New York

Good News: Smiley Coffee Launches with New York City Cafe

A group affiliated with the iconic yellow 1970s-era smiley face icon has established a coffee brand called Smiley Coffee while opening a cafe on New York City’s Lower East Side....

2026.01.05

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Nespresso Opens Massive New Flagship Model in New York

Nestlé-owned coffee giant Nespresso just opened the first North American version of its new “flagship boutique” store model, a two-story retail shop in New York City’s Flatiron district. Spanning...

2025.12.19

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Starbucks to Pay Hourly Workers $35.5 Million in NYC Labor Settlement

Starbucks has agreed to pay nearly $39 million to settle New York City claims that it routinely violated local scheduling rules at hundreds of stores, marking the largest worker-protection settlement...

2025.12.03

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Death Wish Coffee Alleges Trademark Infringement Against Liquid Death

New York-based Death Wish Coffee filed a lawsuit this week against the beverage company Liquid Death, alleging trademark infringement related to yet-to-be-released coffee products. Liquid Death, meanwhile, said on social...

2025.10.11

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Death Wish Coffee Taps Former Nature’s Bakery Head as CEO

Upstate New York-based Death Wish Coffee recently named consumer packaged goods veteran Steve Gardiner CEO. Gardiner comes to Death Wish after serving for six years as an executive at...

2025.09.16

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Cloud Cover Coffee Billows Into Downtown Buffalo

It’s clear skies ahead for Cloud Cover Coffee with the opening of its first brick-and-mortar cafe in downtown Buffalo, New York. Nestled in a corner of an expansive microbrewery and...

2025.02.20

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Longtime Long Island Roaster Georgio’s Coffee Opens Second Cafe in 20 Years

Almost 20 years after opening its first retail coffee bar on Long Island in New York, Georgio’s Coffee Roasters opened its second cafe. The new shop in the hamlet of...

2025.02.04

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Coffee Holding Co. Sues Texas Broker Over Missing Coffee Shipment

New York-based green coffee trading and roasting company Coffee Holding Co. filed a lawsuit accusing a Texas-based logistics broker of contract and negligence after a coffee shipment worth more than...

2025.01.15

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World’s First Air-to-Water Coffee Machine Appears at CES

Water, the stuff that typically accounts for more than 90% of any finished brew, is commanding increased attention in the coffee sphere. Yet one startup at the recent CES tech...

2025.01.15

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Otto Coffee Roasters is Off to a Promising Start in Binghamton

A new cafe and roasting company in Binghamton, New York, called Otto Coffee Roasters is open for business, serving expertly roasted coffees and other drinks in a European-inspired cafe space. ...

2025.01.13

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