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…
Month: February 2025
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…
Weekly Coffee News: Climate Changing Cocoa + IWCA Updates
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. Grist Report: Climate Change is Roasting the Cocoa Belt …
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…