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Sugar Leaf Coffee Roasters Sweetens the Scene in Milwaukee

A new standalone specialty coffee roaster called Sugar Leaf Coffee Roasterie is unfurling from its home base in Milwaukee, with industry veteran Steven Kessler at the helm. Sales of...

2025.09.24

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Milli By Metric Coffee Goes the Extra Mile in Chicago

Quality-focused Chicago roaster Metric Coffee brought a three-year project to fruition this month, opening a new roastery, headquarters and all-day bakery cafe called Milli in Avondale. Inside a former...

2025.09.22

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Beans and Boards Make a Statement at Thesis Coffee Collective in Minneapolis

Orders are up and screens are down at Thesis Coffee Collective, a new coffee shop in Uptown Minneapolis that offers a Wi-Fi-free “slow bar” experience. Small by design, the...

2025.09.17

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Here Are the Details on the Portland Coffee Festival, Coming Oct. 4

The inaugural Portland Coffee Festival is fast approaching, coming Saturday, Oct. 4, to The Redd on Salmon Street in Portland, Oregon. Produced by Roast magazine, the festival will immediately follow the industry-focused...

2025.09.17

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U.S. Coffee Prices Soar at the Supermarket

Prices for roasted coffee at United States grocery stores rose 21.7% in August over the same period a year ago, representing the biggest price jump since 1997, according to recently...

2025.09.15

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The Fresh Roasts of Belleair Coffee Spread Throughout Tampa Area

Almost a decade after opening its first cafe in Florida’s Tampa Bay area, Belleair Coffee Co. recently launched its spacious second location in Largo. Cafe tables and velvet-lined chairs...

2025.09.11

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The Fresh Roasts of Belleair Coffee Spread Throughout Tampa Area

Almost a decade after opening its first cafe in Florida’s Tampa Bay area, Belleair Coffee Co. recently launched its spacious second location in Largo. Cafe tables and velvet-lined chairs...

2025.09.11

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Athens Coffee Holding & Roasting Gets Going in Georgia

Athens Coffee Holding & Roasting Company opened its first cafe alongside its roastery last month, courtesy of the team behind popular local shop Sips Espresso Café. The cozy new...

2025.09.09

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The Breaks Gets Cracking at Larger Sioux Falls Roastery

Ready for a bigger break into South Dakota and beyond, Sioux Falls-based The Breaks Coffee Roasting is more than doubling its roasting capacity while spreading out production tasks in...

2025.09.08

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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

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