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…
Read moreObscure Coffee Roasters Shines a Light on Puerto Rican Coffee in Brooklyn
The first brick-and-mortar cafe from three-year-old Obscure Coffee Roasters is open for business in Brooklyn, New York, offering coffees that shine brightly in the cup. Located at the entrance…
Read moreJDE Peet’s Execs Outline New Direction for Peet’s Coffee in the U.S.
At an investor conference today in Amsterdam, executives from the multinational coffee conglomerate JDE Peet’s outlined a new vision for California-based Peet’s Coffee, focusing on omni-channel growth above concepts such…
Read moreExperimental Hogg Batch Coffee Shines in St. Pete at the HB Gold Bar
Craft coffee roaster Hogg Batch Coffee is setting a high standard with its first cafe in St. Petersburg, Florida, called the HB Gold Bar. Elevated both stylistically and physically,…
Read moreFour New World Coffee Champions Crowned in Geneva
Four new World Coffee Champions were crowned last week in Geneva, Switzerland, following multiple days of competition under the bright lights of the World of Coffee trade event. As sanctioned…
Read moreNew York’s Iconic Chrysler Building Now Houses a WatchHouse
The Chrysler Building in New York City, once the world’s tallest building and an enduring example of Art Deco, is now home to the second United States location of…
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