There were so many intriguing coffee shops that opened throughout the American Midwest this year, whittling this list down to 10 was a task fit for Paul Bunyan’s axe. There are warm new coffee shops galore from St. Louis to St. Paul. While some are new expressions from existing brands, or long-awaited cafes from established […]
The year 2023 saw new heights for specialty coffee in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain regions. There were rustic wood tones and snow-peaked mountain views, of course, but also icy cool interior vibes, sophisticated beige settings, and sweetly moody black interiors. Idaho, Utah and Nebraska all gained exciting new inroads for high-quality coffee drinks […]
It was a Texas-heavy year for Daily Coffee News’ coverage of new cafe openings in the Southwestern United States. Under the light of the lone star, a diverse group of new coffee faces was illuminated. Some shops offered close connections to coffee producers in Ethiopia, Nicaragua and Yemen; a Germany-born chain took its first steps […]
2023 was an exciting year for specialty coffee on the West Coast, with no shortage of intrepid new cafe designs and global coffee connections made on hyper-local levels. While many of the coffee shops highlighted below are newcomers to the coffee world, several represent bold moves from longstanding coffee institutions, signaling vitality and optimism in […]
Coffees from South and Central America have found a new hub in Vernon, Connecticut, inside the new roastery and cafe of Radial Coffee. Since the soft-opening of the 1,200-square-foot shop last month, guests have been relaxing upon the midcentury modern furniture in an atmosphere calmed by dark ceilings and natural wood elements, with daylight streaming in […]
A direct line connecting the coffee lands of Honduras to Lyndhurst, New Jersey, was recently drawn with the opening of the Sierra Coffee Group. The family-run company opened a roastery and modern-industrial cafe brightened by colorful paintings from Honduran artists and a leafy green canopy that recalls the tropical origins of the coffees. On an otherwise […]
A new day is dawning for specialty coffee along the western shore of Lake Michigan, where East View Coffee is offering tastings and other educational opportunities in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Led by founder and head roaster Jenny Ulbricht, the new East View “tasting room” offers samples from among the company’s approximately two dozen single-origin and blended coffees, while […]
Coffee competition series The Barista League has released its 2024 season schedule, including 12 competitions on four continents. The series kicks off in February in Gothenburg, Sweden, coinciding with the inaugural Nordic Coffee Fest. Both events are produced by the same marketing and coffee events agency, Ordna Event Agency. In North America, the Barista League currently has an April […]
The owner of a Nicaraguan farm and ecotourism business has carved a sweet path back into his home city of Chicago with the opening of Oro Chocolate & Coffee. Production of bean-to-bar chocolate exists alongside a coffee roasting operation inside a nearly 5,000-square-foot facility in Wicker Park that boasts a retail cafe, ample storage space and […]
A prominent United States consumer advocacy organization today filed a lawsuit against Starbucks Coffee Company alleging deceptive claims regarding ethical coffee sourcing. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the National Consumers League (NCL) in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, alleges that Starbucks has been marketing towards consumer preferences for ethically sourced products, while simultaneously not adequately addressing […]