After two years of hawking high-quality beans and beverages with mobile setups around Spokane, Washington, Brew Peddler recently squeezed its brakes and opened its first brick and mortar cafe. The…
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Asip Coffee Focused on Flavor at The Sensory Lab in Merced, CA
In California’s Central Valley city of Merced, roasting company Asip Coffee is encouraging sips galore with a second cafe location called The Sensory Lab. Asip Coffee Founder Justin Shen, a…
Spella Caffè Spreads La Dolce Vita with Cafe on Portland’s East Side
One year after opening a shop that reclaimed its downtown Portland, Oregon roots, Italian-style coffee stalwart Spella Caffè is opening a second location across the Willamette River, in Northeast Portland….
Sputnik Coffee Goes Supernova with Huge New Roastery Cafe in Chicago
Chicago-based Sputnik Coffee Company opened a spacious second cafe earlier this month with views into an enormous new color-coordinated roasting facility. Less than half a mile from Sputnik’s original roastery…
Kei Coffee House Promises a World of Asian Coffee Styles in Southern California
Kei Concepts, the Southern California hospitality group behind numerous restaurant brands, has opened its first coffee-focused concept, Kei Coffee House. The coffee program inside the spacious standalone coffee shop in…
Cafecita Shines with Solar Powered Trailer in Burbank
Women-owned specialty coffee roasting company Cafecita is having more than fun in the California sun with the opening of a permanent coffee trailer that runs entirely on solar power. Inside…
11th Hour Coffee Expands Time and Space in Santa Cruz
Following an extensive three-month remodel, 11th Hour Coffee‘s flagship cafe in downtown Santa Cruz is now open with extended hours and more space. With a wall removed, the brighter and…
Pachamama Coffee Deepens Seed to Cup Connections with UC Davis
Farmer-owned coffee company Pachamama Coffee recently expanded its presence stateside through multiple new partnerships with nearby UC Davis. Pachamama will now supply the coffee to two student-run coffee houses on…
San Diego’s Torque Coffee Revs Up Operations with First Cafe
Progressive coffee roasting company Torque Coffee is proving to be a force to be reckoned with in San Diego. After launching with an unprecedented “proportional pricing” model in 2022, the…
Report: Matcha, Oat Milk and ‘Functional’ Ingredients on the Rise in US and Canada
Payment and business technology giant Square recently analyzed millions of transactions across the United States and Canada to discover coffee consumer trends. Prominent findings included increases in out-of-home coffee purchasing,…