Alfred CoffeeAlfred Launches Espresso-Free Café Matcha Flagship in LA
The people behind the popular Los Angeles coffee chain Alfred are going all in on matcha for a new cafe called Café Matcha. The new espresso-free concept shop held...
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Alfred CoffeebankruptcyCompass Coffee Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Washington, D.C.-based Compass Coffee filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, seeking to restructure debts, pare back leases and stabilize operations while keeping cafes open. The Chapter 11...
Anders LasaterPlay Coffee Offers Serious Espresso at Laguna Beach Flagship
Where Laguna Canyon meets the coast in Laguna Beach, California, a playground for explorers of specialty coffee has arrived with the opening of Play Coffee‘s flagship location. A wide,...
Anders LasaterPlay Coffee Offers Serious Espresso at Laguna Beach Flagship
Where Laguna Canyon meets the coast in Laguna Beach, California, a playground for explorers of specialty coffee has arrived with the opening of Play Coffee‘s flagship location. A wide,...
acquisitionsFairWave Acquires Milwaukee’s Fiddleheads Coffee
FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective has acquired Wisconsin roaster-retailer Fiddleheads Coffee, adding another Midwest brand to its portfolio of specialty coffee companies. Financial terms were not disclosed. Based in Thiensville, Wisconsin,...
Art of TeaGood News: Smiley Coffee Launches with New York City Cafe
A group affiliated with the iconic yellow 1970s-era smiley face icon has established a coffee brand called Smiley Coffee while opening a cafe on New York City’s Lower East Side....
Business OperationsSmall But Flavor-Filled Kōhi Time is Ticking in Eugene
After two years as a mobile coffee bar in Eugene, Oregon’s Whiteaker neighborhood, Kōhi Time recently rolled into its first brick-and-mortar space inside the Union on Broadway student apartment complex....
Arty RanaweeraThree Questions with Dilshan “Arty” Ranaweera of Cafe Secret Alley in Sri Lanka
When Dilshan “Arty” Ranaweera opened Cafe Secret Alley in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in 2017, he knew next to nothing about coffee. “Sri Lanka didn’t have a coffee culture,” Ranaweera said....
Business OperationsNespresso Opens Massive New Flagship Model in New York
Nestlé-owned coffee giant Nespresso just opened the first North American version of its new “flagship boutique” store model, a two-story retail shop in New York City’s Flatiron district. Spanning...
acquisitionsCoffee and Pie Together in Dallas as White Rhino Acquires Emporium Pies
Dallas-based specialty coffee company White Rhino Coffee announced it has acquired fellow DFW business Emporium Pies, bringing two majority-women-owned chains together. The terms of the acquisition have not been...