Corporate

Starbucks Sells Majority Stake in China Business in $4 Billion Deal

Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks is selling a 60% stake in its mainland China coffee shop business to Chinese private equity firm Boyu Capital in a deal valued at about...

2025.11.05

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Chick-fil-A Opens Specialty Coffee Shop Concept Daybright

Chick-fil-A officially entered the fast-food specialty coffee race with Daybright, a new cafe concept that opened Thursday west of Atlanta. While coffee for the new brand comes from longtime Chick-fil-A...

2025.11.01

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Chick-fil-A Opens Specialty Coffee Shop Concept Daybright

Chick-fil-A officially entered the fast-food specialty coffee race with Daybright, a new cafe concept that opened Thursday west of Atlanta. While coffee for the new brand comes from longtime Chick-fil-A...

2025.11.01

7 BrewAtlantaBusiness OperationsCaribou CoffeeChick-fil-ACorporateDaybrightdrive-thrufast foodGeorgiaHiramIndustryMarketingMcDonald’s CosMc’sOpeningsRed Wagon VenturesRetailScooter's CoffeeSouth/Southwestspecialty coffee retailStarbucksTaco Bell Live Mas CafeThrive FarmersUnited Statesコーヒー

Chick-fil-A Opens Specialty Coffee Shop Concept Daybright

Chick-fil-A officially entered the fast-food specialty coffee race with Daybright, a new cafe concept that opened Thursday west of Atlanta. While coffee for the new brand comes from longtime Chick-fil-A...

2025.11.01

7 BrewAtlantaBusiness OperationsCaribou CoffeeChick-fil-ACorporateDaybrightdrive-thrufast foodGeorgiaHiramIndustryMarketingMcDonald’s CosMc’sOpeningsRed Wagon VenturesRetailScooter's CoffeeSouth/Southwestspecialty coffee retailStarbucksTaco Bell Live Mas CafeThrive FarmersUnited Statesコーヒー

Mahlkönig Deepens Connections with New Sync Scale

German coffee equipment company Mahlkönig last week unveiled a critical piece of its expanding Grind-By-Sync connectivity platform, the Sync Scale. Specifically designed for espresso, the scale sends time and...

2025.10.30

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Probat Consolidating U.S. Operations in Dallas

German coffee roasting equipment maker Probat announced it is consolidating its U.S. operations in Texas, bringing together groups currently based at Probat Inc. outside Chicago, Bauermeister USA in Memphis...

2025.10.29

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Italy’s VBM Launches the Audrey Espresso Machine

Italian espresso equipment maker VBM last week revealed the Audrey espresso machine, the first machine equipped with VBM’s new HX² heat-exchanger technology. Shown publicly for the first time at...

2025.10.28

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Mahlkönig Launches Xenia Home Espresso Machine and E64 WS Grinder

German coffee grinder company Mahlkönig took its first step into espresso brewing last week with the launch of the Mahlkönig Xenia home espresso machine. Following Mahlkönig parent company Hemro...

2025.10.27

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EU Proposes Softening EUDR Reporting Requirements for Small Companies

The European Commission is proposing to soften the reporting requirements for micro and small companies under the EU’s deforestation-free supply chain regulation, known as the EUDR. A proposal published yesterday...

2025.10.23

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FreshBrew Acquires White Coffee’s Licenced Coffee Business

Houston-based private-label coffee company FreshBrew acquired the licensed-branded coffee division of New York-based White Coffee, a move that the private companies say gives FreshBrew “the nation’s largest portfolio of licensed...

2025.10.16

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