The Breaks Gets Cracking at Larger Sioux Falls Roastery

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  Ready for a bigger break into South Dakota and beyond, Sioux Falls-based The Breaks Coffee Roasting is more than doubling its roasting capacity while spreading out production tasks in…

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Black Rock Coffee Bar Files for IPO, Seeks to Raise $265 Million

Black Rock Coffee Bar, the drive-thru-focused chain that started as a single stand in Oregon in 2008, officially filed for an IPO, while outlining long-term plans for national store growth….

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Notable Roasting Opens Distinguished Cafe in Atlanta

  Notable Roasting made a remarkable entrance into Atlanta’s specialty coffee scene with the opening of its sleek first cafe last month. Housed in a black-painted corner of Wild Heaven…

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Neighbors Coffee Waves Hello with First Cafe in Rockville, Maryland

  Businesses in Rockville, Maryland’s Woodley Gardens shopping center gained a new neighbor this month with the opening of Neighbors Coffee‘s first cafe. The shop occupies a 1,200-square-foot space previously…

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Former USAID Employee Launches First Light Coffee in Maryland

  First Light Coffee is on the rise in Maryland, helping customers meet the dawn with freshly roasted and delivered coffees.  Former USAID employee Annie Leverich founded the online coffee…

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Dillanos Coffee Roasters Officially Revives Batdorf & Bronson Brand

  Wholesale and direct-to-consumer roasting company Dillanos Coffee Roasters officially relaunched the Batdorf & Bronson brand, marking the return of one of the Pacific Northwest’s most iconic coffee names. The launch…

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Keurig Dr Pepper Acquiring JDE Peet’s for $18 Billion, Forming Mega Conglomerate

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is acquiring coffee conglomerate JDE Peet’s in a transaction valued at approximately $18 billion, with plans to form the world’s largest pure-play coffee company. Following the…

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An Interview With Felton Jones, Roastmaster for PJ’s Coffee

As part of NCA Next Gen’s ongoing interview series, Everett Brown, Managing Director at Westfeldt Brothers, Inc., recently had the opportunity to sit down with Felton Jones, Roastmaster and Coffee Buyer for PJ’s Coffee. In this conversation, Everett and Felton discuss Felton’s industry experience and […]

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Celebrating Coffee During America’s Birth Month

This year, America celebrated its 247th birthday, but did you know that coffee has been one of America’s favorite beverages for even longer? In fact, there is evidence that coffee came to the colonies as early as the days when Captain John Smith and others […]

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The reason is the season: Coffee’s seasonal taste and temperature trends

It’s one of the most wonderful times of the year! That’s right, spring has sprung and the latest edition of the National Coffee Data Trends (NCDT) report is here. Commissioned by the National Coffee Association (NCA) since 1950, the NCDT report is the longest-running study […]

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