Openings

Scooter’s Coffee Inks Franchise Deal for 31 New Locations

Scooter’s Coffee has signed one of the largest franchise development agreements in its history, with 31 locations planned across North Carolina and Virginia through a partnership with Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the...

2026.04.22

BellevueBoddie-Noell EnterprisesBusiness OperationschainsCorporateDon Ecklesdrive-throughfranchise expansionfranchisesIndustryLinda EcklesMidwestNebraskaNorth CarolinaOmahaOpeningsRetailRocky MountScooter's CoffeeSouth/SouthwestUnited StatesVirginiaコーヒー

Scooter’s Coffee Inks Franchise Deal for 31 New Locations

Scooter’s Coffee has signed one of the largest franchise development agreements in its history, with 31 locations planned across North Carolina and Virginia through a partnership with Boddie-Noell Enterprises, the...

2026.04.22

BellevueBoddie-Noell EnterprisesBusiness OperationschainsCorporateDon Ecklesdrive-throughfranchise expansionfranchisesIndustryLinda EcklesMidwestNebraskaNorth CarolinaOmahaOpeningsRetailRocky MountScooter's CoffeeSouth/SouthwestUnited StatesVirginiaコーヒー

Autonomy Coffee Lab Establishes Itself with Tampa Co-Roastery and Bar

In-house roasting operations are not unusual alongside specialty coffee bars, but few offer production on the scale of Autonomy Coffee Lab in Tampa, Florida. The public cafe is the newest...

2026.04.20

504CaféAutonomy Coffee LabBusiness Operationsco-roastingCraft/OperationsElevation Coffee RoastersFloridaJonathan MitchellMarketingMicroOpen Air Coffee RoastersOpeningsRetailRoastingSouth/SouthwestTampaTom PestockUnblended CoffeeYellow Rooster Coffee Importsコーヒー

Desert Kid Coffee Heats Up the Coachella Valley Coffee Scene

Blooming like a desert poppy in Southern California’s Coachella Valley is Desert Kid Coffee, a new destination roastery cafe opening this month with scratch-made pastries, house-roasted coffees and a breezy...

2026.04.16

Business OperationsCaliforniaCalifornia/PacificCoachella ValleyCoffee Heroes SolutionsCraft/OperationsDesert Kid CoffeeJoseph EcclesKatie ReedMarketingMicroOpeningsPalm DesertPanorama CoffeesRed Fox Coffee MerchantsRetailRoastingRoyal Coffeeコーヒー

Barra Brings Sunshine Coast Vibes to Central Minneapolis

Customers at the Skyway shopping center in downtown Minneapolis are getting a taste of the Sunshine Coast through Barra, a new cafe with a thoroughly Aussie-inspired multiroaster program. The...

2026.04.09

AustraliaBarraBusiness OperationscafésEric NordbergMakeworth CoffeeMallory NordbergMarketingMidwestMinneapolisMinnesotamultiroasterOpeningsProdigal CoffeeQueenslandRetailコーヒー

Atmos Coffee Blasts Off in Cleveland with Roastery Cafe

The aroma of house-roasted coffees combines with modern space-themed art to set the atmosphere at the newly opened first cafe of Atmos Coffee in Cleveland’s Gordon Square neighborhood. Cosmic...

2026.04.07

Atmos CoffeeBusiness OperationsClevelandCraft/OperationsGordon SquareMarketingMicroMidwestOhioOpeningsRetailRoastingZach Burkhartコーヒー

Nomad Bringing No-Waste Mission to More Vancouver-Area Cafes

Since the coffee shop Nomad opened in North Vancouver, British Columbia, in May 2022, not a single disposable cup has crossed its counter. To date, more than 220,000 cups have...

2026.04.07

Annette KimBean VGHBean-on-5thBritish ColumbiaBusiness OperationsCanadaGaestarHarry Jerome Community CentreKitsilanoMarketingMonogram CoffeeNomadNorth VancouverOpeningsPemberton Ave.Retailreusable cupsSeoulVancouverzero wasteコーヒー

Un Cafecito Brings Big Coffee Energy to Salt Lake City

A Latin-inspired coffee shop called Un Cafecito has opened on Salt Lake City’s North Temple corridor, bringing drinks such as horchata lattes and cafe de olla alongside a community-centered...

2026.03.31

Business OperationsCynthia LemusJohn Greenleaf WhittierMarketingMillcreek Coffee RoastersNorth TempleOpeningsPlains/RockiesRetailSalt Lake CitySouth/SouthwestUn CafecitoUtahコーヒー

Bizarre Coffee Brings More ‘Good Mood Juice’ to Georgia

Quirky flavor combos and exceptional coffees are the baseline at Bizarre Coffee, which recently opened its third cafe north of Atlanta in Roswell, Georgia. Bold blocks of color and...

2026.03.25

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Sibling-Owned Gara Permanently Parks in Berkeley with Vietnamese Focus

A new sibling-run Vietnamese coffee shop in Berkeley called Gara (styled GA•RA by the company) is turning out drinks and foods inspired by the founders’ heritage, along with retail...

2026.03.24

BerkeleyBusiness OperationsCaliforniaCalifornia/PacificCraft/OperationsDak MilDaniel NguyenGA•RAKasmira NguyenMai PhamMarketingMicroOpeningsphinRetailRoastingSacramentoThomas NguyenVietnamVietnamese coffeeコーヒー