Craft/Operations

Compass Coffee Co-Founder Sues Owners, Alleging Fraud

The co-founder of Washington D.C.-based specialty coffee chain Compass Coffee is accusing the company and two of its current owners of a multi-year fraud scheme, misuse of federal COVID-19 relief...

2025.01.15

Business OperationsCompass CoffeeCorporateCraft/OperationsHarrison SuarezIndustrylawsuitslegal issuesMacroMichael HaftNortheastPeopleRetailRoastingRobert HaftSouth/SouthwestWashington D.C.コーヒー

Cafe Kreyol Gets Bigger with 10,000-Square-Foot HQ in Virginia

Virginia-based Café Kreyol, the 2023 Roast magazine Roaster of the Year in the macro category, recently relocated into an expanded production facility.

2025.01.13

2020 Roaster of the YearCafé KreyolCraft/OperationsJoseph StazzoneMacroManassasNortheastRoastingSouth/SouthwestVirginiaコーヒー

Otto Coffee Roasters is Off to a Promising Start in Binghamton

A new cafe and roasting company in Binghamton, New York, called Otto Coffee Roasters is open for business, serving expertly roasted coffees and other drinks in a European-inspired cafe space. ...

2025.01.13

AgtronBatch CoffeeBinghamtonBusiness OperationsCarl StaubCoe YoungCraft/OperationsDonald SchoenholdtEmma DoftonGimme! CoffeeJohn GantMarketingMicroNew YorkNortheastOpeningsOtto Coffee RoastersRetailRoastingコーヒー

Pony Coffee Gallops Into Tulsa with First Cafe

A new coffee roasting company called Pony Coffee is showing itself in Tulsa, with its first cafe in a landmark building in Riverview. The coffee shop that opened in October...

2025.01.09

Chimera CoffeeCraft/OperationsG. Oscar HerronJosh GiffordMicky PayneMicroOklahomaOpeningsPony CoffeeRetailRiverviewRoastingRob StewartSoundponySouth/SouthwestTulsaコーヒー

Canada’s Happy Belly Acquiring Smile Tiger Coffee Roasters in $173K Deal

Publicly traded Canadian company Happy Belly Food Group signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kitchener, Ontario-based Smile Tiger Coffee Roasters in a deal worth approximately $173,000 USD. The acquisition represents...

2025.01.09

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Roastology Reimagined in Richmond with New Roastery and Cafe

Richmond, Virginia-based Roastology is diving deeper into the sweet science of coffee with a new roastery and cafe in the Scott’s Addition neighborhood. While smaller overall than Roastology’s original roastery...

2025.01.07

Business OperationsChristian DoswellCraft/OperationsKinetico Advance Water SystemsMarketingMicroOpeningsRetailRichmondRoastingRoastologySophia JacksonSouth/SouthwestVirginiaコーヒー

10-Year-Old Upstate NY Brewery Sprouts Common Roots Coffee

In the foothills of the Adirondacks in upstate New York, a fresh coffee business called Common Roots Coffee is shooting up like a sapling alongside its well-established craft brewing parent...

2025.01.07

beerbreweriesbrewingBusiness OperationsCommon Roots BrewingCommon Roots Coffeecraft beerCraft/OperationsJohn ReedLuke RockMarketingMicroNew YorkNortheastOpeningsRetailRoastingSouth Glens Fallsコーヒー

Iowa’s Euphoria Coffee Finds a Happy Home in Calmar

Jubilation comes in the form of fresh-roasted coffee at the new Euphoria Coffee shop in Northeastern Iowa. A few miles north from Euphoria’s original location — which is now under...

2025.01.03

Business OperationsCalmarCollaborative OriginsCraft/OperationsCrop to CupEuphoria CoffeeIowaLohas BeansMarketingMicroMidwestNick YostNicole HavenstriteOpeningsRetailRoastingWest Unionコーヒー

Design Details: Atomic Coffee Roasters Spreading Energy

DCN’s ongoing Design Details series highlights specific details in coffee shop/roastery interior design, industrial design or visual design in coffee packaging. Share your project for consideration here. Peabody, Massachusetts-based Atomic Coffee....

2025.01.01

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Electric Roasting Equipment Surged in 2024

Last year’s trend towards electric roasting equipment for commercial coffee operations picked up even more steam this year. It’s now starting to feel like a full-on paradigm shift. Still relatively...

2024.12.31

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