Business Operations

Nice Coffee is All Smiles with New Roasting Operation in LA

A new brand called Nice Coffee Roasters is cheering up coffee drinkers throughout Los Angeles and farther afield through quality-focused sourcing and roasting. The concept comes from a trio of...

2024.03.20

Benjamin PazBusiness OperationsCaliforniaCalifornia/PacificChris OwensCounter Culture CoffeeCraft/OperationsDoug MeilsElliott LauHandsome Coffee RoastersIntelligentsia CoffeeLos AngelesMarketingMicroNadine RaschNice CoffeeNice Coffee RoastersRetailRitual CoffeeRoastingTectonic Coffeeコーヒー

Roasting Meets Cocktails in Beaverton at the Roastery by Ava

Beaverton, Oregon-based coffee company Ava Roasteria has hit first crack on the cocktail scene with a downtown bar fully devoted to coffee-focused libations called Roastery by Ava. Lit entirely with...

2024.03.19

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Broad Porch Coffee Swings Into Flagship Bakery and Cafe in VA

A former dive bar has transformed into a Broad Porch in Harrisonburg, Virginia, with the opening of the flagship cafe of Broad Porch Coffee. Featuring a full commercial kitchen and...

2024.03.14

bakeriesBroad Porch CoffeeBusiness OperationsCraft/OperationsHarrisonburgJill McMullanKat MartinLurayMaria CooperMicroOpeningsRetailRoastingRyanne HodsonShenandoah ValleySouth/SouthwestVirginiaコーヒー

Roaster Cloud Picker is Offering a Golden Ticket to Dublin

Anyone drinking a carefully sourced and expertly roasted specialty-grade coffee has ample reason to thank their lucky stars. Yet one coffee drinker will soon be thanking their lucky clouds for...

2024.03.12

Business OperationsCloud PickerCraft/OperationsDublinDustin KhanFrank KavanaghGuinessIrelandMarketingMicroPeter SztalpromotionsRadisson Blu Royal HotelRetailRoastingTeelingコーヒー

DC-Area Chain Call Your Mother Answers the Call to Roasting

Washington, D.C.-area fresh bagel and deli chain Call Your Mother has been dialing in a coffee roasting operation to supply the brand’s 13 cafes. Serving eight shops in D.C., two...

2024.03.11

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Connecting Colorado to Ethiopia, Lucy Coffee Opens a Cafe in Aurora

Ethiopia-focused roasted and green coffee company Lucy Coffee (Instagram link) recently opened its first retail cafe in Aurora, Colorado, completing a full circle of coffee and cultural connections. The new...

2024.03.08

AuroraBusiness OperationsColoradoCraft/OperationsDenverEthiopiaLucy CoffeeMarketingMehret AlamirewMicki AlamirewMicroOpeningsPlains/RockiesRetailRoastingYirgacheffeコーヒー

Bellwether Goes Smaller and Leaner with the New Shop Roaster

Pioneering electric coffee roaster maker Bellwether Coffee has unveiled the Bellwether Shop Roaster, a smaller and less expensive model than the company’s flagship machine. “It’s what we’ve been working on...

2024.03.08

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Honeycomb Credit Offering $2K Grant for Coffee Businesses

Pittsburgh-based small business crowdfunding broker Honeycomb Credit is offering a no-strings-attached $2,000 grant for one United States coffee shop, coffee roaster or bakery business. Open to U.S. small businesses of...

2024.03.07

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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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This Looks Like a Banner Year for Wichita’s Pennant Coffee Roasters

In Wichita, Kansas, Pennant Coffee Roasters is swinging for the fences with a new cafe that’s more than 10 times bigger than its previous home base. Occupying approximately 2,000 square...

2024.03.06

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