Retail

Caribou Coffee Taps Scott Kennedy as CEO to Drive Store Growth

Caribou Coffee named Scott Kennedy president and CEO, formalizing the roles he has held on an interim basis since the March departure of John Butcher. Kennedy previously served as...

2025.09.04

Business OperationsCaribou CoffeechainsCorporateEinstein BagelsfranchisesIndustryJAB Holding CompanyJohn ButcherKPMGMarketingMidwestMinneapolisMinnesotaPanera BrandsPanera BreadPeopleRetailScott KennedyTargetUnited Statesコーヒー

Black 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....

2025.09.03

ArizonaBeavertonBlack Rock Coffee BarBusiness OperationsCaliforniachainsColoradoCorporateCraft/Operationsdrive-throughIdahoIndustryIPOsMacroMarketingNasdaqNorthwestOpeningsOregonPlains/RockiesRetailRoastingSouth/SouthwestTempeTexasUnited StatesVancouverWashingtonコーヒー

Notable Roasting Opens Distinguished Cafe in Atlanta

Notable Roasting made a remarkable entrance into Atlanta’s specialty coffee scene with the opening of its sleek first cafe last month. Housed in a black-painted corner of Wild Heaven...

2025.09.02

AtlantaAtlanta BeltlineBaho CoffeeBusiness OperationsCounter Culture CoffeeCraft/OperationsGeorgiaHex CoffeeLaREBMarketingMichael DosterMicroNotable RoastingOpeningsPanorama CoffeesRadio RoastersRetailRoastingSouth/SouthwestSundog TradingThomas W. FrankWild Heaven Beerコーヒー

Neighbors Coffee Waves Hello with First Cafe in Rockville, Maryland

Businesses in Rockville, Maryland’s Woodley Gardens shopping center gained a new neighbor this month with the opening of Neighbors Coffee‘s first cafe. The shop occupies a 1,200-square-foot space previously...

2025.09.01

Business OperationsCraft/OperationsGaithersburgKafiex CoffeKentlands Farmers MarketLulu TrachMarketingMarylandMicroNeighbors CoffeeNortheastOpeningsRetailRoastingRockvilleSpencer TrachVancouverWashingtonコーヒー

Neighbors Coffee Waves Hello with First Cafe in Rockville, Maryland

Businesses in Rockville, Maryland’s Woodley Gardens shopping center gained a new neighbor this month with the opening of Neighbors Coffee‘s first cafe. The shop occupies a 1,200-square-foot space previously...

2025.09.01

Business OperationsCraft/OperationsGaithersburgKafiex CoffeKentlands Farmers MarketLulu TrachMarketingMarylandMicroNeighbors CoffeeNortheastOpeningsRetailRoastingSpencer TrachVancouverWashingtonコーヒー

Neighbors Coffee Waves Hello with First Cafe in Rockville, Maryland

Businesses in Rockville, Maryland’s Woodley Gardens shopping center gained a new neighbor this month with the opening of Neighbors Coffee‘s first cafe. The shop occupies a 1,200-square-foot space previously...

2025.09.01

Business OperationsCraft/OperationsGaithersburgKafiex CoffeKentlands Farmers MarketLulu TrachMarketingMarylandMicroNeighbors CoffeeNortheastOpeningsRetailRoastingRockvilleSpencer TrachVancouverWashingtonコーヒー

NitroBrew Launches Brix, a Quick Fix for Coffee on Tap

Arizona-based beer and coffee equipment company NitroBrew just rolled out Brix, a compact inline solution for automatically diluting and nitro-infusing coffee concentrate into ready-to-drink cold brews. Compatible with bag-in-box...

2025.08.29

ArizonabeerBusiness OperationsChandlercold brewcommercial equipmentIndustryMurthy TataNick HuigenitroNitroBrewNitroBrew BrixPhoenixProductsRetailSabitha TatatapsUnited Statesコーヒー

Starbucks Co-Founder Gordon Bowker Dies at 82

Gordon Bowker, the writer-turned-entrepreneur who co-founded Starbucks in 1971 and helped set the course for the specialty coffee movement in Seattle and beyond, died last week at the age of...

2025.08.28

Alfred PeetCaliforniaGordon BowkerIndustryJerry BaldwinOaklandPeopleRainierRetailseattleSeattle MagazineSeattle WeeklyStarbucksTerry HecklerUnited StatesWashingtonZev Sieglコーヒー

Former USAID Employee Launches First Light Coffee in Maryland

First Light Coffee is on the rise in Maryland, helping customers meet the dawn with freshly roasted and delivered coffees. Former USAID employee Annie Leverich founded the online coffee...

2025.08.28

Business OperationsChesapeake BayCraft/OperationsDealeDonald TrumpFirst Light Coffee.MarketingMarylandMicroNortheastOrinoco CoffeeRetailRoastingUSAIDコーヒー

Northshore Specialty Coffee Surges in Jackson, Mississippi

In Jackson, Mississippi, Northshore Specialty Coffee is growing in waves with the opening of its new 13,000-square-foot production roastery, plus its first brick-and-mortar cafe Freshly roasted coffees from a new...

2025.02.24

Business OperationsCovingtonCraft/OperationsCultivate Coffee ProjectFertile Ground Beer Co.Harry FontenoyHaven Coffee + CocktailsHaven HoldingsJacksonJosé Muñoz VegaJustin FontenoyKey City BrewingLouisianaLucky Town BrewingMarketingMicroMississippiNorthshore Specialty CoffeeOpeningsRetailRoastingSouth/SouthwestStephanie FontenoyThe District at EastoverTrey Maloneコーヒー