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Honeycomb Credit Offering $2K Grant for Coffee Businesses

Pittsburgh-based small business crowdfunding broker Honeycomb Credit is offering a no-strings-attached $2,000 grant for one United States coffee shop, coffee roaster or bakery business. Open to U.S. small businesses of...

2024.03.07

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The Biggest Coffee Business News Stories of 2023

To kick off our 2023 Year in Review series, we look back on some of the biggest business stories of the year in the specialty coffee industry. As they have...

2023.12.22

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Chobani Buys La Colombe Coffee for $900 Million

New York State-based packaged yogurt giant Chobani has acquired Philadelphia-born coffee company La Colombe for $900 million. The deal follows nearly a decade’s worth of interest in the coffee company...

2023.12.16

acquisitionsBusiness OperationsChobaniCorporateCraft/OperationsHamdi UlukayaIndustryinvestmentsJP IbertiKeurig Dr PepperLa ColombeMacroMarketingNortheastProductsRetailRoastingTodd CarmichaelUnited Statesyogurtコーヒー

Suntory Invests in ‘Beanless Coffee’ Company Atomo

Japanese multinational beverage company Suntory has invested in Seattle-based beverage startup Atomo, makers of coffee-like beverages in which coffee is not an ingredient. According to a Bloomberg report, the undisclosed...

2023.12.01

Andy KleitschAtomo CoffeeCorporateCraft/OperationsIndustryInternationalinvestmentsJapanMacroOsakaProductsRoastingseattleSuntoryUnited StatesWashingtonコーヒー

Coffee-Focused Conglomerate JAB Names Joachim Creus CEO

Coffee-focused conglomerate JAB has named managing partner Joachim Creus as its new CEO. Creus will succeed Olivier Goudet, who is staying with the company as a personal investor and advisor. JAB...

2023.11.28

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Howard Schultz Part of $20.3 Million Seed for Pod-Based Cold Coffee Startup Cumulus

New York-based home coffee equipment startup Cumulus Coffee Company announced today that it raised $20.3 million in seed funding while preparing to bring its home cold coffee machine to market. ...

2023.11.17

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