AustinLabor Department Recovers $85,197 for Workers at Texas Coffee Bar
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $85,197 in back wages for 36 workers at a coffee bar and lounge in central Texas, after an investigation found the business...
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Atmos CoffeeAtmos Coffee Blasts Off in Cleveland with Roastery Cafe
The aroma of house-roasted coffees combines with modern space-themed art to set the atmosphere at the newly opened first cafe of Atmos Coffee in Cleveland’s Gordon Square neighborhood. Cosmic...
Annette KimNomad Bringing No-Waste Mission to More Vancouver-Area Cafes
Since the coffee shop Nomad opened in North Vancouver, British Columbia, in May 2022, not a single disposable cup has crossed its counter. To date, more than 220,000 cups have...
Business OperationsUn Cafecito Brings Big Coffee Energy to Salt Lake City
A Latin-inspired coffee shop called Un Cafecito has opened on Salt Lake City’s North Temple corridor, bringing drinks such as horchata lattes and cafe de olla alongside a community-centered...
AcworthBizarre Coffee Brings More ‘Good Mood Juice’ to Georgia
Quirky flavor combos and exceptional coffees are the baseline at Bizarre Coffee, which recently opened its third cafe north of Atlanta in Roswell, Georgia. Bold blocks of color and...
BerkeleySibling-Owned Gara Permanently Parks in Berkeley with Vietnamese Focus
A new sibling-run Vietnamese coffee shop in Berkeley called Gara (styled GA•RA by the company) is turning out drinks and foods inspired by the founders’ heritage, along with retail...
Business OperationsSquare Report Says Coffee Shops Are the Leading Local Business Connectors
New data from Square suggests coffee shops do more than cultivate community within their own four walls. They may also help knit nearby businesses together. In a new “Local...
Ally WalshLA’s Canyon Coffee Hikes Cross Country with a Brooklyn Cafe
Moving from one peak specialty coffee city to another, Los Angeles-based Canyon Coffee just opened its second cafe in Brooklyn, New York. The new Prospect Heights cafe transplants the...
brandingStudy Suggests Indie Coffee Shop Design Has Become Strikingly Uniform
New research suggests that independent coffee shops in the U.S. and Canada are so homogenized in their interior design that they collectively present a de facto brand, running counter to...
Ally CoffeeNecessity Coffee Meets Demand with Two San Diego-Area Cafes
With one shop newly relocated and a second cafe now open, Necessity Coffee is asserting itself as a must-visit brand north of San Diego. In January the company reopened in...