Charlie Eisenstat, a towering figure in the fertile Cleveland specialty coffee scene, is the architect of a new roasting company called Peristyle Coffee. After launching initially with wholesale accounts, the…
Year: 2025
‘Performance’ Drink Maker Slate and RTD Beverage Maker Horseshoe Embroiled in Lawsuit
Canned protein shake and latte drink seller Slate has filed a lawsuit accusing private-label ready-to-drink beverage producer Horseshoe Beverage Co. of stealing confidential and proprietary information. Horseshoe, meanwhile, has accused Slate…
Design Details: A Soaring Glass Dragon at The Duo in Queens
Welcome to Design Details, an ongoing editorial feature in Daily Coffee News focused on individual examples of coffee shop architecture, interior design, packaging design or branding. If you are a coffee…
Sips, Sounds and Styles Unite for Common Good in Dallas
Grooves, brews and soothing shampoos are swirling under a shared roof in Dallas with the opening of the Common Good cafe, listening room and salon. The Old East Dallas shop…
Coffee Science Foundation and Ohio State to Study How Consumers Value Coffee
The Coffee Science Foundation (CSF) is partnering with Ohio State University for a research project exploring how coffee consumers perceive value. According to the CSF, a research-focused arm of the…
Chinese Coffees Triumph at the Masterpiece Coffee Pop-Up in Berkeley
A new company called Masterpiece Coffee is serving Asian-inspired coffee drinks at a new coffee kiosk in Berkeley, California, focusing on specialty coffee produced in Yunnan, China. Masterpiece Coffee Founder…
Starbucks Coffee is Laying Off 1,100 Corporate Employees
Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee is laying off 1,100 corporate staff members as part of a shakeup led by CEO Brian Niccol. Niccol, the former Chipotle CEO who took over the position…
The Tailwind Roasting Collaborative in Chicago is Uplifting Small Businesses
In the notoriously windy city of Chicago, a new coffee roasting incubator business seeks to be the wind beneath the wings of small-scale or startup roasting operations. Green coffee expert…
Northshore 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…
Coffee Roasters Are (or Should Be) Raising Prices. Here’s Some Advice on How
Coffee prices are, in relative terms, really high right now. The ICE arabica futures (a.k.a. the “C price”) eclipsed US$4 per pound earlier this month, continuing a generally upward trajectory…