South/Southwest

10 New Buddy Brew Cafes Planned for Florida Sprouts Stores

Florida-based specialty coffee chain Buddy Brew Coffee will soon be more than doubling its retail footprint with 10 new branded cafes in Sprouts grocery stores across Tampa Bay and Southwest...

2026.01.26

Buddy Brew CoffeeBusiness Operationschainsco-retailCorporateCraft/OperationsDave WardgroceryHillsborough CountyIndustryKlatch CoffeeMacroMarketingOpeningsPasco CountyPinellas CountyPress CoffeeRetailRoastingSarasotaSarasota CountySouth/SouthwestSouthwest FloridaSprouts Farmers MarketTampaTampa BayUnited Statesコーヒー

Quality is at the Core of Elemental Coffee’s Latest OKC Cafe

Rising like helium in Oklahoma City, Elemental Coffee celebrated the grand opening of its second company-owned location this month inside Innovation Hall in the city’s Innovation District. Operating within...

2026.01.22

Al ShinnBusiness OperationsCapitol Co-OpCereza CoffeeCofinetCraft/OperationsElemental CoffeeElemental Coffee RoastersInnovation HallKeffa CoffeeLaura PhillipsLindsey WatzMacroMarcus SmithMarketingOklahomaOklahoma CityOnyx CoffeeOpeningsProbat L12Retailroastery cafesRoastingSouth/Southwestコーヒー

Quality is at the Core of Elemental Coffee’s Latest OKC Cafe

Rising like helium in Oklahoma City, Elemental Coffee celebrated the grand opening of its second company-owned location this month inside Innovation Hall in the city’s Innovation District. Operating within...

2026.01.22

Al ShinnBusiness OperationsCapitol Co-OpCereza CoffeeCofinetCraft/OperationsElemental CoffeeElemental Coffee RoastersInnovation HallKeffa CoffeeLaura PhillipsLindsey WatzMacroMarcus SmithMarketingOklahomaOklahoma CityOnyx CoffeeOpeningsProbat L12Retailroastery cafesRoastingSouth/Southwestコーヒー

Naughty Coffee Opens Real Nice Flagship Cafe in Miami

With its first full-scale coffee shop now open and an in-house roasting operation in full swing, Naughty Coffee is on its best behavior in the heart of Downtown Miami....

2026.01.20

AENYAventura MallBusiness OperationsCarlos GuamangaCounter Culture CoffeeCraft/OperationsDadeland MallFloridaHacienda La MinitaLiudmyla ZaletskaMarketingMiamiMicroMilan BlagojevicNaughty CoffeeOpeningsRetailroastery cafesRoastingSebastian RamirezSerbiaSouth/SouthwestUkraineコーヒー

Dutch Bros Acquiring Carolina Chain Clutch Coffee Bar

Dutch Bros Coffee is acquiring North Carolina-based drive-through chain Clutch Coffee Bar, according to a public message from Clutch founder and CEO Darren Spicer. The financial terms of the...

2026.01.15

acquisitionsBusiness OperationsClutch Coffee BarCorporateDarren Spicerdrive-throughDutch Bros.IndustryMarketingMooresvilleNorth CarolinaOpeningsRetailSouth CarolinaSouth/SouthwestUnited Statesコーヒー

Compass Coffee Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Washington, D.C.-based Compass Coffee filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, seeking to restructure debts, pare back leases and stabilize operations while keeping cafes open. The Chapter 11...

2026.01.08

bankruptcyBusiness OperationsChapter 11Compass CoffeeCorporateCraft/OperationsHarrison SuarezIndustryIvy Citylegal issuesMacroMichael HaftMicroNortheastRetailRoastingSouth/SouthwestUnited StatesWashington D.C.コーヒー

Estate 98 Forges a Salvadoran Farm-to-Cocktail Connection

U.S.-based descendants of Salvadoran coffee estate founders have launched a single-origin, single-estate “espresso spirit” called Estate 98, built to stand in for espresso or other brewed coffee concentrate in...

2026.01.06

Andres LarinCentral AmericacocktailsEl Noventa y OchoEl Salvadorespresso martinisEstate '98Estate 98 Licor de Café EspecialFarmer IssuesFloridaJags Head CoffeeJose LarinJose Manuel LarinJuayualiqueursMarket NewsMarketingMiamiOriginPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaRoastingSanta Ana volcanoSouth/SouthwestspiritsUnited Statesコーヒー

Estate 98 Forges a Salvadoran Farm-to-Cocktail Connection

U.S.-based descendants of Salvadoran coffee estate founders have launched a single-origin, single-estate “espresso spirit” called Estate 98, built to stand in for espresso or other brewed coffee concentrate in...

2026.01.06

Andres LarinCentral AmericacocktailsEl Noventa y OchoEl Salvadorespresso martinisEstate '98Estate 98 Licor de Café EspecialFarmer IssuesFloridaJags Head CoffeeJose LarinJose Manuel LarinJuayualiqueursMarket NewsMarketingMiamiOriginPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaRoastingSanta Ana volcanoSouth/SouthwestspiritsUnited Statesコーヒー

Estate 98 Forges a Salvadoran Farm-to-Cocktail Connection

U.S.-based descendants of Salvadoran coffee estate founders have launched a single-origin, single-estate “espresso spirit” called Estate 98, built to stand in for espresso or other brewed coffee concentrate in...

2026.01.06

Andres LarinCentral AmericacocktailsEl Noventa y OchoEl Salvadorespresso martinisEstate '98Estate 98 Licor de Café EspecialFarmer IssuesFloridaJags Head CoffeeJose LarinJose Manuel LarinJuayualiqueursMarket NewsMarketingMiamiOriginPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaRoastingSanta Ana volcanoSouth/SouthwestspiritsUnited Statesコーヒー

acquisitions

Coffee and Pie Together in Dallas as White Rhino Acquires Emporium Pies

Dallas-based specialty coffee company White Rhino Coffee announced it has acquired fellow DFW business Emporium Pies, bringing two majority-women-owned chains together. The terms of the acquisition have not been...

2025.12.17

acquisitionsbakeriesBusiness OperationsCorporateDallasEmporium PiesFort WorthIndustryJen AbohoshLandon PerdueRetailSara EscamillaSouth/SouthwestTexasUnited StatesWhite Rhino Coffeeコーヒー