South/Southwest

Louisiana-Born CC’s Coffee Launches Franchise Program

Approaching three decades in operation, Louisiana-born coffee shop chain CC’s Coffee House is expanding into franchising. In an announcement this week, the Baton Rouge-based company said it is seeking franchise...

2025.01.29

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Office Coffee Giant Eurest Rolls Out Direct Coffee Brand

Office foodservice and catering company Eurest USA recently rolled out a coffee brand of its own called Direct Coffee Roasters. The coffee behind the name is developed through a partnership...

2025.01.29

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It’s Always Full Bloom at Tselia Coffee in Greenville, SC

The cherry blossoms never fade at a new family-run cafe and roastery in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, called Tselia Coffee, where two life-size replica cherry blossom trees set an otherworldly...

2025.01.28

Annie LanglandsBusiness OperationsCaliforniaCraft/OperationsGreenvilleMarketingMatthew LanglandsMicroOpeningsRebecca LanglandsRetailRoastingSouth CarolinaSouth/SouthwestTemeculaTselia Coffeeコーヒー

Prima Coffee Equipment Opens Brick-and-Mortar Store in Louisville

Online coffee equipment seller Prima Coffee Equipment this month opened a brick-and-mortar store in its home city of Louisville, Kentucky, stocking it top to bottom with a wide selection of...

2025.01.15

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Compass Coffee Co-Founder Sues Owners, Alleging Fraud

The co-founder of Washington D.C.-based specialty coffee chain Compass Coffee is accusing the company and two of its current owners of a multi-year fraud scheme, misuse of federal COVID-19 relief...

2025.01.15

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Address Coffee Speaks to Quality With Multiroaster Bar in NE Florida

A new cafe and bar concept is making a permanent home in St. Augustine, Florida, with a multiroaster coffee program under the name Address Coffee leading the way by day. ...

2025.01.14

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Cafe Kreyol Gets Bigger with 10,000-Square-Foot HQ in Virginia

Virginia-based Café Kreyol, the 2023 Roast magazine Roaster of the Year in the macro category, recently relocated into an expanded production facility.

2025.01.13

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Pony Coffee Gallops Into Tulsa with First Cafe

A new coffee roasting company called Pony Coffee is showing itself in Tulsa, with its first cafe in a landmark building in Riverview. The coffee shop that opened in October...

2025.01.09

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Roastology Reimagined in Richmond with New Roastery and Cafe

Richmond, Virginia-based Roastology is diving deeper into the sweet science of coffee with a new roastery and cafe in the Scott’s Addition neighborhood. While smaller overall than Roastology’s original roastery...

2025.01.07

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Three Questions with Filmmaker and Third Space Coffee Owner Brooke Bierhaus Sutton

Opening a coffee shop might seem like an unlikely path for a documentary filmmaker, but for Brooke Bierhaus Sutton, the connection is clear. Connection is at the core concept of...

2025.01.03

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