South/Southwest

The Co-Founder of Charlotte’s Giddy Goat Coffee is Also a Paralympic Medalist

When not running a booming coffee business, the co-founder of Charlotte, North Carolina’s Giddy Goat Coffee Roasters is likely to still be running, or biking, or perhaps swimming. Carson Clough,...

2024.12.20

Balzac BrothersBusiness OperationsCarson CloughCharlotteCraft/OperationsFranceGiddy Goat Coffee RoastersIndustryMarketingMicroNorth CarolinaParalympicsParisPeopleRetailRhyne DavisRoastingSouth/Southwestコーヒー

Missouri’s Upshot Coffee Turns Up in Clayon with HiFi Cafe

St. Louis-area roaster Upshot Coffee dropped the needle on its third coffee shop this month in Clayton, Missouri, drawing inspiration from Japanese record listening rooms. Visually tied together by a...

2024.12.16

Business OperationsClaytonCofinetConor VanbuskirkCottlevillCraft/OperationsEric PetersMidwestMissouriOpeningsPrime CoffeeRetailRoastingSouth/SouthwestSt. CharlesSt. LouisTravis GarciaUnblended CoffeeUpshot Coffeeコーヒー

Bigface Coffee’s First Cafe is a Retail Odyssey in Miami

Bigface Coffee, the high-end specialty coffee brand created by NBA star Jimmy Butler, opened its first brick-and-mortar cafe in Miami this month. Looking like a retro futuristic space station, the...

2024.12.14

Bigface CoffeeBritt BergBusiness OperationsDE-YANDejan JovanovicFloridainterior designJimmy ButlerMarketingMiamiOpeningsRetailSouth/Southwestコーヒー

La Coop Coffee Returns to DC with Flagship Roastery Cafe

Washington D.C.-based La Coop Coffee has a homecoming for the holidays with the opening of its flagship roastery cafe in the Manor Park neighborhood, just blocks away from its first...

2024.12.04

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Belux Gets More Deluxe with New Cafe North of Atlanta

After six years building a devoted following at its cafe north of Atlanta in Alpharetta, Georgia, specialty coffee roaster Belux has opened its second location in nearby Roswell. As the...

2024.11.27

AlpharettaAmy HsuAtlantaBelux CoffeeBen LiBusiness OperationsCraft/OperationsGeorgiaKaisen DesignLucy LiuMarketingMicroOpeningsRetailRoastingRoswellSouth/Southwestコーヒー

Hypergoat Coffee Brings Fresh Energy to Alexandria VA

Now welcoming giddy herds of customers into its first brick-and-mortar cafe is Hypergoat Coffee Roasters, which just opened in Alexandria, Virginia. Natural light streams into the cafe through skylights in...

2024.11.26

AlexandriaBurke Farmers MarketBusiness OperationsCraft/OperationsDeborah Joos Tafner de MoraesFairfax CountyFazenda Ambiental FortalezaHypergoat Coffee RoastersMarketingMicroNortheastOpeningsRetailRoastingRodrigo RamosSouth/SouthwestVirginiaコーヒー

With Acquisition in WA, Dillanos Plans Batdorf & Bronson Revival

Longtime Seattle-area wholesale roasting company Dillanos Coffee Roasters (DCR) recently acquired the West Coast business of Olympia, Washington-based Dancing Goats Coffee from previous owner Kaldi’s Coffee. The acquisition will soon...

2024.11.22

acquisitionsBatdorf and BronsonBusiness OperationsCherie ChallainCorporateCraft/OperationsDancing Goats CoffeeDavid MorrisDick BatdorfDillanosIndustryKaldi's Coffee RoastingLarry ChallainMacroMarketingMicroNorthwestOlympiaRetailRoastingShannon BronsonSouth/SouthwestSumnerUnited StatesWashingtonコーヒー

Atlanta’s Opo Coffee Opens Nominations for Training Scholarships

Starting today, Nov. 1, Atlanta-area specialty coffee company Opo Coffee is accepting nominations for a new coffee education and mentorship program for people who might not otherwise have access to...

2024.11.01

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Three Questions with Coffee and Bakery Consultant Erica Escalante

Erica Escalante has always been motivated by curiosity, a desire to know why things work the way they do. She started in coffee at Starbucks in 2008, leaving two years...

2024.10.31

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Qargo Coffee Owners Charged with Rare Franchise Rule Violation

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week accused the owners of the Miami-based coffee franchise Qargo Coffee of violating a rarely cited franchise law while racking up $1.25...

2024.10.23

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