2023 was an exciting year for specialty coffee on the West Coast, with no shortage of intrepid new cafe designs and global coffee connections made on hyper-local levels. While many…
Ten New Coffee Shops Along the West Coast
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Ten New Coffee Shops in the American Midwest
There were so many intriguing coffee shops that opened throughout the American Midwest this year, whittling this list down to 10 was a task fit for Paul Bunyan’s axe. There…
Alias Coffee Makes a Name for Itself in Upstate New York
The Troy, New York-based roasting company that goes by the name Alias Coffee recently opened its second retail location, establishing a new identity in Albany. The new shop spans approximately…
Coffee Coalition for Racial Equity Names Executive Director
The nonprofit Coffee Coalition for Racial Equity (CCRE) has named Kim Dreux-Kelly its first executive director. Dreux-Kelly comes to the CCRE from the Washington D.C.-based small-business support nonprofit Think Local…
FairWave Acquires Milwaukee’s Anydone Coffee Roasting Co.
Building upon a wave of acquisitions, Kansas City, Missouri-based FairWave Holdings has acquired longtime Milwaukee roaster and retailer Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. FairWave said that Anodyne will continue all regular…
New Home Coffee Brewers at the 2023 SCA Expo
Fast, slow, heavy, light, pointy, flat — manual coffee brewers of all shapes and sizes were on display at the recent 2023 SCA Expo in Portland, Oregon. We learned about…
360F Specialty Coffee Roasters Heats Up North of Miami
One family’s complete rotation around the coffee landscape has resulted in the opening of the 360F Specialty Coffee Roasters in Coral Springs, Florida. The young roasting company owned and operated by…
How Much Coffee Do You Drink? The Correct Answer May Be in Your Pee
Researchers in Germany have identified three new biomarkers that may help accurately indicate levels of coffee consumption, a key metric in almost all research related to coffee and health. Before…
Major Study Links 2-3 Cups of Coffee Per Day with Longer Life
A study promoted last month by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) adds to the substantial pile of recent evidence suggesting that coffee drinking is associated with improved heart health…
Report: US Coffee Shop Market Rebounds to Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
The United States coffee shop market has recovered in value over the past 12 months to 96% of its pre-pandemic level, according to the annual Project Café USA 2023 industry…