Business Operations

Einstein Bros. Revamping Store Designs for 2026 Nationwide Rollout

Einstein Bros. Bagels is launching a refreshed store design called “Elevate the Morning,” with the first next-generation locations slated to open later this year in Ohio, Utah, Georgia and Nevada....

2025.09.11

Adam ModzelBusiness OperationschainsCorporateEinstein Bros. BagelsIndustryinterior designMarketingMidwestOpeningsPanera BrandsPlains/RockiesRetailUnited Statesコーヒー

Design Details: Blank Street Adds a Blank Space

Welcome to Design Details, an ongoing editorial feature in Daily Coffee News focused on individual examples of coffee shop architecture, interior design, packaging design or branding. If you are a coffee...

2025.09.10

Blank StreetBostonBrooklynBusiness OperationschainsColumnsCorporateDesign DetailsGeorge Lavendergraphic designIndustryinterior designIssam FreihaMarketingmatchaNew York CityNortheastpackagingRetailUnited StatesVinay MendaWashington D.C.コーヒー

Cold Coffee Ruled This Summer, New NCA Market Report Finds

Hot summer temperatures throughout the United States resulted in increased consumption of cold coffee, bottled water and soda, according to the latest consumer trends report from the National Coffee Association...

2025.09.10

Business OperationsCalifornia/Pacificcold brewconsumer trendsCorporateIndustryMarketingMidwestNational Coffee AssociationNational Coffee Data TrendsNortheastNorthwestPlains/RockiesProductsRetailSouth/SouthwestUnited Statesコーヒー

Cold Coffee Ruled This Summer, New NCA Market Report Finds

Hot summer temperatures throughout the United States resulted in increased consumption of cold coffee, bottled water and soda, according to the latest consumer trends report from the National Coffee Association...

2025.09.10

Business OperationsCalifornia/Pacificcold brewconsumer trendsCorporateIndustryMarketingMidwestNational Coffee AssociationNational Coffee Data TrendsNortheastNorthwestPlains/RockiesProductsRetailSouth/SouthwestUnited Statesコーヒー

Athens Coffee Holding & Roasting Gets Going in Georgia

Athens Coffee Holding & Roasting Company opened its first cafe alongside its roastery last month, courtesy of the team behind popular local shop Sips Espresso Café. The cozy new...

2025.09.09

11000 Faces CoffeeAthensAthens Coffee HoldingBusiness OperationsCraft/OperationsEthan MullenaxGeorgiaJittery Joe'sLindsay PowellMarketingMicroNormaltownOpeningsQuintin RobisonRetailRoastingSips Espresso CafeSouth/Southwestコーヒー

The Breaks Gets Cracking at Larger Sioux Falls Roastery

Ready for a bigger break into South Dakota and beyond, Sioux Falls-based The Breaks Coffee Roasting is more than doubling its roasting capacity while spreading out production tasks in...

2025.09.08

Business OperationsCorey GerlachCraft/OperationsMarketingMary CampbellMicroMidwestPlains/RockiesRetailRoastingSioux FallsSouth DakotaThe Breaks Coffee Roastingコーヒー

Microplastics Are Elevated in Hot Coffee in To-Go Cups, Study Finds

A new study of 155 drink samples sold in the UK found that all of them contained microplastics, while hot drinks such as coffee and tea contained elevated amounts. The...

2025.09.04

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Caribou Coffee Taps Scott Kennedy as CEO to Drive Store Growth

Caribou Coffee named Scott Kennedy president and CEO, formalizing the roles he has held on an interim basis since the March departure of John Butcher. Kennedy previously served as...

2025.09.04

Business OperationsCaribou CoffeechainsCorporateEinstein BagelsfranchisesIndustryJAB Holding CompanyJohn ButcherKPMGMarketingMidwestMinneapolisMinnesotaPanera BrandsPanera BreadPeopleRetailScott KennedyTargetUnited Statesコーヒー

Black Rock Coffee Bar Files for IPO, Seeks to Raise $265 Million

Black Rock Coffee Bar, the drive-thru-focused chain that started as a single stand in Oregon in 2008, officially filed for an IPO, while outlining long-term plans for national store growth....

2025.09.03

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Notable Roasting Opens Distinguished Cafe in Atlanta

Notable Roasting made a remarkable entrance into Atlanta’s specialty coffee scene with the opening of its sleek first cafe last month. Housed in a black-painted corner of Wild Heaven...

2025.09.02

AtlantaAtlanta BeltlineBaho CoffeeBusiness OperationsCounter Culture CoffeeCraft/OperationsGeorgiaHex CoffeeLaREBMarketingMichael DosterMicroNotable RoastingOpeningsPanorama CoffeesRadio RoastersRetailRoastingSouth/SouthwestSundog TradingThomas W. FrankWild Heaven Beerコーヒー