Global coffee giant Starbucks just opened the Starbucks Reserve Dream Plaza Taipei, an approximately 21,000-square-foot coffee retail destination. In addition to offering a broad range of coffee and culinary…
Read morePlacer Roasting Opens a Place for Tasting in California Gold Country
There’s gold in them thar beans, and a new Northern California roaster called Placer Roasting Company is extracting it for guests inside its new roastery tasting room. About a half…
Read morePret A Manger Names New U.S. President, Seeks Growth
Longtime quick-service food and coffee executive Felipe Athayde was recently tapped by the UK-based chain Pret A Manger to lead operations in the U.S. as president. Athayde, who formerly led…
Read moreCoffee, Culture and Cars Combine at Chloé Cà Phê in Sacramento
With a Porsche or some other ritzy vintage car usually parked inside, a new coffee shop in Sacramento, California, called Chloé Cà Phê + Roastery is seeking to develop…
Read moreKazkara Coffee Roasters Adds Art to Craft in Greater Detroit
Kazkara Coffee Roasters recently celebrated the grand opening of its roastery cafe just outside of Detroit in Hazel Park, Michigan, where the company seeks to surround its carefully crafted…
Read moreMajor New Barista Event Level Up to Debut in Minneapolis This Fall
A new non-competitive event for baristas called Level Up is coming to Minneapolis this fall, and it happens to feature a sparkling roster of some of the coffee industry’s most…
Read moreCoffee and Service Come First as La Prima Espresso Grows in Pittsburgh
Longstanding Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based coffee company La Prima Espresso just opened its fifth cafe, returning to a neighborhood it last served more than 20 years ago. The new cafe in…
Read moreBentwood and GH Grinding & Brewing Launching the Vertical 75 Grinder
A new commercial grinder called the Vertical 75 is slated to launch later this summer, courtesy of a collaboration between Swiss grinder maker Bentwood and North Carolina-based equipment seller…
Read moreSalto Coffee Reaches New Elevations Outside Boulder, Colorado
While Colorado’s Salto Coffee continues to draw inspiration from the surrounding aspen trees, alpine lakes and granite facades, its more immediate surroundings have undergone some changes. The 13-year-old company owned…
Read moreActual Coffee Hosting Real-Life Experiences at Ohio Roastery
After 12 years of roasting, Northwest Ohio’s Actual Coffee recently opened its first real-as-can-be coffee bar. Located inside Actual’s roastery and headquarters just east of Toledo in Northwood, the…
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