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Stray Cat Coffee Finds a Home in Baker City, Oregon

A new roasting company in Eastern Oregon’s Baker City called Stray Cat Coffee is scratching its way into homes and local businesses. Inside a purpose-built 300-square-foot home addition, Stray Cat...

2025.01.22

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25 New Coffee Roasters to Support in 2025

This year, dozens of new facilities dedicated to roasting specialty coffee opened across the United States. While some are led by seasoned industry veterans and others by newcomers, nearly all...

2024.12.31

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2024 Year In Review: 10 New Coffee Shops on the US West Coast

Continuing DCN’s 2024 Year in Review, here are 10 exciting new coffee shops that opened up in the U.S. West Coas states in 2024. For all the latest coffee shop openings...

2024.12.25

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Charismatic Founder of Spokane’s Roast House, Deb Di Bernardo, Dies

Deborah “Deb” Di Bernardo, the beloved founder of Spokane, Washington-based roasting company Roast House, died this week at the age of 70 after a third time facing cancer. Di Bernardo...

2024.12.18

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Autumn Coffee’s Second Shop Falls Close to Home in Gresham, Oregon

As its namesake season reached its colorful and gusty peak in October, Gresham, Oregon-based Autumn Coffee Roasting opened its second coffee shop. The roasting company opened its first brick-and-mortar cafe...

2024.12.12

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Inaugural Oakland Coffee Market Happening December 14

It’s well established that coffee stuff is the only gift worth giving. Luckily for people in the Bay Area, a new in-person popup market called the Oakland Coffee Market is...

2024.12.03

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Roaster Maker Sivetz Opens Showroom and HQ in Oregon

Fluid-bed roaster maker Sivetz just opened a dedicated showroom and headquarters in Hood River, Oregon, about an hour’s drive east of Portland. The showroom represents the latest milestone for the...

2024.12.03

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Portland’s Cathedral Coffee Completes a Cafe Trinity with Lake Oswego Opening

In Portland, Oregon, Cathedral Coffee is expanding farther from the iconic spires and arches of the St. John’s Bridge that inspired its name, opening a third cafe this month in...

2024.11.27

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With Acquisition in WA, Dillanos Plans Batdorf & Bronson Revival

Longtime Seattle-area wholesale roasting company Dillanos Coffee Roasters (DCR) recently acquired the West Coast business of Olympia, Washington-based Dancing Goats Coffee from previous owner Kaldi’s Coffee. The acquisition will soon...

2024.11.22

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Design Details: ‘Place-Based’ Design with Onda Origins in Seattle

DCN’s ongoing Design Details series highlights specific details in coffee shop/roastery interior design, industrial design or visual design in coffee packaging. Share your project for consideration here. Seattle-based coffee roasting...

2024.11.21

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