South/Southwest

8th and Roast Acquires Roaster Good Citizen Coffee in Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee-based specialty coffee roaster and retailer 8th and Roast has acquired award-winning Nashville roasting company Good Citizen Coffee Co. In an announcement of the acquisition today, 8th & Roast...

2024.05.17

8th and RoastacquisitionsBusiness OperationsCommon Voice CoffeeCorporateCraft/OperationsGood Citizen CoffeeIndustryMicroNashvilleRetailRHG HospitalityRoastingSean StewartSinemaSouth/SouthwestTennesseeUnited Statesコーヒー

Odd Box Coffee Stacks Up In Santa Fe

With deep professional roots in the oddly box-shaped state of New Mexico comes a new roasting company called Odd Box Coffee. Sourcing high-quality and traceable green coffees, Santa Fe-based Odd...

2024.05.13

35 North CoffeebakeriesCafe ImportsCraft/OperationsMicroMilleNew MexicoOdd Box CoffeeRoastingSanta FeSouth/SouthwestTom Pattonコーヒー

Empower Coffee Roasters Starts Off Strong in Mesa, Arizona

At its first brick-and-mortar retail location in Mesa, Arizona, Empower Coffee Roasters is balancing a business model that offers high-quality coffee while also supporting and inspiring girls and women. The...

2024.04.25

ArizonaArizona State UniversityBusiness OperationsCafe FemeninoCafe ImportsCraft/OperationsDenise GamzaEmpower Coffee Roastersgender issuesGo With the FlowLive and LearnMesaMicroOpeningsPhoenixRetailRoastingSouth/SouthwestZach Gamzaコーヒー

Coffee and Grocery Chain Foxtrot Abruptly Closes All 33 US Stores

Specialty coffee shop and boutique grocery chain Foxtrot abruptly closed all 33 of its locations throughout the United States yesterday, giving little notice to hundreds of employees who are now...

2024.04.25

AustinBusiness OperationschainsChicagoCorporateDallasDom’s Kitchen and MarketFoxtrotgroceryIndustryMidwestMike LaVitolaNortheastOutpost HospitalityRetailSouth/SouthwestTaylor BloomUnited StatesWashington D.C.コーヒー

Virginia Beach’s Pinup Coffee Finds a Spot at the Back Bay Farmhouse

About a year and a half after christening its full-fledged production roastery, Virginia Beach, Virginia-based Pinup Coffee Co. is moving full speed ahead into retail waters, opening its first coffee...

2024.04.16

Back Bay Brew HousebreweriesBryce WeinBusiness Operationscraft beerCraft/OperationsHardin Wood DesignsJohn HardinMarketingMicroOpeningsRetailRoastingSouth/SouthwestSteph WeinTop Knot Artisan BakeryVirginiaVirginia Beachコーヒー

Baltimore’s Southeastern Roastery Expands with Organic and Bird Friendly Certs

Baltimore-based coffee roasting company Southeastern Roastery has exponentially expanded its roastery while achieving USDA Organic and Smithsonian Bird Friendly certifications. The minority- and woman-owned company plans to use the new...

2024.04.10

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Look Alive Coffee Springs to Life in St. Petersburg, Florida

Heads up, coffee drinkers in St. Petersburg, Florida: A new roasting company called Look Alive Coffee is kicking out fresh roasts with a dash of surf and punk attitude. Founded...

2024.03.18

brandingCraft/OperationsFloridaKelly PackardLook Alive CoffeeMarketingMicroMikey PritchardRoastingSouth/SouthwestSt. Petersburgコーヒー

Broad Porch Coffee Swings Into Flagship Bakery and Cafe in VA

A former dive bar has transformed into a Broad Porch in Harrisonburg, Virginia, with the opening of the flagship cafe of Broad Porch Coffee. Featuring a full commercial kitchen and...

2024.03.14

bakeriesBroad Porch CoffeeBusiness OperationsCraft/OperationsHarrisonburgJill McMullanKat MartinLurayMaria CooperMicroOpeningsRetailRoastingRyanne HodsonShenandoah ValleySouth/SouthwestVirginiaコーヒー

Farmer Brothers Taps Matthew Swenson to Lead Coffee Operations

Texas-based full-service coffee roasting and wholesale company Farmer Brothers has named Matthew Swenson vice president of coffee operations. The appointment follows the recent ascension of John Moore as president and...

2024.03.13

Chameleon Cold BrewCorporateCraft/OperationsDallasFarmer BrothersIndustryJohn MooreMacroMarketingMatthew SwensonNestleNorthlakePeopleprivate labelRoastingSouth/SouthwestTexasUnited Statesコーヒー

DC-Area Chain Call Your Mother Answers the Call to Roasting

Washington, D.C.-area fresh bagel and deli chain Call Your Mother has been dialing in a coffee roasting operation to supply the brand’s 13 cafes. Serving eight shops in D.C., two...

2024.03.11

AlexandriaAndrew DanabagelsbakeriesBusiness OperationsCall Your MotherCraft/OperationsDaniela MoreiradelisDenverFazenda CotrimHuckleberry RoastersMatas de MinasMicroNortheastPlains/RockiesRetailRoastingSergio D’AlessandroSouth/SouthwestVirginiaWashington D.C.コーヒー