Marketing

Futura Coffee Expands to Corvallis with Tried & True Acquisition

Portland, Oregon-based coffee roasting and retail company Futura Coffee Roasters has acquired the two coffee shop locations of Tried & True Coffee in Corvallis, plus Tried & True sibling company...

2024.05.30

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From a Renovated Farm in Puerto Rico Comes Cafe Don Mateo

A new coffee company called Cafe Don Mateo recently launched with direct sales of coffee that is grown and roasted in in Puerto Rico. The coffees are grown and processed...

2024.05.29

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SCA’s World of Coffee Heading to Geneva in 2025

The Specialty Coffee Association‘s flagship European trade show, World of Coffee, is heading to Geneva, Switzerland, in 2025 for the first time. The world’s largest coffee trade organization announced the...

2024.05.29

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Comics On Coffee Wraps Roasts with Comic Book Heroes

Faster than a turbo shot, stronger than 250 TDS, able to fill tall orders in a single batch, it’s Comics On Coffee! The Fort Myers, Florida-based specialty coffee roasting company...

2024.05.23

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With Donuts, Take Two Coffee Doubles the Joy in Fort Myers

Now offering dual delights in Southwest Florida is Take Two Coffee, a specialty coffee roasting and baking company founded by a pair of influential coffee pros. Caleb MacPherson and Hunter...

2024.05.22

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Baton Rouge

Starbucks Sues Small Louisiana Business in Mermaid-Siren Dispute

Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks is suing a mother-and-daughter-owned small business called Mountains & Mermaids, alleging trademark violations related to its siren-mermaid logo and branding. Starbucks filed suit in United States...

2024.05.20

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Opinion: It’s Been a Bonkers 48 Hours in Celebrity Coffee News and it Feels Pretty Bad

The past two days couldn’t be any weirder in celebrity coffee launch news. Rudy Coffee Yesterday, Rudy Giuliani, who is currently incognito as the state of Arizona seeks him out...

2024.05.17

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Stumptown Coffee Opens Anew in Downtown Portland

As it turns 25 years old this year, pioneering Portland, Oregon-based Stumptown Coffee Roasters has renewed its commitment to its home city with the opening of a downtown Portland cafe....

2024.05.15

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Klatch Coffee Opening Five New Shops Inside Sprouts Stores

Southern California-based specialty coffee roaster and retailer Klatch Coffee plans to exponentially increase its retail footprint in 2024, with the first of five new stores soon to open inside a...

2024.05.15

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Bob Austin Returns as President of Loring Smart Roast

A familiar face is returning to help drive the next era of innovation for roaster manufacturer Loring Smart Roast, as Bob Austin re-assumes the role of president. Austin previously served...

2024.05.15

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