Barista NewsThree Questions with Cydni Patterson of Sweet Finish
With manicured nails, sparkling wit and sometimes even a tank top with her face printed on it, Cydni Patterson packs an undeniable amount of charisma into her social media posts....
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Audrey HancockRootline Coffee Connects Points in Nicaragua and Central Texas
Vertically integrated coffee company Rootline Coffee is drawing straight lines from Nicaragua into guests’ cups at the company’s first coffee shop in Dripping Springs, Texas. Tiles, embroidery and natural wood...
Aaron MalloryVirginia’s Happ Coffee Finding Good Fortune in Waynesboro
The people behind the former Farmhaus Coffee are bringing coffee-fueled new life to a historic building in the Shenandoah Valley city of Waynseboro, Virginia, under the new name Happ Coffee. ...
Austin Coffee FestivalOrganizers of SF Coffee Festival Bringing Events to More US Cities
This fall, the agency behind the popular San Francisco Coffee Festival is bringing back a second Austin Coffee Festival, as well as the inaugural DC Coffee Festival and the inaugural...
AthensBorn From Condor Chocolates, Ecuador-Focused Choco Coffee Soars in Athens, GA
With a growing number of coffee shops in the United States reflecting a new generation of Ecuadorian coffees, cocoa and culture, Georgia-based Choco Coffee and its sibling company Condor Chocolates...
Business OperationsGladheart Wine & Brews Now Happily Roasting in Roanoke
Bags of beans have popped up alongside the many bottles at Gladheart Wine & Brews in Roanoke, Virginia, courtesy of a new roasting operation led by coffee competitor and roaster...
AskinosieNashville’s Crema Coffee Roasters Rises to the Top in Brentwood
Nashville, Tennessee-based Crema Coffee Roasters has opened its fourth and largest coffee shop to date, a 2,600-square-foot cafe with a full kitchen in Brentwood. Crema Co-Founder Rachel Lehman told Daily...
AlabamaVolt Coffee is Leading a Specialty Coffee Charge in Northeast Alabama
Alabama roasting company Volt Coffee is helping to spark a small coffee revolution in the greater Gadsen area with the opening of its first brick-and-mortar cafe in Southside. Stripes of...
ArizonaMark Davis Named CEO of Fast-Growing Black Rock Coffee Bar
The rapidly expanding coffee retailer Black Rock Coffee Bar has named longtime fast food chain executive Mark D. Davis as CEO. The move comes as Black Rock plans to add...
Ally CoffeeSan Franciscan Adds Mark Michaelson and Kelly Traw
Coffee roaster manufacturer The San Franciscan Roaster Co. (a.k.a. San Franciscan) has added coffee industry veterans Mark Michaelson and Kelly Traw to its staff. Michaelson, the 2017 winner of the...