Midwest

Lekko Coffee Finds Room to Grow in New Cleveland Roastery

The get-up-and-go at Ohio’s Lekko Coffee Roasters is at an all-time high with the opening of a huge new roastery in downtown Cleveland. Roasting officially launched in May inside the...

2026.07.08

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Current State Coffee’s First Cafe is Presently Open in Shawnee, Kansas

There’s no time like the present to enjoy a quality cup of coffee in Shawnee, Kansas, where Current State Coffee Roasting’s new roastery cafe now stands at the ready. The...

2026.07.01

Business OperationsCafe ImportsCraft/OperationsCurrent State Coffee RoastingDavid WeberJosh GreenleeKansasKansas CityKiersten RexMarketingMessenger CoffeeMicroMidwestMissouriNick RobertsonOpeningsRetailroastery cafeRoastingSeleno CoffeeShared SourceShawneeSwift Coffee Sourcingコーヒー

Underwood Coffee Overjoyed to Open in Downtown Duluth

On the ground floor of a historic building in downtown Duluth, Minnesota, Underwood Coffee overcame the odds to transform a dormant retail corner into a lively new cafe. After funding...

2026.06.29

Business OperationsCafe ImportsCraft/OperationsDuluthJake UnderwoodMarketingMicroMidwestMinnesotaOpeningsRetailRoastingSpyhouse Coffee RoastersUnderwood Coffeeコーヒー

Wanderlust Coffee Turns a Corner with Second Indiana Cafe

Wanderlust Coffee has opened its second cafe in West Lafayette, Indiana, offering elements that may be be familiar to fans of Wanderlust’s original location in Lafayette while venturing into some...

2026.05.20

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Scooter’s Coffee Inks Franchise Deal for 31 New Locations

Scooter’s Coffee has signed one of the largest franchise development agreements in its history, with 31 locations planned across North Carolina and Virginia through a partnership with Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the...

2026.04.22

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Scooter’s Coffee Inks Franchise Deal for 31 New Locations

Scooter’s Coffee has signed one of the largest franchise development agreements in its history, with 31 locations planned across North Carolina and Virginia through a partnership with Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the...

2026.04.22

BellevueBoddie-Noell EnterprisesBusiness OperationschainsCorporateDon Ecklesdrive-throughfranchise expansionfranchisesIndustryLinda EcklesMidwestNebraskaNorth CarolinaOmahaOpeningsRetailRocky MountScooter's CoffeeSouth/SouthwestUnited StatesVirginiaコーヒー

Barra Brings Sunshine Coast Vibes to Central Minneapolis

Customers at the Skyway shopping center in downtown Minneapolis are getting a taste of the Sunshine Coast through Barra, a new cafe with a thoroughly Aussie-inspired multiroaster program. The...

2026.04.09

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Civic Coast Coffee Bringing Fresh Roasts to Indianapolis’ Near Eastside

With the open-hearted determination of a West Coast skater, Civic Coast Coffee is delivering fresh-roasted coffee in Indianapolis through online sales, pop-ups and a growing wholesale business. Two worlds...

2026.04.08

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Atmos Coffee Blasts Off in Cleveland with Roastery Cafe

The aroma of house-roasted coffees combines with modern space-themed art to set the atmosphere at the newly opened first cafe of Atmos Coffee in Cleveland’s Gordon Square neighborhood. Cosmic...

2026.04.07

Atmos CoffeeBusiness OperationsClevelandCraft/OperationsGordon SquareMarketingMicroMidwestOhioOpeningsRetailRoastingZach Burkhartコーヒー

Espy Cafe Seeks to Surprise and Delight in Ann Arbor

Inside the new Espy Cafe in Ann Arbor, Michigan. All images courtesy of Espy Coffee. Long communal tables set the tone at a new coffee destination in Ann Arbor, Michigan,...

2026.03.18

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