Retail

Indiana’s Copper Moon Coffee Sues Cleveland Coffee Shop Following TikTok Moment

Lafayette, Indiana-based coffee roasting company Copper Moon Coffee is suing a Cleveland cafe by the name of The Copper Moon, saying a viral TikTok video caused confusion between the two businesses.

2025.01.22

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Prima Coffee Equipment Opens Brick-and-Mortar Store in Louisville

Online coffee equipment seller Prima Coffee Equipment this month opened a brick-and-mortar store in its home city of Louisville, Kentucky, stocking it top to bottom with a wide selection of...

2025.01.15

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Compass Coffee Co-Founder Sues Owners, Alleging Fraud

The co-founder of Washington D.C.-based specialty coffee chain Compass Coffee is accusing the company and two of its current owners of a multi-year fraud scheme, misuse of federal COVID-19 relief...

2025.01.15

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Address Coffee Speaks to Quality With Multiroaster Bar in NE Florida

A new cafe and bar concept is making a permanent home in St. Augustine, Florida, with a multiroaster coffee program under the name Address Coffee leading the way by day. ...

2025.01.14

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Otto Coffee Roasters is Off to a Promising Start in Binghamton

A new cafe and roasting company in Binghamton, New York, called Otto Coffee Roasters is open for business, serving expertly roasted coffees and other drinks in a European-inspired cafe space. ...

2025.01.13

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Pony Coffee Gallops Into Tulsa with First Cafe

A new coffee roasting company called Pony Coffee is showing itself in Tulsa, with its first cafe in a landmark building in Riverview. The coffee shop that opened in October...

2025.01.09

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Canada’s Happy Belly Acquiring Smile Tiger Coffee Roasters in $173K Deal

Publicly traded Canadian company Happy Belly Food Group signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kitchener, Ontario-based Smile Tiger Coffee Roasters in a deal worth approximately $173,000 USD. The acquisition represents...

2025.01.09

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Creature’s Plants & Coffee Offers Multiple Comforts in LA

A hybrid plant nursery and coffee shop named Creature’s Plants & Coffee opened in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles last fall, creating connections between plants, people and coffee. ...

2025.01.08

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Roastology Reimagined in Richmond with New Roastery and Cafe

Richmond, Virginia-based Roastology is diving deeper into the sweet science of coffee with a new roastery and cafe in the Scott’s Addition neighborhood. While smaller overall than Roastology’s original roastery...

2025.01.07

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10-Year-Old Upstate NY Brewery Sprouts Common Roots Coffee

In the foothills of the Adirondacks in upstate New York, a fresh coffee business called Common Roots Coffee is shooting up like a sapling alongside its well-established craft brewing parent...

2025.01.07

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