Business Operations

Black Rock Coffee Bar Files for IPO, Seeks to Raise $265 Million

Black Rock Coffee Bar, the drive-thru-focused chain that started as a single stand in Oregon in 2008, officially filed for an IPO, while outlining long-term plans for national store growth....

2025.09.03

ArizonaBeavertonBlack Rock Coffee BarBusiness OperationsCaliforniachainsColoradoCorporateCraft/Operationsdrive-throughIdahoIndustryIPOsMacroMarketingNasdaqNorthwestOpeningsOregonPlains/RockiesRetailRoastingSouth/SouthwestTempeTexasUnited StatesVancouverWashingtonコーヒー

Notable Roasting Opens Distinguished Cafe in Atlanta

Notable Roasting made a remarkable entrance into Atlanta’s specialty coffee scene with the opening of its sleek first cafe last month. Housed in a black-painted corner of Wild Heaven...

2025.09.02

AtlantaAtlanta BeltlineBaho CoffeeBusiness OperationsCounter Culture CoffeeCraft/OperationsGeorgiaHex CoffeeLaREBMarketingMichael DosterMicroNotable RoastingOpeningsPanorama CoffeesRadio RoastersRetailRoastingSouth/SouthwestSundog TradingThomas W. FrankWild Heaven Beerコーヒー

Neighbors Coffee Waves Hello with First Cafe in Rockville, Maryland

Businesses in Rockville, Maryland’s Woodley Gardens shopping center gained a new neighbor this month with the opening of Neighbors Coffee‘s first cafe. The shop occupies a 1,200-square-foot space previously...

2025.09.01

Business OperationsCraft/OperationsGaithersburgKafiex CoffeKentlands Farmers MarketLulu TrachMarketingMarylandMicroNeighbors CoffeeNortheastOpeningsRetailRoastingRockvilleSpencer TrachVancouverWashingtonコーヒー

Neighbors Coffee Waves Hello with First Cafe in Rockville, Maryland

Businesses in Rockville, Maryland’s Woodley Gardens shopping center gained a new neighbor this month with the opening of Neighbors Coffee‘s first cafe. The shop occupies a 1,200-square-foot space previously...

2025.09.01

Business OperationsCraft/OperationsGaithersburgKafiex CoffeKentlands Farmers MarketLulu TrachMarketingMarylandMicroNeighbors CoffeeNortheastOpeningsRetailRoastingSpencer TrachVancouverWashingtonコーヒー

Neighbors Coffee Waves Hello with First Cafe in Rockville, Maryland

Businesses in Rockville, Maryland’s Woodley Gardens shopping center gained a new neighbor this month with the opening of Neighbors Coffee‘s first cafe. The shop occupies a 1,200-square-foot space previously...

2025.09.01

Business OperationsCraft/OperationsGaithersburgKafiex CoffeKentlands Farmers MarketLulu TrachMarketingMarylandMicroNeighbors CoffeeNortheastOpeningsRetailRoastingRockvilleSpencer TrachVancouverWashingtonコーヒー

NitroBrew Launches Brix, a Quick Fix for Coffee on Tap

Arizona-based beer and coffee equipment company NitroBrew just rolled out Brix, a compact inline solution for automatically diluting and nitro-infusing coffee concentrate into ready-to-drink cold brews. Compatible with bag-in-box...

2025.08.29

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Former USAID Employee Launches First Light Coffee in Maryland

First Light Coffee is on the rise in Maryland, helping customers meet the dawn with freshly roasted and delivered coffees. Former USAID employee Annie Leverich founded the online coffee...

2025.08.28

Business OperationsChesapeake BayCraft/OperationsDealeDonald TrumpFirst Light Coffee.MarketingMarylandMicroNortheastOrinoco CoffeeRetailRoastingUSAIDコーヒー

Northshore Specialty Coffee Surges in Jackson, Mississippi

In Jackson, Mississippi, Northshore Specialty Coffee is growing in waves with the opening of its new 13,000-square-foot production roastery, plus its first brick-and-mortar cafe Freshly roasted coffees from a new...

2025.02.24

Business OperationsCovingtonCraft/OperationsCultivate Coffee ProjectFertile Ground Beer Co.Harry FontenoyHaven Coffee + CocktailsHaven HoldingsJacksonJosé Muñoz VegaJustin FontenoyKey City BrewingLouisianaLucky Town BrewingMarketingMicroMississippiNorthshore Specialty CoffeeOpeningsRetailRoastingSouth/SouthwestStephanie FontenoyThe District at EastoverTrey Maloneコーヒー

Cloud Cover Coffee Billows Into Downtown Buffalo

It’s clear skies ahead for Cloud Cover Coffee with the opening of its first brick-and-mortar cafe in downtown Buffalo, New York. Nestled in a corner of an expansive microbrewery and...

2025.02.20

Andrew BurmanBrooklynBuffaloBusiness OperationsCloud Cover CoffeeMatt MonahanNew YorkNortheastOther Half BrewingRetailSam RichardsonSeneca One Towerコーヒー

Coffee Bean Taps Past Taco Bell and Starbucks Exec Tara Hinkle as Head of Americas

The California-born coffee chain The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) recently tapped former Taco Bell franchising finance executive Tara Hinkle to lead its business in the Americas. Hinkle joined...

2025.02.20

Business OperationsCaliforniachainsCoffee Bean and Tea LeafCorporatefranchisefranchisesIndustryJollibeeMarketingOpeningsPeopleRetailSouthern CaliforniaTaco BellTara Hinkleコーヒー