BendWith a New Name, Watershed Coffee Roasters Reaches Bend
With an in-house roasting operation just as fresh as its new brand, Bend, Oregon-based Watershed Coffee Roasters is finding its flow. Previously known as the Bend location of Looney...
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Artisan Coffee ImportsFinding Coffee in Chaos: Strategies for Roasters as US Tariffs Sink In
In a room full of coffee roasters last week, longtime green coffee trader Mark Inman asked for a show of hands. How many people started buying green coffee professionally...
BuckmanScenes from the Inaugural Portland Coffee Festival
The inaugural Portland Coffee Festival brought hundreds of coffee enthusiasts from Oregon and beyond to the coffee-dense Buckman neighborhood over the weekend. Produced by Roast magazine, the event was a true...
Craft/OperationsHere Are the Details on the Portland Coffee Festival, Coming Oct. 4
The inaugural Portland Coffee Festival is fast approaching, coming Saturday, Oct. 4, to The Redd on Salmon Street in Portland, Oregon. Produced by Roast magazine, the festival will immediately follow the industry-focused...
ArizonaBlack Rock Coffee Bar Files for IPO, Seeks to Raise $265 Million
Black Rock Coffee Bar, the drive-thru-focused chain that started as a single stand in Oregon in 2008, officially filed for an IPO, while outlining long-term plans for national store growth....
1% for the PlanetPrismatic Coffee Roasters Opens Colorful First Cafe in Salem, OR
In Salem, Oregon, Prismatic Coffee Roasters is shining new light on the rainbow of flavors in specialty coffee through the opening of its first cafe. Inside a 90-year-old former carpentry...
Baker CityStray 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...
commercial roastersRoaster 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...
Ally CoffeePortland’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...
Arrow CoffeehouseThree Questions with Coffee and Bakery Consultant Erica Escalante
Erica Escalante has always been motivated by curiosity, a desire to know why things work the way they do. She started in coffee at Starbucks in 2008, leaving two years...