Bay Area

20 U.S. Roasters Named 2026 Good Food Awards Coffee Finalists

The Good Food Foundation has announced the 2026 Good Food Awards finalists, including 25 coffees from 20 U.S. roasters in the coffee category. The coffee finalists are part of a...

2026.01.31

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Peet’s Plans U.S. Store Closings as Parent Company Takeover Begins

Peet’s Coffee has confirmed a wave of cafe closings by the end of January, including several Bay Area locations, as the chain reshapes its retail footprint. The closures come...

2026.01.22

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Blue Bottle Workers Strike Over Thanksgiving Weekend

Unionized baristas at Blue Bottle Coffee staged a multi-day strike over the Thanksgiving shopping weekend, intensifying a year-long contract fight with the Nestle-owned company. Roughly 120 workers across nine unionized...

2025.12.02

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Carlo Di Ruocco, the Original Mr. Espresso, Dies at 90

Carlo Di Ruocco, the Italian-born founder of the California roasting company Mr. Espresso who helped introduce espresso to a generation of Americans, died in his sleep on Jan. 17 at...

2025.01.29

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Three Questions with Swelter Coffee Roasters Founder Stephanie Welter-Krause

Stephanie Welter-Krause was first inspired to roast coffee while thumbing through the home roasting section in the influential 2012 book, The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee, written by James Freeman,...

2024.12.11

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Red Bay Coffee Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in Oakland

Oakland, California-based specialty coffee roaster and retailer Red Bay Coffee filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late last month, citing financial losses in the first half of 2024. The coffee...

2024.09.11

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Inaugural ‘Development Stage’ Coffee Event Coming to The Crown in Oakland

A new coffee event called Development Stage is scheduled to debut in Oakland this September, with experts from numerous fields piquing gustatory and intellectual curiosities. Presented by The Crown: Royal...

2024.06.19

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Groovy Goose Coffee Takes Flight in San Carlos, California

Like water’s curved course through a gooseneck kettle’s spout, Groovy Goose Coffee has wound its way into a permanent roastery and coffee shop in the San Francisco Bay Area. The...

2024.03.07

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Telescope Coffee Stretches Out with New San Francisco Cafe

Founded by two childhood friends in San Francisco, the two-year-old independent coffee shop Telescope Coffee has broadened its horizons through a move into a new, larger location in the SoMa...

2023.10.12

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