Craft/Operations

With Media and Marketplace, Startup U3 Coffee Builds Consumer Connections

A Chicago-area coffee company called U3 Coffee launched this month with ambitious plans to connect consumers more deeply to the coffees in their daily cups. Coming out of the gate...

2023.11.20

Brandon BirBusiness OperationsChicagoCraft/OperationsCraig Rosse-commerceForest ParkIldi ReviIllinoisKristi RossMarketingMicroMidwestmultiroasterOpeningsRetailRoastingSara GibsonU3 CoffeeZee Suphisaraコーヒー

Study: These Types of Single-Serve Coffee Capsules Are Worst for the Environment

After conducting a sustainability assessment of three different types of single-use coffee capsules by material type, researchers in The Netherlands concluded that conventional plastic is the worst for the environment...

2023.11.17

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Intuition Coffee + Juice Gives Peoria a Warm Bear Hug

Acting on a strong hunch that Peoria, Illinois, has room for more high-quality, fresh-roasted specialty coffee, Peoria native Ty Paluska returned home to launch Intuition Coffee + Juice. The shop...

2023.11.09

Business OperationsCraft/OperationsDeep Creek CoffeeDoma Coffee Roasting Co.IllinoisIntuition CoffeeKami PaluskaMarketingMicroMidwestOpeningsPeoriaRetailRoastingTy Paluskaコーヒー

Radio Coffee & Beer Cranks Up Radio/East in Southeast Austin

Radio Coffee & Beer has turned up the volume for both beverages in Austin, Texas, with the opening of its second indoor/outdoor cafe, bar and music venue called Radio/East. Following...

2023.11.08

AustinBusiness OperationsCraft/OperationsKimberly ZashMarketingMicroOpeningsRadio Coffee and BeerRadio/EastRCB CoffeeRetailRising Tide Roast CollaborativeRoastingSara GibsonSouth/SouthwestTexasTrey Hudsonコーヒー

Andrea Spella

Spella Caffè Makes Triumphant Return to Downtown Portland

An Italian-style coffee institution in in the new world coffee hub of Portland, Oregon, Spella Caffè has returned to its downtown roots with the opening of a new flagship manual...

2023.11.02

Andrea SpellaBonsai DesignBrand SchlesingerBusiness OperationsCascadia Coffee RoastersCastellaCraft/OperationsMarketingMicroNorthwestOpeningsOregonPortlandPortland State UniversityRetailRoastingSpella CaffèSterling Coffeeコーヒー

Cafe Imports Launches ed+u Program for Coffee Learners and Educators

Minneapolis-based green coffee importer Cafe Imports is diving deeper into professional training through a new education hub called ed+u. Unveiled last week, the entirely free program led by Cafe Imports...

2023.10.31

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Adee’s Coffee Roasters Stems From Ethiopia, Blooms in Baltimore

Ethiopia-focused Adee’s Coffee Roasters (Instagram) is in full bloom in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood. The company just opened a roastery cafe shares roots with sibling shop Adee’s Tulips. Connected through...

2023.10.24

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Seattle’s Cafe Avole Opens Inside the Ethiopian Community Center

The second retail location of Ethiopia-focused and Seattle-based roasting company Cafe Avole (IG) recently opened on the ground floor of Ethiopian Village, an apartment building and expanded wing of the...

2023.10.19

AfricaBusiness OperationsCafé AvoleCraft/OperationsEmoni BushEthiopiaGavin AmosGetachew EnbialeJebena BunaMarketingMicroNorthwestOpeningsOriginRetailRoastingseattleSolomon DubieStephanie MoralesWashingtonコーヒー

Nespresso and Peet’s Agree to Settle Capsule Trademark Suit

Lawyers on behalf of Nestlé-owned Nespresso and California-based Peet’s Coffee say they have come to a settlement agreement in a 19-month copyright infringement case regarding coffee pods. In a joint...

2023.10.19

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Roast Magazine Announces 2024 Roaster of the Year Winners

Bridge City Coffee and Verve Coffee Roasters have won Roast magazine’s 20th annual Roaster of the Year award. The two coffee roasting companies will be featured in the trade publication’s...

2023.10.19

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