Midwest

Inaugural STLCoffeeFest Coming to St. Louis in February

Coffee enthusiasts and professionals in the St. Louis area are gearing up for the inaugural STLCoffeeFest, an independent, consumer-focused coffee event taking place Feb. 22, 2025, at 18 Rails at...

2024.12.19

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Missouri’s Upshot Coffee Turns Up in Clayon with HiFi Cafe

St. Louis-area roaster Upshot Coffee dropped the needle on its third coffee shop this month in Clayton, Missouri, drawing inspiration from Japanese record listening rooms. Visually tied together by a...

2024.12.16

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Three Questions with Swelter Coffee Roasters Founder Stephanie Welter-Krause

Stephanie Welter-Krause was first inspired to roast coffee while thumbing through the home roasting section in the influential 2012 book, The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee, written by James Freeman,...

2024.12.11

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Hardline Coffee Puts Its Foot Down with Northwest Iowa Flagship Cafe

Though permanence hasn’t come easy, Hardline Coffee has solidified its place in Sioux City, Iowa, with the opening of its new roastery and cafe. After launching and with a mobile...

2024.12.09

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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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New Day Dawns for Monday Coffee with Flagship Roastery Cafe in Chicago

Two key events in the long-term calendar of Chicago’s Monday Coffee are now complete with the opening of the brand’s roastery and first brick-and-mortar cafe. The community-focused and Black-owned company...

2024.11.21

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Leaves ‘n Beans Coffee Rakes in More Production Space in Peoria

Leaves ‘n Beans Coffee is gaining traction in Peoria, Illinois, moving its roastery and headquarters into a 7,600-square-foot space formerly occupied by a K-Mart tire center. The company’s existing Diedrich...

2024.11.18

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In Wisconsin, Cafe De Arts Now Serves Oriks Roasting Equipment

Waukesha, Wisconsin-based coffee company Cafe De Arts Roastery recently expanded its capacity with the installation of a customized 30-kilogram-capacity machine from Turkish company Oriks Coffee Roasters. The company is using...

2024.11.14

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Chicago

Roast Summit Chicago Served a Deep Dish of Roasting Education

Roasters from throughout the United States recently convened at the first Roast Summit Chicago, presented by Roast Magazine, sponsored by Diedrich Roasters and hosted by Firedancer Coffee Consultants. While Roast...

2024.11.01

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Sputnik Coffee Goes Supernova with Huge New Roastery Cafe in Chicago

Chicago-based Sputnik Coffee Company opened a spacious second cafe earlier this month with views into an enormous new color-coordinated roasting facility. Less than half a mile from Sputnik’s original roastery...

2024.10.30

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