Michigan

517 Coffee Expands its Area in Lansing with Roastery and Bar

Michigan’s 517 Coffee Company is ringing in the arrival of its new coffee bar inside its newly acquired roastery in Lansing. The coffee company took over a coffee production facility...

2024.12.02

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Good Sense Coffee Makes Great Return to Bricks and Mortar in Howell, MI

Five years after untethering from its standalone coffee shop in favor of mobile retail operations, Southeast Michigan’s Good Sense Coffee is returning to brick-and mortar with a new shop in...

2024.08.29

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Ohio Woman Sues Biggby Coffee Over Non-Dairy Milk Pricing

Attorneys representing an Ohio woman have filed a class action lawsuit against Michigan-based Biggby Coffee, alleging discrimination by up-charging for non-dairy milks. The complaint echoes similar class action complaints —...

2024.06.21

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Coming in July: The First Detroit Coffee Week

The inaugural Detroit Coffee Week is coming July 22-27, offering lectures, training opportunities, competitions, cuppings, parties, prizes and more for the professional specialty coffee community. Detroit-based company Dessert Oasis Coffee...

2024.06.10

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In Michigan, Mo Coco’s Rural Roasts Offers Full City and Much More

The mother-daughter team of Maureen and Chloe Woods has brought the wide world of specialty coffee home to the small town of Merrill, Michigan, with the opening of their roastery...

2024.04.16

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The Sepia Coffee Project Offers a Guiding Light in Metro Detroit

When Martell Mason returned to metro Detroit in 2020, he found a more hopeful place than the one he’d left 20 years earlier. Yet when he zoomed in on his...

2023.12.20

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