Marketing

Caribou Coffee Taps Scott Kennedy as CEO to Drive Store Growth

Caribou Coffee named Scott Kennedy president and CEO, formalizing the roles he has held on an interim basis since the March departure of John Butcher. Kennedy previously served as...

2025.09.04

Business OperationsCaribou CoffeechainsCorporateEinstein BagelsfranchisesIndustryJAB Holding CompanyJohn ButcherKPMGMarketingMidwestMinneapolisMinnesotaPanera BrandsPanera BreadPeopleRetailScott KennedyTargetUnited Statesコーヒー

GCP Publishes RegenCoffee, Proposes Common Language for Regenerative Agriculture

Following a six-month collaborative effort, the Global Coffee Platform just published RegenCoffee, a guidance document designed to provide shared language and resources surrounding regenerative agriculture in the coffee sector. ...

2025.09.03

Annette PenselcertificationCoffee Sustainability Reference CodeCorporateenvironmental sustainabilityFarmer IssuesGCP RegenCoffeeGlobal Coffee PlatformillycaffeIndustryJDE Peet'sland managementMarket NewsMarketingNestleNGOsnonprofitsOriginregenerative agricultureSustainabilityコーヒー

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

ArizonaBeavertonBlack Rock Coffee BarBusiness OperationsCaliforniachainsColoradoCorporateCraft/Operationsdrive-throughIdahoIndustryIPOsMacroMarketingNasdaqNorthwestOpeningsOregonPlains/RockiesRetailRoastingSouth/SouthwestTempeTexasUnited StatesVancouverWashingtonコーヒー

Notable Roasting Opens Distinguished Cafe in Atlanta

Notable Roasting made a remarkable entrance into Atlanta’s specialty coffee scene with the opening of its sleek first cafe last month. Housed in a black-painted corner of Wild Heaven...

2025.09.02

AtlantaAtlanta BeltlineBaho CoffeeBusiness OperationsCounter Culture CoffeeCraft/OperationsGeorgiaHex CoffeeLaREBMarketingMichael DosterMicroNotable RoastingOpeningsPanorama CoffeesRadio RoastersRetailRoastingSouth/SouthwestSundog TradingThomas W. FrankWild Heaven Beerコーヒー

Neighbors Coffee Waves Hello with First Cafe in Rockville, Maryland

Businesses in Rockville, Maryland’s Woodley Gardens shopping center gained a new neighbor this month with the opening of Neighbors Coffee‘s first cafe. The shop occupies a 1,200-square-foot space previously...

2025.09.01

Business OperationsCraft/OperationsGaithersburgKafiex CoffeKentlands Farmers MarketLulu TrachMarketingMarylandMicroNeighbors CoffeeNortheastOpeningsRetailRoastingRockvilleSpencer TrachVancouverWashingtonコーヒー

Neighbors Coffee Waves Hello with First Cafe in Rockville, Maryland

Businesses in Rockville, Maryland’s Woodley Gardens shopping center gained a new neighbor this month with the opening of Neighbors Coffee‘s first cafe. The shop occupies a 1,200-square-foot space previously...

2025.09.01

Business OperationsCraft/OperationsGaithersburgKafiex CoffeKentlands Farmers MarketLulu TrachMarketingMarylandMicroNeighbors CoffeeNortheastOpeningsRetailRoastingSpencer TrachVancouverWashingtonコーヒー

Neighbors Coffee Waves Hello with First Cafe in Rockville, Maryland

Businesses in Rockville, Maryland’s Woodley Gardens shopping center gained a new neighbor this month with the opening of Neighbors Coffee‘s first cafe. The shop occupies a 1,200-square-foot space previously...

2025.09.01

Business OperationsCraft/OperationsGaithersburgKafiex CoffeKentlands Farmers MarketLulu TrachMarketingMarylandMicroNeighbors CoffeeNortheastOpeningsRetailRoastingRockvilleSpencer TrachVancouverWashingtonコーヒー

Former USAID Employee Launches First Light Coffee in Maryland

First Light Coffee is on the rise in Maryland, helping customers meet the dawn with freshly roasted and delivered coffees. Former USAID employee Annie Leverich founded the online coffee...

2025.08.28

Business OperationsChesapeake BayCraft/OperationsDealeDonald TrumpFirst Light Coffee.MarketingMarylandMicroNortheastOrinoco CoffeeRetailRoastingUSAIDコーヒー

The Tailwind Roasting Collaborative in Chicago is Uplifting Small Businesses

In the notoriously windy city of Chicago, a new coffee roasting incubator business seeks to be the wind beneath the wings of small-scale or startup roasting operations. Green coffee expert...

2025.02.24

Caravela CoffeeChicagoco-roastingCraft/OperationsCrop to CupGoose IslandIllinoisLa MinitaMarketingMicroMidwestRising Tide Roast CollaborativeRoastingSarah Cline ParkerThe Coffee QuestTrevor Jermasekコーヒー

Northshore Specialty Coffee Surges in Jackson, Mississippi

In Jackson, Mississippi, Northshore Specialty Coffee is growing in waves with the opening of its new 13,000-square-foot production roastery, plus its first brick-and-mortar cafe Freshly roasted coffees from a new...

2025.02.24

Business OperationsCovingtonCraft/OperationsCultivate Coffee ProjectFertile Ground Beer Co.Harry FontenoyHaven Coffee + CocktailsHaven HoldingsJacksonJosé Muñoz VegaJustin FontenoyKey City BrewingLouisianaLucky Town BrewingMarketingMicroMississippiNorthshore Specialty CoffeeOpeningsRetailRoastingSouth/SouthwestStephanie FontenoyThe District at EastoverTrey Maloneコーヒー