Barista NewsBoston-Area Blue Bottle Coffee Workers Seek Unionization
Workers from five Boston-area locations of Blue Bottle Coffee today launched a union campaign described as more than a year in the making. A group by the name of Blue...
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Black SheepDarleen Scherer Leads New Coffee Consulting/Marketing Firm Black Sheep
Longtime coffee professional and marketing expert Darleen Scherer has launched a new coffee-focused consulting and marketing firm called Black Sheep. Working with a strategic team of graphic designers, developers, photographers...
bakeriesScout Opens Huge Central Coast Cafe, Bakery and HoneyCo Roastery
More then a decade of local coffee business reconnaissance has led to the opening of Scout Coffee‘s flagship cafe and bakery along California’s Central Coast. Occupying two stories and more...
Bonanza Coffee RoastersFive Must-Visit New Coffee Shops in Mexico City
The Mexico City coffee scene is booming, and few people have captured the sounds and sights as thoroughly as Fernanda Pérez Rosell, creator of the Here for the Coffee MX...
Business OperationsNew York’s Laughing Man Coffee Launches Franchise Program
New York City-based Laughing Man Coffee & Tea Co. recently unveiled a national franchise program, with its flagship 2,000-square-foot cafe in Lower Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood serving as the foundation. The...
Benjamin PazNice Coffee is All Smiles with New Roasting Operation in LA
A new brand called Nice Coffee Roasters is cheering up coffee drinkers throughout Los Angeles and farther afield through quality-focused sourcing and roasting. The concept comes from a trio of...
Amirali KhosravaniRoasting Meets Cocktails in Beaverton at the Roastery by Ava
Beaverton, Oregon-based coffee company Ava Roasteria has hit first crack on the cocktail scene with a downtown bar fully devoted to coffee-focused libations called Roastery by Ava. Lit entirely with...
bakeriesBroad Porch Coffee Swings Into Flagship Bakery and Cafe in VA
A former dive bar has transformed into a Broad Porch in Harrisonburg, Virginia, with the opening of the flagship cafe of Broad Porch Coffee. Featuring a full commercial kitchen and...
Business OperationsRoaster Cloud Picker is Offering a Golden Ticket to Dublin
Anyone drinking a carefully sourced and expertly roasted specialty-grade coffee has ample reason to thank their lucky stars. Yet one coffee drinker will soon be thanking their lucky clouds for...
AlexandriaDC-Area Chain Call Your Mother Answers the Call to Roasting
Washington, D.C.-area fresh bagel and deli chain Call Your Mother has been dialing in a coffee roasting operation to supply the brand’s 13 cafes. Serving eight shops in D.C., two...