California

Verve Coffee Roasters’ Latest Fixation is the Dwell Dripper

It’s rare for a coffee roasting company to get into equipment development, yet Colby Barr and a team at California’s Verve Coffee Roasters kept ruminating on the concept that a...

2024.11.04

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Three Questions with Coffee and Bakery Consultant Erica Escalante

Erica Escalante has always been motivated by curiosity, a desire to know why things work the way they do. She started in coffee at Starbucks in 2008, leaving two years...

2024.10.31

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Asip Coffee Focused on Flavor at The Sensory Lab in Merced, CA

In California’s Central Valley city of Merced, roasting company Asip Coffee is encouraging sips galore with a second cafe location called The Sensory Lab. Asip Coffee Founder Justin Shen, a...

2024.10.31

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San Diego Coffee Legend Returns with Chuck’s Roast and Patton Consulting

A pioneering figure in the San Diego coffee scene in the early 2000s and 2010s recently re-emerged with a new roasting business and a dual focus on small-batch, high-quality coffees...

2024.10.28

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Kei Coffee House Promises a World of Asian Coffee Styles in Southern California

Kei Concepts, the Southern California hospitality group behind numerous restaurant brands, has opened its first coffee-focused concept, Kei Coffee House. The coffee program inside the spacious standalone coffee shop in...

2024.10.28

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Cafecita Shines with Solar Powered Trailer in Burbank

Women-owned specialty coffee roasting company Cafecita is having more than fun in the California sun with the opening of a permanent coffee trailer that runs entirely on solar power. Inside...

2024.10.24

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Ground Control Ushers in New Era with Flagship SM Brewer and CEO

Oakland, California-based coffee equipment maker Ground Control recently sent out the first shipment of its latest product, a versatile commercial brewing device called the Ground Control SM. The SM ushers...

2024.10.24

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11th Hour Coffee Expands Time and Space in Santa Cruz

Following an extensive three-month remodel, 11th Hour Coffee‘s flagship cafe in downtown Santa Cruz is now open with extended hours and more space. With a wall removed, the brighter and...

2024.10.23

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Pachamama Coffee Deepens Seed to Cup Connections with UC Davis

Farmer-owned coffee company Pachamama Coffee recently expanded its presence stateside through multiple new partnerships with nearby UC Davis. Pachamama will now supply the coffee to two student-run coffee houses on...

2024.10.23

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San Diego’s Torque Coffee Revs Up Operations with First Cafe

Progressive coffee roasting company Torque Coffee is proving to be a force to be reckoned with in San Diego. After launching with an unprecedented “proportional pricing” model in 2022, the...

2024.10.18

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