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Year: 2025
Cloud Cover Coffee Billows Into Downtown Buffalo
It’s clear skies ahead for Cloud Cover Coffee with the opening of its first brick-and-mortar cafe in downtown Buffalo, New York. Nestled in a corner of an expansive microbrewery and…
Coffee Bean Taps Past Taco Bell and Starbucks Exec Tara Hinkle as Head of Americas
The California-born coffee chain The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) recently tapped former Taco Bell franchising finance executive Tara Hinkle to lead its business in the Americas. Hinkle joined…
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) Sues Westrock Coffee Over Trade Secrets
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), the largest dairy farmers cooperative in the United States, filed a federal lawsuit against Arkansas-based coffee and beverage manufacturer Westrock Coffee, alleging theft of trade…
Intelligentsia Coffee Thinks Big at New Chicago Roastery
Chicago-based specialty coffee trailblazer Intelligentsia Coffee recently laid the groundwork for a new era of growth inside an enormous new 45,000-square-foot roastery. Fully operational since late last year, the company’s…
Burnside Coffee Boldly Goes Cold in Downtown Sacramento
The entry hatch is wide open for customers at the retro-futuristic first cafe from Burnside Coffee in downtown Sacramento, California. Inside, the coffee purveyor is offering an almost other-worldly coffee…
Coffee Cycle Rolls Into San Diego’s Ocean Beach
Among the eclectic mom-and-pop shops, the farmers market, ocean breezes mixed with patchouli, surf-loving dogs and other delights of Ocean Beach in San Diego is the newest, biggest outpost of…
Akron Coffee Roasters Openly Experiments at the ‘Coffee Lab’
In an environment that embraces innovation, Ohio’s Akron Coffee Roasters is workshopping new menu items and brewing experimental coffees at its fourth retail bar, The ACR Coffee Lab. The Coffee…
After Destruction in LA, Caffe Luxxe Says, ‘We Are Bent but Not Broken’
Amidst the torrent of socio-political and environmental issues that the Los Angeles wildfires have unleashed, the most enduring tragedy remains the loss of homes. No fewer than 12,000 structures were…
Weekly Coffee News: Let’s Talk Coffee in Peru + Hawaii Competition Judges Sought
Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News! Subscribe here for all the latest coffee industry news. Also, check out the latest career opportunities at CoffeeIndustryJobs.com. Let’s Talk Coffee Officially Coming to Lima, Peru Seattle-based…