The device sold over 500 units in its first year across Korea and China, proving commercial viability. It features a Dual Heat System...
Having Trouble Dialing In? There’s An Equation For That
A recent Royal Society Open Science study quantifies how grind size and tamp pressure influence espresso puck permeability, delivering a predictive equation derived from X‑ray micro‑CT scans of two Square Mile coffees. Researchers mapped 22 samples, applied percolation theory, and...