Midwest

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

Anodyne CoffeeCraft/OperationsEspressions Coffee RoasteryMicroMidwestMilwaukeeRoastingSteven KesslerSugar Leaf CoffeeWisconsinコーヒー

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

AvondalebakeriesBusiness OperationsChicagoCraft/OperationsDarko ArandjelovicKirstin AlexanderLou TurnerMarketingMetric CoffeeMicroMidwestMilliOpeningsrestaurantsRetailRoastingXavier Alexanderコーヒー

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

Business OperationsCat and CloudChris RaaymakersCraft/OperationsIncite Brew LabMarketingMicroMidwestMinneapolisMinnesotaMirror Coffee RoastersOpeningsProud MaryRetailRoastingSpencer KimballSt Louis ParkThesis Coffee Collectiveコーヒー

Midnight Coffee is Expanding Over the Iowa Horizon

After an ownership transition, the popular Iowa-based specialty chain Coffee Emporium has officially become Midnight Coffee, with four locations in and around Iowa City. The company has also added the...

2025.09.15

Abby OchsAlex NelsonBusiness OperationsCedar RapidsDes MoinesIowaIowa CityJohnson CountyJordan NelsonLittle GemsMarketingMidwestOpeningsRetailSt. Kilda CafeThe Midnight Gemコーヒー

Einstein Bros. Revamping Store Designs for 2026 Nationwide Rollout

Einstein Bros. Bagels is launching a refreshed store design called “Elevate the Morning,” with the first next-generation locations slated to open later this year in Ohio, Utah, Georgia and Nevada....

2025.09.11

Adam ModzelBusiness OperationschainsCorporateEinstein Bros. BagelsIndustryinterior designMarketingMidwestOpeningsPanera BrandsPlains/RockiesRetailUnited Statesコーヒー

Cold Coffee Ruled This Summer, New NCA Market Report Finds

Hot summer temperatures throughout the United States resulted in increased consumption of cold coffee, bottled water and soda, according to the latest consumer trends report from the National Coffee Association...

2025.09.10

Business OperationsCalifornia/Pacificcold brewconsumer trendsCorporateIndustryMarketingMidwestNational Coffee AssociationNational Coffee Data TrendsNortheastNorthwestPlains/RockiesProductsRetailSouth/SouthwestUnited Statesコーヒー

Cold Coffee Ruled This Summer, New NCA Market Report Finds

Hot summer temperatures throughout the United States resulted in increased consumption of cold coffee, bottled water and soda, according to the latest consumer trends report from the National Coffee Association...

2025.09.10

Business OperationsCalifornia/Pacificcold brewconsumer trendsCorporateIndustryMarketingMidwestNational Coffee AssociationNational Coffee Data TrendsNortheastNorthwestPlains/RockiesProductsRetailSouth/SouthwestUnited Statesコーヒー

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

Business OperationsCorey GerlachCraft/OperationsMarketingMary CampbellMicroMidwestPlains/RockiesRetailRoastingSioux FallsSouth DakotaThe Breaks Coffee Roastingコーヒー

Caribou Coffee Taps Scott Kennedy as CEO to Drive Store Growth

Caribou Coffee named Scott Kennedy president and CEO, formalizing the roles he has held on an interim basis since the March departure of John Butcher. Kennedy previously served as...

2025.09.04

Business OperationsCaribou CoffeechainsCorporateEinstein BagelsfranchisesIndustryJAB Holding CompanyJohn ButcherKPMGMarketingMidwestMinneapolisMinnesotaPanera BrandsPanera BreadPeopleRetailScott KennedyTargetUnited Statesコーヒー

The Tailwind Roasting Collaborative in Chicago is Uplifting Small Businesses

In the notoriously windy city of Chicago, a new coffee roasting incubator business seeks to be the wind beneath the wings of small-scale or startup roasting operations. Green coffee expert...

2025.02.24

Caravela CoffeeChicagoco-roastingCraft/OperationsCrop to CupGoose IslandIllinoisLa MinitaMarketingMicroMidwestRising Tide Roast CollaborativeRoastingSarah Cline ParkerThe Coffee QuestTrevor Jermasekコーヒー