Midwest

Denim Coffee Opens XL Roastery and HQ in Central Pennsylvania

Central Pennsylvania specialty coffee company Denim Coffee is poised to grow in all directions with a new headquarters and expanded roastery in Chambersburg. The new digs have also propelled the...

2024.01.16

Business OperationsChambersburgcold brewCraft/OperationsDenim Coffeeflash chillingIMF RoastersKristin RamsayMacroMarketingMatt RamsayMechanicsburgMicroMidwestNortheastPennsylvaniaRetailRoastingTony Diehlコーヒー

Oro Chocolate & Coffee is a Gold Mine of Flavor In Chicago

The owner of a Nicaraguan farm and ecotourism business has carved a sweet path back into his home city of Chicago with the opening of Oro Chocolate & Coffee. Production...

2024.01.11

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The Sun Rises for East View Coffee in Kenosha, Wisconsin

A new day is dawning for specialty coffee along the western shore of Lake Michigan, where East View Coffee is offering tastings and other educational opportunities in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Led...

2024.01.09

Artisan Coffee ImportsBusiness OperationsCafe Con AmorCafe ImportsChristina LangleyCraft/OperationsDos NiñasEast View CoffeeJenny UlbrichtKenoshaLake MichiganMarketingMicroMidwestOpeningsRetailRoastingRoyal CoffeeTheta Ridge CoffeeWisconsinコーヒー

24 US Roasters Named Finalists for 2024 Good Food Awards

Now in its 14th year of celebrating the makers of specialty food and drink products in the United States, the Good Food Foundation has announced the list of finalists for...

2024.01.09

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24 New Coffee Roasters to Support in 2024

As specialty coffee consumption continues to grow throughout the United States, the number of new companies and facilities devoted to turning green coffee brown has spread precipitously. Simultaneously, existing coffee...

2023.12.28

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Ten New Coffee Shops in the American Midwest

There were so many intriguing coffee shops that opened throughout the American Midwest this year, whittling this list down to 10 was a task fit for Paul Bunyan’s axe. There...

2023.12.23

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The Sepia Coffee Project Offers a Guiding Light in Metro Detroit

When Martell Mason returned to metro Detroit in 2020, he found a more hopeful place than the one he’d left 20 years earlier. Yet when he zoomed in on his...

2023.12.20

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Mill City Roasters Launches 2-Kilo Electric Roaster, the MCR-2E

Minneapolis-based roasting equipment maker Mill City Roasters has launched the MCR-2E, the company’s largest and most advanced electric-heat roaster to date. The 2-kilo-capacity MCR-2E pairs UL-listed 5,000 watt heating elements...

2023.12.20

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Mill City Roasters Launches RoastPath Software and Sharing Platform

Minneapolis-based coffee roasting equipment company Mill City Roasters this month officially launched RoastPath, a software package and community-focused platform for coffee roasters that’s six years in the making. Core features...

2023.12.15

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Take Care by Oleo Offers a Warm Welcome in Kansas City

Inside a well-worn coffee space in Kansas City, Missouri, is the first public retail expression of roasting company Oleo Coffee. Located in the Crossroads district space formerly occupied by Kansas...

2023.12.12

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