South/Southwest

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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Charlotte’s Pure Intentions Coffee Loyal to Wholesale with Huge New Roastery

Expanding its unadulterated pursuit of quality wholesale coffee and service in and around North Carolina, Pure Intentions Coffee recently inaugurated a 16,000-square-foot production headquarters in southwest Charlotte. A brand new...

2024.10.17

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Ninety Plus and Arizona’s Coffee Support Sign US Distribution Deal

High-end coffee production company Ninety Plus announced an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with Arizona-based business-to-business specialist Coffee Support. Coffee Support plans to release several green coffee offerings from Ninety Plus...

2024.10.16

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Minnesota Company Sues TreeHouse Over Pod Production Secrets

A Minneapolis company called Microtrace is accusing private-label food manufacturing giant TreeHouse Foods of “reverse engineering” proprietary technology used to identify Keurig-style coffee pods. In a lawsuit filed Sept. 30...

2024.10.09

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Arizona’s Press Coffee Buys 70-Hectare Farm in Panama

Phoenix-based specialty coffee roaster and retailer Press Coffee recently acquired a 70-acre coffee farm in Western Panama. With the farm purchase, the company plans to launch an “Estate” line of...

2024.10.04

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Help Small Coffee Businesses Devastated by Helene

Scores of coffee businesses throughout the Southeastern United States are reeling following flooding and human tragedies associated with the storm Helene. DCN is not aware of any wide-scale disaster relief...

2024.10.03

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Black Sheep Coffee is Counting On Texas with First US Location

The newest member of UK-based Black Sheep Coffee‘s growing flock of cafes is now open in Plano, Texas. With a modern Texan industrial vibe, the first United States location for...

2024.09.27

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Tucson’s Colibri & Renard Coffee Conjures Its First Cafe at the Celestia Collective

Arizona-based roasting company Colibri & Renard Coffee recently established its first brick-and-mortar location in Tucson, offering beans and brews inside a new collaborative business called the Celestia Collective. Operated by...

2024.09.25

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Georgia’s Three Tree Coffee Branches Out with Roastery and Studio

With roots established for more than a decade in Statesboro, Georgia, Three Tree Coffee recently cut the ribbon on a trio of new facilities, including a roastery, training center and podcast...

2024.09.24

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