1Athens Coffee Holding & Roasting Gets Going in Georgia
Athens Coffee Holding & Roasting Company opened its first cafe alongside its roastery last month, courtesy of the team behind popular local shop Sips Espresso Café. The cozy new...
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ArizonaBlack Rock Coffee Bar Files for IPO, Seeks to Raise $265 Million
Black Rock Coffee Bar, the drive-thru-focused chain that started as a single stand in Oregon in 2008, officially filed for an IPO, while outlining long-term plans for national store growth....
AtlantaNotable Roasting Opens Distinguished Cafe in Atlanta
Notable Roasting made a remarkable entrance into Atlanta’s specialty coffee scene with the opening of its sleek first cafe last month. Housed in a black-painted corner of Wild Heaven...
Business OperationsNorthshore Specialty Coffee Surges in Jackson, Mississippi
In Jackson, Mississippi, Northshore Specialty Coffee is growing in waves with the opening of its new 13,000-square-foot production roastery, plus its first brick-and-mortar cafe Freshly roasted coffees from a new...
ArkansasDairy Farmers of America (DFA) Sues Westrock Coffee Over Trade Secrets
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), the largest dairy farmers cooperative in the United States, filed a federal lawsuit against Arkansas-based coffee and beverage manufacturer Westrock Coffee, alleging theft of trade...
Andrew BaileyMissouri 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...
Andrew BaileyMissouri 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...
Brother Sister DesignSpring 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...
Argemiro Hernandez OrjuelaFlorida’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...
Ally CoffeeNoFi 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...