South/Southwest

20 U.S. Roasters Named 2026 Good Food Awards Coffee Finalists

The Good Food Foundation has announced the 2026 Good Food Awards finalists, including 25 coffees from 20 U.S. roasters in the coffee category. The coffee finalists are part of a...

2026.01.31

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321 Coffee Gets Three Times More Capacity at New Raleigh Roastery

Inclusivity-focused North Carolina roasting company 321 Coffee has shifted its roasting operations into a larger facility, adding equipment that more than triples production capacity. Dedicated to providing opportunities for...

2026.01.28

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Caffè Nero Makes Bid to Acquire Compass Coffee in D.C.

UK-born coffee chain Caffè Nero has put in a bid to buy Compass Coffee’s assets following the Washington D.C.-area chain’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing earlier this month. In a...

2026.01.28

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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