Business Operations

Mexico-Focused Café Cuate Offers Coffee with Gusto in Long Beach

Long Beach, California-based Mexican sourdough bakery Gusto Bread has expanded its cafe to include an extensive new roasted coffee program under the name Café Cuate. Between the remodeled shop’s almond-colored...

2023.12.01

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Perc Coffee Picks Up Grant Park with Third Atlanta Cafe

Savannah, Georgia-based coffee company Perc Coffee has opened its fourth retail coffee shop — the company’s third in Atlanta — while announcing plans to open two more. The 1,579-square-foot cafe...

2023.11.30

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Swiss Startup Mikafi Reveals the IoT-Driven MikafiOne Electric Roaster

A Switzerland-based coffee roasting and technology startup called Mikafi recently revealed its electric roasting machine, the MikafiOne. Designed for small-batch commercial applications, the machine comes integrated with an IoT platform...

2023.11.29

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Postscript is a Fresh Addition to San Francisco’s Coffee Scene

A new cafe, specialty food market and juice bar called Postscript is adding to a previously sleepy corner of the Financial District of San Francisco. The new spot notably includes...

2023.11.28

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With Media and Marketplace, Startup U3 Coffee Builds Consumer Connections

A Chicago-area coffee company called U3 Coffee launched this month with ambitious plans to connect consumers more deeply to the coffees in their daily cups. Coming out of the gate...

2023.11.20

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NY Firm General Atlantic Acquires Joe & the Juice for $641 Million

New York-based investment firm General Atlantic is acquiring a majority stake in the European-born cafe chain Joe & the Juice. According to reports from Bloomberg and Yahoo Finance, the buyout...

2023.11.17

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NY Firm General Atlantic Acquires Joe & the Juice for $641 Million

New York-based investment firm General Atlantic is acquiring a majority stake in the European-born cafe chain Joe & the Juice. According to reports from Bloomberg and Yahoo Finance, the buyout...

2023.11.17

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Ziggi’s Coffee Signs Franchise Deal for 50 Atlanta-Area Locations

Colorado-based coffee chain Ziggi’s Coffee has signed a franchise agreement for 50 new Ziggi’s Coffee locations in the greater Atlanta market. The company has not disclosed the identity of the...

2023.11.15

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Starbucks Workers United Organizing ‘Red Cup Day’ Strike

Labor organizing group Starbucks Workers United is coordinating a strike on Red Cup Day, an annual marketing event by Starbucks promoting holiday-themed cups and messaging. The union organizing group is...

2023.11.15

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The Original Caribou Coffee Shop in Minnesota is Closing

The original Caribou Coffee location, which opened nearly 31 years ago in Edina, Minnesota, is closing. The Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal first reported the news yesterday, and multiple news...

2023.11.10

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