Roasting

Spella Caffè Spreads La Dolce Vita with Cafe on Portland’s East Side

One year after opening a shop that reclaimed its downtown Portland, Oregon roots, Italian-style coffee stalwart Spella Caffè is opening a second location across the Willamette River, in Northeast Portland....

2024.10.31

Andrea SpellaBusiness OperationsCampana RestaurantCharley WheelockchocolateChris RyanCraft/OperationsGeorge KadenHarrison SquareIrvingtonJessica WheelockMarketingMicroNorthwestOpeningsOregonPortlandPronto GelatoRetailRoastingSpella CaffèWoodblock Chocolateコーヒー

Sputnik Coffee Goes Supernova with Huge New Roastery Cafe in Chicago

Chicago-based Sputnik Coffee Company opened a spacious second cafe earlier this month with views into an enormous new color-coordinated roasting facility. Less than half a mile from Sputnik’s original roastery...

2024.10.30

Back of the YardsBrighton ParkBusiness OperationsCanCoChicagoCraft/OperationsGreesha KaganIllinoisMacroMarketingMicroMidwestOpeningsRetailRoastingSouth SudanSputnik Coffee RoastersVova Kaganコーヒー

Maryland’s Ceremony Coffee Now Part of FairWave Collective

Maryland-based Ceremony Coffee Roasters is now part of the FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective, a conglomerate of specialty coffee brands that launched in 2020 and now comprises more than 30 cafes...

2024.10.30

acquisitionsAnnapolisAnodyne CoffeeBaltimoreBethesdaBusiness OperationsCeremony Coffee RoastersCorporateCraft/OperationsFairwave Coffee CollectiveFairWave HoldingsFolly CoffeeGreat Range CapitalIndustryinvestmentsMacroMarylandMessenger CoffeeMicroNortheastRetailRoastingSpyhouse CoffeeThe RoasterieUnited StatesUp Coffee RoastersVincent Iatestaコーヒー

Maryland’s Ceremony Coffee Now Part of FairWave Collective

Maryland-based Ceremony Coffee Roasters is now part of the FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective, a conglomerate of specialty coffee brands that launched in 2020 and now comprises more than 30 cafes...

2024.10.30

acquisitionsAnnapolisAnodyne CoffeeBaltimoreBethesdaBusiness OperationsCeremony Coffee RoastersCorporateCraft/OperationsFairwave Coffee CollectiveFairWave HoldingsFolly CoffeeGreat Range CapitalIndustryinvestmentsMacroMarylandMessenger CoffeeMicroNortheastRetailRoastingSpyhouse CoffeeThe RoasterieUnited StatesUp Coffee RoastersVincent Iatestaコーヒー

San Diego Coffee Legend Returns with Chuck’s Roast and Patton Consulting

A pioneering figure in the San Diego coffee scene in the early 2000s and 2010s recently re-emerged with a new roasting business and a dual focus on small-batch, high-quality coffees...

2024.10.28

Bird Rock Coffee RoastersCaliforniaCalifornia/PacificChris O'BrienChuck PattonChuck's RoastCoffee Cycle RoastingCraft/OperationsIndustryMarketingMicroOcean BeachPatton Coffee ConsultingPeopleRoastingSan DiegoUnited Statesコーヒー

Cafecita Shines with Solar Powered Trailer in Burbank

Women-owned specialty coffee roasting company Cafecita is having more than fun in the California sun with the opening of a permanent coffee trailer that runs entirely on solar power. Inside...

2024.10.24

Bar Nine CollectiveBurbankBusiness OperationsCafecitaCaliforniaCalifornia/PacificCraft/OperationsFundación En VíaJosh ShenJouleLos AngelesMarketingMaxim EscamillaMicromobileNatalie WebbOpeningspop upsRetailRoastingsolarSustainable GrowersSustainable HarvestUmukoコーヒー

Hey Cuppers, Here’s Your Chance to Inform the Future of Q Grading

The Coffee Quality Institute (CQI), which runs the Q grader certification program for coffee professionals, is asking all coffee cuppers to take a short skills survey. Open until Nov. 1...

2024.10.24

Coffee Quality InstitutecuppingEmma SageIndustryMichael SheridanOriginquality controlRoastingsurveysコーヒー

11th Hour Coffee Expands Time and Space in Santa Cruz

Following an extensive three-month remodel, 11th Hour Coffee‘s flagship cafe in downtown Santa Cruz is now open with extended hours and more space. With a wall removed, the brighter and...

2024.10.23

11th Hour CoffeeAfter HoursBrayden EstbyBusiness OperationsCaliforniaCalifornia/PacificChubbs Chicken SandwichesCraft/OperationsFull Steam DumplingJoel EstbyMarketingMicroOpeningsRetailRoastingSanta CruzTalia Damonコーヒー

Pachamama Coffee Deepens Seed to Cup Connections with UC Davis

Farmer-owned coffee company Pachamama Coffee recently expanded its presence stateside through multiple new partnerships with nearby UC Davis. Pachamama will now supply the coffee to two student-run coffee houses on...

2024.10.23

Business OperationsCaliforniaCalifornia/PacificcooperativecooperativesCraft/OperationsDavisMarketingMicroNicolas D. BrownOpeningsPachamama CoffeeRetailRoastingSacramentoThaleon TremainUC DavisUC Davis Coffee Centerコーヒー

The Roastino Manual Roaster is Warming Hearts

In an age of sweeping digitization and automation in coffee, the Hungarian boutique equipment company Naked Portafilter is introducing a delightfully sensorial device called the Roastino. Winner of a Best...

2024.10.22

Craft/OperationsGábor Laczkóhome roastersHungaryIndustryInternationalKávékalmárMarketingMicroNaked PortafilterPeopleRoastingRoastinosample roastersSCA Best New ProductSmart Espresso Profilerコーヒー