Midwest

In Michigan, Mo Coco’s Rural Roasts Offers Full City and Much More

The mother-daughter team of Maureen and Chloe Woods has brought the wide world of specialty coffee home to the small town of Merrill, Michigan, with the opening of their roastery...

2024.04.16

Ann ArborBlack Diesel CoffeeBusiness OperationsCafe ImportsChloe WoodsCraft/OperationsLive Oak CoffeeMaureen WoodsMerrillMichiganMicroMidwestMo Coco's Rural RoastsOpeningsRetailRoastingコーヒー

BLK & Bold Founders Launch Nonprofit to Expand Youth Impact

The founders of Des Moines, Iowa-based coffee company BLK & Bold have launched a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, making way for direct donations while outlining a 20-year plan for social impact....

2024.03.19

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This Looks Like a Banner Year for Wichita’s Pennant Coffee Roasters

In Wichita, Kansas, Pennant Coffee Roasters is swinging for the fences with a new cafe that’s more than 10 times bigger than its previous home base. Occupying approximately 2,000 square...

2024.03.06

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Intelligentsia Coffee Opening First International Shop in Seoul

The winged logo of Chicago-born Intelligentsia Coffee is taking permanent flight in Seoul, South Korea, inside the coffee company’s first international location. Occupying a renovated historic building in one of...

2024.02.21

Business OperationsCraft/OperationsIntelligentsia CoffeeJames McLaughlinJonathan GogelMacroMarketingMH PartnersMidwestOpeningsRetailRoastingSeochonSeoulSouth Koreaコーヒー

From Mexico By Way of Portland, Dahlia Coffee Blooms In Cleveland

Combining the owner’s Mexican heritage with a Pacific Northwestern-bred passion for quality coffee, Dahlia Coffee has opened its first retail location in Cleveland, Ohio. In a shared space within the...

2024.02.20

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Three Black-Owned Coffee Roasting Companies Now On Wefunder

Three separate up-and-coming Black-owned United States coffee roasting companies are currently live on the crowdfunding platform Wefunder. Wefunder is a bit like Kickstarter, with the perk being some form of...

2024.02.17

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Scooter’s Coffee Opening Huge Indiana Distribution Center

Fast-growing coffee chain Scooter’s Coffee and coffee supply partner company Harvest Roasting plan to open a new 183,000-square-foot distribution center in suburban Indianapolis. To be located along I-65 in Whitestown,...

2024.02.16

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With Roasting and Baking, Daylily Coffee Bursts Forth in Sioux Falls

Now offering a warm and sweet respite from the wintry chill of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is the first brick-and-mortar location of Daylily Coffee. The focus inside the approximately 1,200-square-foot...

2024.02.14

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Wanderlust Coffee Settles Into First Cafe in Lafayette, Indiana

A new starting point from which to explore the wide world of specialty coffee has come to life in Lafayette, Indiana, with the opening of Wanderlust Coffee Roasters. The approximately...

2024.02.07

Business OperationsCounter Culture CoffeeCovoyaCraft/OperationsGenuine OriginIndianaLafayetteMarketingMicroMidwestOpeningsRetailRoastingStar City CoffeeWalt CorneliusWanderlust Coffee RoastersZach Medlerコーヒー

Ukraine’s Soloway Coffee Opens First US Shop in Chicago

A specialty coffee roasting company based in western Ukraine called Soloway Coffee (Instagram link) this week opened its first location in the United States. Beans roasted in Ternopil, Ukraine, using...

2024.01.29

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