South/Southwest

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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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

Abana EstateAnna KlaymanBentley HendrixBusiness OperationsCafe IntencionalCraft/OperationsFinca TerreritoGeorgiaHarry HutchensKimberly DalyLeticia LopezLong Miles CoffeeMarketingMichaela BrownMicroOpeningsPhilip KlaymanpodcastsRetailRoastingSouth/SouthwestStatesboroThree Tree Coffeeコーヒー

Firecreek Coffee Quenches Phoenix with Huge New Roastery Cafe

Flagstaff, Arizona-based Firecreek Coffee Co. has spread South to Phoenix with the soft opening of a second, and larger, coffee roastery that includes a sixth retail location, an onsite bakery...

2024.09.05

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Austin Coffee Festival Returns This Month, More US Cities Coming

The third annual Austin Coffee Festival is set to return to Texas’s capital on September 28-29, showcasing beans and brews from more than 40 of the area’s top specialty coffee...

2024.09.05

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Dripolator Coffee Flows Into Fourth Cafe in East Asheville

Like water through a bed of coffee grounds, North Carolina-based Dripolator Coffee has produced something warm and comforting in East Asheville: a new neighborhood coffee shop. The stretched out fourth...

2024.09.04

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SCA USA Chapter Launching Inaugural Re:Bloom Event in Chapel Hill

The United States chapter of the Specialty Coffee Association is planning to host Re:Bloom (styled RE:BLOOM by the group), a free education event created by and for specialty coffee professionals....

2024.09.03

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Central Florida Roaster Otus Coffee Acquired by Jeff’s Bagel Run

Fast-growing Central Florida bagel cafe chain Jeff’s Bagel Run recently acquired its longtime coffee supplier, Otus Coffee. Otus Co-Founders Glen and Jaclyn Turchin declined to disclose the financial terms of...

2024.07.24

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Sightseer Coffee Looks Great at First Coffee Bar in Austin

You don’t have to look far to find great coffee in Austin, Texas, but any coffee tour of the city should now include a stop at Sightseer Coffee. The women-...

2024.06.26

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