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Alias Coffee Makes a Name for Itself in Upstate New York

The Troy, New York-based roasting company that goes by the name Alias Coffee recently opened its second retail location, establishing a new identity in Albany. The new shop spans approximately...

2023.09.26

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Steel Oak a Welcome Canopy for Coffee Community Along Florida’s Atlantic Coast

A new specialty coffee hub has sprouted along Florida’s Atlantic coast with the public opening of Steel Oak Coffee‘s gleaming new production headquarters, cupping lab and lounge. Just north of...

2023.09.25

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Coffee Subscription Provider Bean Box Launches Equity Crowdfunding

Seattle-based specialty coffee subscription company Bean Box has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign through the StartEngine platform. One of the longest-surviving third-party coffee subscription brands in the specialty coffee industry,...

2023.09.22

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Virginia’s Happ Coffee Finding Good Fortune in Waynesboro

The people behind the former Farmhaus Coffee are bringing coffee-fueled new life to a historic building in the Shenandoah Valley city of Waynseboro, Virginia, under the new name Happ Coffee. ...

2023.09.19

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New Chicagoland Roaster Angora Coffee Keeps it Clean

A Chicagoland startup roastery called Angora Coffee has opened its doors to the public, sharing a passion for high-quality, single-origin coffees and offering tightly packaged fresh bags to-go. In the...

2023.09.18

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Born From Condor Chocolates, Ecuador-Focused Choco Coffee Soars in Athens, GA

With a growing number of coffee shops in the United States reflecting a new generation of Ecuadorian coffees, cocoa and culture, Georgia-based Choco Coffee and its sibling company Condor Chocolates...

2023.09.14

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Gladheart Wine & Brews Now Happily Roasting in Roanoke

Bags of beans have popped up alongside the many bottles at Gladheart Wine & Brews in Roanoke, Virginia, courtesy of a new roasting operation led by coffee competitor and roaster...

2023.09.12

Business OperationsCraft/OperationsGladheart CoffeeGladheart Wine and BrewsJayson AnuszkiewiczMarketingMicroPhillip HatterRed Rooster CoffeeRetailRoanokeRoastingSouth/SouthwestU.S. Brewers CupVienna Coffee CompanyVirginiaコーヒー

Bellwether Coffee Enters Japan, Names International Development VP

California-based electric coffee roasting machine company Bellwether Coffee has entered the Japanese market while naming Japan-based Woody Deguchi vice president of international development. The first Bellwether installation in Japan is...

2023.09.08

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Cincinnati Roaster La Terza Lights Up its First Cafe, Luminary

Now brightening the College Hill area of Cincinnati is a new coffee bar called Luminary, courtesy of local roasting torch-bearers La Terza. The opening rekindles the glow of a 2,800-square-foot...

2023.09.07

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Primo Roasting Equipment Rolls Out New 3- and 5-Kilo Roasters

California-based Primo Roasting Equipment has reinvented the two smallest models in its commercial coffee roaster line, the 3-kilo-capacity Genesis-Xr3 and the 5-kilo Ranger-Xr5. With loads of new features and a...

2023.09.07

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