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20 U.S. Roasters Named 2026 Good Food Awards Coffee Finalists

The Good Food Foundation has announced the 2026 Good Food Awards finalists, including 25 coffees from 20 U.S. roasters in the coffee category. The coffee finalists are part of a...

2026.01.31

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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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Design Details: Blank Street Adds a Blank Space

Welcome to Design Details, an ongoing editorial feature in Daily Coffee News focused on individual examples of coffee shop architecture, interior design, packaging design or branding. If you are a coffee...

2025.09.10

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Yafa Café is Bringing Yemeni Coffees to Downtown Brooklyn

Two cousins with Yemeni roots are two for two with the opening of their second Yafa coffee bar in the heart of Brooklyn, New York. Situated steps from the Barclays...

2024.11.20

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Coffee Holding Co. Acquires Longtime NY Private-Label Roaster Empire

Staten Island, New York-based Coffee Holding Company last week acquired all the assets of long-running private-label roaster Empire Coffee Company for $800,000. Made through a newly created Coffee Holding Co. subsidiary...

2024.11.12

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New CEO for New York-Based Coffee Chain Bluestone Lane

New York City-based coffee chain Bluestone Lane is getting a new CEO at the end of this month, as longtime hospitality executive Edie Ames takes over for founder Nicholas Stone....

2024.10.29

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Mad Catter Coffee Roasters is Up and Purring in Pennsylvania

The specialty coffee rabbit hole for Pennsylvania’s Mad Catter Coffee Roasters got exponentially deeper last month with the opening of the company’s spacious production roastery and training facility in Allentown....

2024.10.15

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US Department of Labor Sues New York Coffee Chain Over Overtime Pay

A New York City specialty coffee chain called White Noise Coffee is facing a lawsuit from the United States Department of Labor (DOL) alleging violations related to overtime pay and...

2024.10.14

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