Retail

The Breaks Gets Cracking at Larger Sioux Falls Roastery

Ready for a bigger break into South Dakota and beyond, Sioux Falls-based The Breaks Coffee Roasting is more than doubling its roasting capacity while spreading out production tasks in...

2025.09.08

Business OperationsCorey GerlachCraft/OperationsMarketingMary CampbellMicroMidwestPlains/RockiesRetailRoastingSioux FallsSouth DakotaThe Breaks Coffee Roastingコーヒー

Microplastics Are Elevated in Hot Coffee in To-Go Cups, Study Finds

A new study of 155 drink samples sold in the UK found that all of them contained microplastics, while hot drinks such as coffee and tea contained elevated amounts. The...

2025.09.04

Business OperationshealthIndustrymicroplasticsresearchRetailscienceUniversity of Birminghamコーヒー

The Portal By Belka Opens a Door to Extraction Concentration Logging

South Korean coffee equipment startup Belka is bringing real-time extraction analysis to professional and home brewing environments with Portal, a Bluetooth-connected device that continuously measures brewed coffee concentration as...

2025.09.04

AcaiaaccessoriesBelkaCarlos Pendascommercial equipmentDiFluidelectrical conductivity (EC)espressoFelicitahome brewinghome equipmentIndustrykickstarterMeticulousPortalProductsquality controlRetailS.H. ParkscalesSimon ParkSouth KoreaStronghold TechnologyTDSコーヒー

The Portal By Belka Opens a Door to Extraction Concentration Logging

South Korean coffee equipment startup Belka is bringing real-time extraction analysis to professional and home brewing environments with Portal, a Bluetooth-connected device that continuously measures brewed coffee concentration as...

2025.09.04

AcaiaaccessoriesBelkaCarlos Pendascommercial equipmentDiFluidelectrical conductivity (EC)espressoFelicitahome brewinghome equipmentIndustrykickstarterMeticulousPortalProductsquality controlRetailS.H. ParkscalesSimon ParkSouth KoreaStronghold TechnologyTDSコーヒー

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