Historically high coffee prices, new regulations such as EUDR, climate change and increased demand of high-quality coffees squeezed coffee businesses of all sizes this year, creating what many characterized as…
Year: 2024
Maryland’s Aveley Farms Coffee Plants New Roastery Alongside Beer and Pizza
Aveley Farms Coffee Roasters is heading into a bountiful winter with the opening of its new roastery and coffee bar, part of an all-day coffee, beer and pizza collaboration just…
Em Coffee House Brings Modern Vietnam to San Diego
The owners of the San Diego-based Ding Tea bubble tea chain expanded earlier this fall with a cafe concept that celebrates Vietnamese coffee called Em Coffee House. Opened Nov. 18,…
Researchers Find Highly Accurate AI Algorithm for Coffee Defect Detection
A research team focused on potential real-world AI solutions for agricultural producers says it has created a highly accurate computational model for identifying defects in green coffees. The group of…
Missouri’s Upshot Coffee Turns Up in Clayon with HiFi Cafe
St. Louis-area roaster Upshot Coffee dropped the needle on its third coffee shop this month in Clayton, Missouri, drawing inspiration from Japanese record listening rooms. Visually tied together by a…
Bigface Coffee’s First Cafe is a Retail Odyssey in Miami
Bigface Coffee, the high-end specialty coffee brand created by NBA star Jimmy Butler, opened its first brick-and-mortar cafe in Miami this month. Looking like a retro futuristic space station, the…
Autumn Coffee’s Second Shop Falls Close to Home in Gresham, Oregon
As its namesake season reached its colorful and gusty peak in October, Gresham, Oregon-based Autumn Coffee Roasting opened its second coffee shop. The roasting company opened its first brick-and-mortar cafe…
Hardline Coffee Puts Its Foot Down with Northwest Iowa Flagship Cafe
Though permanence hasn’t come easy, Hardline Coffee has solidified its place in Sioux City, Iowa, with the opening of its new roastery and cafe. After launching and with a mobile…
Little Victories Coffee Opens Another Winner in Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario-based coffee roaster and retailer Little Victories opened its third location earlier this year, just three blocks away from its existing locus in the bustling downtown core. With a…
La Coop Coffee Returns to DC with Flagship Roastery Cafe
Washington D.C.-based La Coop Coffee has a homecoming for the holidays with the opening of its flagship roastery cafe in the Manor Park neighborhood, just blocks away from its first…