South/Southwest

Missouri AG’s Sues Starbucks, Cites ‘More Female and Less White’ Workforce

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit against Starbucks Coffee Company last week, alleging unlawful hiring practices tied to diversity and inclusion. In one particularly coarse assertion of fact in...

2025.02.18

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Missouri AG’s Sues Starbucks, Cites ‘More Female and Less White’ Workforce

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit against Starbucks Coffee Company last week, alleging unlawful hiring practices tied to diversity and inclusion. In one particularly coarse assertion of fact in...

2025.02.18

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Spring Comes Early in Fort Worth with the New Ostara Coffee Roasters Cafe

A never-ending spring has sprung in Fort Worth, Texas, where women-owned Ostara Coffee Roasters‘ first brick-and-mortar location is now open for business. Named for the Pagan holiday that celebrates the...

2025.02.13

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Florida’s Musa Coffee Makes a Splash with Coffees Grown and Roasted in Colombia

University of Florida men’s swim team captain Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero is diving deeper into the family business of specialty coffee with the launch of Musa Coffee, a roasting, wholesale and...

2025.02.10

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NoFi Slow Bar Takes Its Time in San Antonio

A new place for people to gather over coffee in San Antonio, Texas, called NoFi Slow Bar promises an unwavering fidelity to coffee in its simplest forms. There are no...

2025.02.05

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Canvas Coffee + Art House Stretches Out in Greenville, SC

Offering quality and creativity in equal strokes, Canvas Coffee + Art House recently opened its doors just north of downtown Greenville, South Carolina. Coffees prepared with pointillist precision are served...

2025.01.29

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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

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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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