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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

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Starbucks Coffee is Laying Off 1,100 Corporate Employees

Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee is laying off 1,100 corporate staff members as part of a shakeup led by CEO Brian Niccol. Niccol, the former Chipotle CEO who took over the position...

2025.02.25

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Design Details: ‘Place-Based’ Design with Onda Origins in Seattle

DCN’s ongoing Design Details series highlights specific details in coffee shop/roastery interior design, industrial design or visual design in coffee packaging. Share your project for consideration here. Seattle-based coffee roasting...

2024.11.21

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Private-Label Specialist Cascade Coffee Has New Investor

Everett, Washington-based Cascade Coffee, one of the largest coffee roasting and packaging companies in the United States, has received an undisclosed investment from Chicago-based investment firm LaSalle Capital. The private-label...

2024.10.08

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Outer Dark Coffee Lights Up its First Cafe in Tacoma

A new coffee roasting company called Outer Dark Coffee founded by Seattle craft beer industry veteran Mike Murphy just opened a cafe in downtown Tacoma, Washington. The 600-square-foot coffee shop...

2024.07.24

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Sustainable Harvest Inks Sustainability-Linked $20 Million Credit Deal

Seattle-based green coffee importing company Sustainable Harvest recently closed a $20 million credit agreement with Brown Brothers Harriman. The sustainability-linked loan agreement, which closed in April, represents the first standalone...

2024.06.05

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StoneX Acquires Mercon Specialty, Launches StoneX Specialty Coffee

Commodities hedging and financial services giant StoneX Group has acquired Seattle-based Mercon Specialty, the United States green coffee trading subsidiary of the Dutch Mercon Coffee Group. The acquisition comes approximately...

2024.06.05

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Atomo ‘Beanless Espresso’ Drinks Are Coming to Bluestone Lane

Popular New York-based specialty coffee chain Bluestone Lane is placing a bet on the emerging coffee-free coffee movement, partnering with Seattle-based startup Atomo for “beanless espresso” drinks. Atomo’s proprietary blend...

2024.04.19

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Non-Dairy Coffee Creamer Maker Nutpods Acquired by MPearlRock

Dairy-free coffee creamer company Nutpods has been acquired by an investment group by the name of MPearlRock for an undisclosed sum. Nutpods was founded in 2013 in greater Seattle by...

2024.01.19

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Suntory Invests in ‘Beanless Coffee’ Company Atomo

Japanese multinational beverage company Suntory has invested in Seattle-based beverage startup Atomo, makers of coffee-like beverages in which coffee is not an ingredient. According to a Bloomberg report, the undisclosed...

2023.12.01

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