South/Southwest

Westrock Coffee Opens Massive Beverage Factory in Arkansas

Arkansas-based Westrock Coffee unveiled a massive coffee roasting and ready-to-drink (RTD) beverage factory and development lab last week. Representing a $315 million investment in manufacturing, according to the company, the...

2024.06.18

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Roasting and Retail Work Together at Cooperative Coffee Roasters in Asheville

It’s onward and upward for Cooperative Coffee Roasters in Asheville, North Carolina, as the company recently opened its first cafe upstairs from its roastery. In the 2,000-square-foot street-level space that...

2024.06.05

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From Peru, Artidoro Rodriguez Café Makes US Launch

Peruvian coffee roaster and exporter Artidoro Rodriguez Café recently launched in the United States, opening a coffee bar in Virginia while selling wholesale roasted coffees. The company is also planning to...

2024.05.27

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Comics On Coffee Wraps Roasts with Comic Book Heroes

Faster than a turbo shot, stronger than 250 TDS, able to fill tall orders in a single batch, it’s Comics On Coffee! The Fort Myers, Florida-based specialty coffee roasting company...

2024.05.23

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With Donuts, Take Two Coffee Doubles the Joy in Fort Myers

Now offering dual delights in Southwest Florida is Take Two Coffee, a specialty coffee roasting and baking company founded by a pair of influential coffee pros. Caleb MacPherson and Hunter...

2024.05.22

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Baton Rouge

Starbucks Sues Small Louisiana Business in Mermaid-Siren Dispute

Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks is suing a mother-and-daughter-owned small business called Mountains & Mermaids, alleging trademark violations related to its siren-mermaid logo and branding. Starbucks filed suit in United States...

2024.05.20

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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

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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

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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

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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

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