https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/coffee-roasting/small-roasteries/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Fri, 17 May 2024 13:11:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/05/17/8th-and-roast-acquires-roaster-good-citizen-coffee-in-nashville/ Fri, 17 May 2024 13:11:47 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=179913 Nashville, Tennessee-based specialty coffee roaster and retailer 8th and Roast has acquired award-winning Nashville roasting company Good Citizen Coffee Co. In an announcement of the acquisition today, 8th & Roast...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/05/14/bob-austin-returns-as-president-of-loring-smart-roast/ Tue, 14 May 2024 15:53:39 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=179839 A familiar face is returning to help drive the next era of innovation for roaster manufacturer Loring Smart Roast, as Bob Austin re-assumes the role of president. Austin previously served...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/05/13/odd-box-coffee-stacks-up-in-santa-fe/ Mon, 13 May 2024 14:14:29 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=179709 With deep professional roots in the oddly box-shaped state of New Mexico comes a new roasting company called Odd Box Coffee. Sourcing high-quality and traceable green coffees, Santa Fe-based Odd...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/05/08/three-questions-with-firaol-ahmed-of-moii-coffee/ Wed, 08 May 2024 14:24:13 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=179586 On Friday, April 12, as thousands of coffee professionals were gathered in Chicago for the Specialty Coffee Expo, Saint Louis University junior Firaol Ahmed was lacing up his track shoes...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/04/30/here-are-the-2024-good-food-award-winners-for-coffee/ Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:43:52 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=179527 The winners of the 14th Good Food Awards were named last night in Portland, Oregon, with 14 coffee roasting companies given 16 awards for their high-quality, sustainably sourced roasted coffees....]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/04/29/study-shines-new-light-on-cold-brew-extraction-aroma-and-storage/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:48:30 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=179484 Researchers in China have discovered that cold-brewing coffee using a negative-pressure system can enhance the aromatics of the finished brew. The study also examined how refrigerated storage affected the chemical...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/04/26/ryan-wilbur-and-laila-ghambari-buy-portlands-guilder-and-juniors-roasted-coffee/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:02:09 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=179441 Portland, Oregon-area coffee professionals Ryan Willbur and Laila Ghambari have purchased the progressive and influential sibling coffee businesses, Guilder and Junior’s Roasted Coffee. The married couple plans to maintain existing...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/04/25/empower-coffee-roasters-starts-off-strong-in-mesa-arizona/ Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:56:13 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=179397 At its first brick-and-mortar retail location in Mesa, Arizona, Empower Coffee Roasters is balancing a business model that offers high-quality coffee while also supporting and inspiring girls and women.  The...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/04/24/from-the-2024-sca-expo-new-professional-roasting-equipment/ Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:56:27 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=179355 While robot baristas tend to get a lot of attention, mechanical automation and artificial intelligence may be making faster inroads to the coffee industry through roasting equipment. Many of the...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/04/18/harder-day-coffee-is-making-it-look-easy-in-portland/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:22:56 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=179136 The co-founders of Portland, Oregon-based craft brewery Steeplejack Brewing have plunged headlong into coffee with the Harder Day Coffee Company. Founded by Dustin Harder and Brody Day, the new coffee...]]>