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Black Rock Coffee Bar Files for IPO, Seeks to Raise $265 Million

Black Rock Coffee Bar, the drive-thru-focused chain that started as a single stand in Oregon in 2008, officially filed for an IPO, while outlining long-term plans for national store growth....

2025.09.03

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Coffee Roasters Are (or Should Be) Raising Prices. Here’s Some Advice on How

Coffee prices are, in relative terms, really high right now. The ICE arabica futures (a.k.a. the “C price”) eclipsed US$4 per pound earlier this month, continuing a generally upward trajectory...

2025.02.21

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Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) Sues Westrock Coffee Over Trade Secrets

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), the largest dairy farmers cooperative in the United States, filed a federal lawsuit against Arkansas-based coffee and beverage manufacturer Westrock Coffee, alleging theft of trade...

2025.02.19

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Intelligentsia Coffee Thinks Big at New Chicago Roastery

Chicago-based specialty coffee trailblazer Intelligentsia Coffee recently laid the groundwork for a new era of growth inside an enormous new 45,000-square-foot roastery. Fully operational since late last year, the company’s...

2025.02.19

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Coffee Cycle Rolls Into San Diego’s Ocean Beach

Among the eclectic mom-and-pop shops, the farmers market, ocean breezes mixed with patchouli, surf-loving dogs and other delights of Ocean Beach in San Diego is the newest, biggest outpost of...

2025.02.17

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Löfbergs Acquires 100% Stake in Denmark’s Peter Larsen Kaffe

More than two decades after acquiring a 50% stake in Danish roasting company Peter Larsen Kaffe, Swedish coffee roasting company Löfbergs is acquiring a 100% stake. Claus Bertelsen, the longtime...

2025.02.12

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The Hijacked Load: A Cautionary Tale for Coffee Professionals

As coffee professionals, we understand the importance of managing supply chains efficiently and securely. But what happens when that chain is compromised by cybercrime? Recently, I experienced a situation in...

2025.02.12

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Vancouver’s Artigiano Acquires Organic Specialist Salt Spring Coffee

Two long-running Canadian coffee companies are joining forces in metro Vancouver, B.C., as Artigiano is acquiring Richmond-based Salt Spring Coffee. Artigiano, founded in 1999 as Caffè Artigiano, said the acquisition...

2025.02.04

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Making Coffee Pods Recyclable is One Thing; Getting Them Recycled is Another

[Note: This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.] There’s a Keurig machine in some 40 million households in the U.S. Single-serve coffee brewing...

2025.01.31

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Subscription Service Podium Coffee Club Champions Award-Winning Roasters

A new online specialty coffee subscription service called Podium Coffee Club is sending customers roasts exclusively from companies that have won national roasting awards from one of three different sources. ...

2025.01.30

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