California/Pacific

SF’s Sightglass Coffee Names New CEO as Founders Step Down

San Francisco-born roaster and retailer Sightglass Coffee has named former Starbucks national sales executive Sharon Healy as CEO. Healy, who most recently held multiple sales executive positions with ready-to-eat meal...

2024.04.18

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Sacramento’s Opal Coffee Club Introducing One Coffee Gem at a Time

Sacramento, California-based Camellia Coffee Roasters has introduced an independent sub-brand called the Opal Coffee Club, designed to promote exceptional coffees that might not fit into Camellia’s normal roster. “While cupping...

2024.04.05

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Scout Opens Huge Central Coast Cafe, Bakery and HoneyCo Roastery

More then a decade of local coffee business reconnaissance has led to the opening of Scout Coffee‘s flagship cafe and bakery along California’s Central Coast. Occupying two stories and more...

2024.04.03

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Nice Coffee is All Smiles with New Roasting Operation in LA

A new brand called Nice Coffee Roasters is cheering up coffee drinkers throughout Los Angeles and farther afield through quality-focused sourcing and roasting. The concept comes from a trio of...

2024.03.20

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Groovy Goose Coffee Takes Flight in San Carlos, California

Like water’s curved course through a gooseneck kettle’s spout, Groovy Goose Coffee has wound its way into a permanent roastery and coffee shop in the San Francisco Bay Area. The...

2024.03.07

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Primo Enters 2024 with New Roasting Equipment and Trade-In Program

Southern California-based Primo Roasting Equipment has launched the largest machine in its flagship Xr line of commercial coffee roasters, the 70-kilo-capacity Americano-Xr70. The 30-year-old equipment company, which was acquired by...

2024.02.29

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Anchor & Tree Coffee’s First Shop in Sacramento is Rooted in Localism

With its first brick-and-mortar location in Sacramento, California, Anchor & Tree Coffee Roasting is has introduced collective-minded approach to selling coffee and other locally sourced goods. Customers entering the spacious...

2024.02.27

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San Francisco’s Sāe Coffee Sets Sights on Superluxe Coffees

A new San Francisco-based company called Sāe Coffee Studio has grand ambitions to bring the highest of the high-end specialty coffees to more consumers. Signaling those ambitions loud and clear,...

2024.02.16

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24 US Roasters Named Finalists for 2024 Good Food Awards

Now in its 14th year of celebrating the makers of specialty food and drink products in the United States, the Good Food Foundation has announced the list of finalists for...

2024.01.09

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24 New Coffee Roasters to Support in 2024

As specialty coffee consumption continues to grow throughout the United States, the number of new companies and facilities devoted to turning green coffee brown has spread precipitously. Simultaneously, existing coffee...

2023.12.28

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