South/Southwest

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

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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

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Northshore Specialty Coffee Surges in Jackson, Mississippi

In Jackson, Mississippi, Northshore Specialty Coffee is growing in waves with the opening of its new 13,000-square-foot production roastery, plus its first brick-and-mortar cafe Freshly roasted coffees from a new...

2025.02.24

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Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) Sues Westrock Coffee Over Trade Secrets

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), the largest dairy farmers cooperative in the United States, filed a federal lawsuit against Arkansas-based coffee and beverage manufacturer Westrock Coffee, alleging theft of trade...

2025.02.19

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Missouri AG’s Sues Starbucks, Cites ‘More Female and Less White’ Workforce

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit against Starbucks Coffee Company last week, alleging unlawful hiring practices tied to diversity and inclusion. In one particularly coarse assertion of fact in...

2025.02.18

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Missouri AG’s Sues Starbucks, Cites ‘More Female and Less White’ Workforce

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit against Starbucks Coffee Company last week, alleging unlawful hiring practices tied to diversity and inclusion. In one particularly coarse assertion of fact in...

2025.02.18

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Spring Comes Early in Fort Worth with the New Ostara Coffee Roasters Cafe

A never-ending spring has sprung in Fort Worth, Texas, where women-owned Ostara Coffee Roasters‘ first brick-and-mortar location is now open for business. Named for the Pagan holiday that celebrates the...

2025.02.13

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Florida’s Musa Coffee Makes a Splash with Coffees Grown and Roasted in Colombia

University of Florida men’s swim team captain Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero is diving deeper into the family business of specialty coffee with the launch of Musa Coffee, a roasting, wholesale and...

2025.02.10

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NoFi Slow Bar Takes Its Time in San Antonio

A new place for people to gather over coffee in San Antonio, Texas, called NoFi Slow Bar promises an unwavering fidelity to coffee in its simplest forms. There are no...

2025.02.05

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Canvas Coffee + Art House Stretches Out in Greenville, SC

Offering quality and creativity in equal strokes, Canvas Coffee + Art House recently opened its doors just north of downtown Greenville, South Carolina. Coffees prepared with pointillist precision are served...

2025.01.29

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