Business Operations

517 Coffee Expands its Area in Lansing with Roastery and Bar

Michigan’s 517 Coffee Company is ringing in the arrival of its new coffee bar inside its newly acquired roastery in Lansing. The coffee company took over a coffee production facility...

2024.12.02

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New Jersey Gets More Brews from Bleu Coffee

New Jersey’s got the Bleus — three of them to be exact — with the opening of Jamaica-focused Bleu Coffee‘s latest cafe in the township of Montclair. Just steps from...

2024.12.02

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Portland’s Cathedral Coffee Completes a Cafe Trinity with Lake Oswego Opening

In Portland, Oregon, Cathedral Coffee is expanding farther from the iconic spires and arches of the St. John’s Bridge that inspired its name, opening a third cafe this month in...

2024.11.27

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Belux Gets More Deluxe with New Cafe North of Atlanta

After six years building a devoted following at its cafe north of Atlanta in Alpharetta, Georgia, specialty coffee roaster Belux has opened its second location in nearby Roswell. As the...

2024.11.27

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Hypergoat Coffee Brings Fresh Energy to Alexandria VA

Now welcoming giddy herds of customers into its first brick-and-mortar cafe is Hypergoat Coffee Roasters, which just opened in Alexandria, Virginia. Natural light streams into the cafe through skylights in...

2024.11.26

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Ohm Coffee Roasters Turns It Up in California Wine Country

Rock-themed coffee company Ohm Coffee Roasters just rolled from its mobile retail operation into two permanent cafes in California wine country. The openings follow Ohm’s acquisition of the Monday Bakery...

2024.11.26

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With Acquisition in WA, Dillanos Plans Batdorf & Bronson Revival

Longtime Seattle-area wholesale roasting company Dillanos Coffee Roasters (DCR) recently acquired the West Coast business of Olympia, Washington-based Dancing Goats Coffee from previous owner Kaldi’s Coffee. The acquisition will soon...

2024.11.22

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New Day Dawns for Monday Coffee with Flagship Roastery Cafe in Chicago

Two key events in the long-term calendar of Chicago’s Monday Coffee are now complete with the opening of the brand’s roastery and first brick-and-mortar cafe. The community-focused and Black-owned company...

2024.11.21

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Yafa Café is Bringing Yemeni Coffees to Downtown Brooklyn

Two cousins with Yemeni roots are two for two with the opening of their second Yafa coffee bar in the heart of Brooklyn, New York. Situated steps from the Barclays...

2024.11.20

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RocketCup Coffee is Fuel for Revitalization in Western NY

After months of counting down, RocketCup Coffee is taking off with a new roastery and “speakeasy” concept at its home in the small Western New York village of Cattaraugus. Downstairs...

2024.11.19

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