arcade gamesLvl Up Coffee Hits High Scores In Normal, Illinois
Specialty coffee in the central Illinois town of Normal has reached a new stage of quality with the opening of Lvl Up Coffee Bar. Brought to life by coffee roaster...
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acquisitionsJDE Peet’s Acquiring Caribou Coffee Roasting Operation in $260 Million Deal
Minnesota-based Caribou Coffee is licensing its brand in consumer packaged goods and foodservice to multinational coffee roasting and distribution giant JDE Peet’s in a deal worth approximately $260 million, according...
Business OperationsDenim 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...
Bosawás Biosphere ReserveOro 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...
Artisan Coffee ImportsThe 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...
44 North Coffee24 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...
2023 Year In Review24 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 Year In ReviewTen 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...
Addis ExportersThe 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...
Craft/OperationsMill 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...