Amy TamburrinoIdyll Coffee Roasters Opens Its Ideal Cafe Outside Milwaukee
A picture-perfect mix of fresh coffee, baked goods and cozy places to enjoy both has sprung to life in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, with the recent opening of the Idyll Coffee...
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Aunty PegsRoast Summit is Headed to Melbourne in March 2026
The two-day networking and educational event for coffee roasters will be held in Melbourne, Australia, March 24-25, 2026 Portland, Oregon (January 8, 2026) — Roast magazine, a leading source of...
bakeriesLittle While Coffee is In It for the Long Run in San Diego
Aiming to turn quick visits into long-term loyalty, a new cafe called Little While Coffee and Pastries is now open in San Diego, offering specialty coffees roasted on-site alongside...
bankruptcyCompass Coffee Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Washington, D.C.-based Compass Coffee filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, seeking to restructure debts, pare back leases and stabilize operations while keeping cafes open. The Chapter 11...
acquisitionsFairWave Acquires Milwaukee’s Fiddleheads Coffee
FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective has acquired Wisconsin roaster-retailer Fiddleheads Coffee, adding another Midwest brand to its portfolio of specialty coffee companies. Financial terms were not disclosed. Based in Thiensville, Wisconsin,...
2025 Year in ReviewHere Are 26 New Roasters to Support in 2026
2025 was an exceptionally weird year to start a coffee roasting business in the United States. Coffee prices were already elevated, pushed by climate change, labor constraints, higher production costs...
Baobab FareCoffee From Burundi Finds a Welcoming Home in Detroit at Soko by Baobab Fare
Former asylum seekers turned restaurateurs are extending a Burundi-to-Detroit pipeline of food, culture and coffee through Soko by Baobab Fare. Hamissi Mamba and his wife, Nadia Nijimbere, arrived in...
Business OperationsFable Roasters Comes to Life in St. Cloud, Minnesota
St. Cloud, Minnesota-based Kinder Coffee Lab spun off its roasting operation into a standalone company earlier this year under the name Fable Roasters, with a new production roastery now...
Bill KennedyBill Kennedy, San Franciscan Roaster Owner and Educator, Dies
San Franciscan Roaster Co. announced the death of owner, president and CEO Bill Kennedy, a former school principal who later championed small roasters and U.S. manufacturing. “The loss of Bill...
Business OperationsStanding Wave Coffee Aims to Beat the Rush in Pittsburgh
Paddling into Pittsburgh with fresh roasts and quality brews is Standing Wave Coffee, a new cafe with a Probat P12 machine humming on site and a strong connection to the...