https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/cafe/by-region/northwest/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Thu, 03 Aug 2023 14:27:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 23960308 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/08/02/roaster-retailers-kaldis-coffee-and-dancing-goats-coffee-merge/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/08/02/roaster-retailers-kaldis-coffee-and-dancing-goats-coffee-merge/#respond Wed, 02 Aug 2023 15:12:30 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=172631 St. Louis, Missouri-based Kaldi’s Coffee and Washington State/Atlanta-based Dancing Goats Coffee (formerly also known as Batdorf & Bronson) have merged, Kaldi’s announced this week. The deal brings together two roasting...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/08/02/roaster-retailers-kaldis-coffee-and-dancing-goats-coffee-merge/feed/ 0 172631 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/19/portland-coffee-legend-jim-roberts-of-coffee-people-dies/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/19/portland-coffee-legend-jim-roberts-of-coffee-people-dies/#respond Wed, 19 Jul 2023 16:15:33 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=172192 Oregon coffee pioneer Jim Roberts, the co-founder of the iconic chain Coffee People who is often credited with opening coffee’s first drive-through, died Monday. He was 74. “There’s a hole...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/19/portland-coffee-legend-jim-roberts-of-coffee-people-dies/feed/ 0 172192 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/11/fonte-coffee-roaster-raises-the-bar-in-downtown-seattle/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/11/fonte-coffee-roaster-raises-the-bar-in-downtown-seattle/#respond Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:54:17 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=171713 After more than three decades of providing freshly roasted coffees to cafe and restaurant bars throughout the United States, Seattle roasting outfit Fonté Coffee Roaster has significantly raised its own...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/11/fonte-coffee-roaster-raises-the-bar-in-downtown-seattle/feed/ 0 171713 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/22/juniors-expands-in-portland-releases-cost-of-production-template/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/22/juniors-expands-in-portland-releases-cost-of-production-template/#respond Thu, 22 Jun 2023 13:15:32 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=171269 Portland, Oregon-based roasting company Junior’s Roasted Coffee (JRC) has published its in-house tools used to ascertain green coffee producers’ costs of production. The public sharing is intended to support more...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/22/juniors-expands-in-portland-releases-cost-of-production-template/feed/ 0 171269 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/05/24/spokane-chain-wake-up-call-moves-into-tri-cities-through-black-rock-acquisitions/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/05/24/spokane-chain-wake-up-call-moves-into-tri-cities-through-black-rock-acquisitions/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 18:15:26 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=170671 Spokane, Washington-based coffee chain Wake Up Call is now echoing throughout the state’s Tri-Cities region through the acquisition of more than a dozen Black Rock Coffee Bar locations. Portland, Oregon-based...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/05/24/spokane-chain-wake-up-call-moves-into-tri-cities-through-black-rock-acquisitions/feed/ 0 170671 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/04/06/city-of-everett-approves-500k-settlement-in-bikini-barista-case/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/04/06/city-of-everett-approves-500k-settlement-in-bikini-barista-case/#respond Thu, 06 Apr 2023 17:25:25 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=169413 After a United States district court ruled that portions of a city ordinance addressing “bikini barista” stands unfairly targeted women, the City of Everett, Washington, has agreed to pay $500,000...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/04/06/city-of-everett-approves-500k-settlement-in-bikini-barista-case/feed/ 0 169413 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/03/15/class-action-suit-alleges-coffee-chain-dutch-bros-misled-investors/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/03/15/class-action-suit-alleges-coffee-chain-dutch-bros-misled-investors/#comments Wed, 15 Mar 2023 18:05:59 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=168814 A class action lawsuit filed this month alleges that the coffee roasting and retail chain Dutch Bros misled investors in 2022, resulting in financial injuries to shareholders. Filed by class...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/03/15/class-action-suit-alleges-coffee-chain-dutch-bros-misled-investors/feed/ 1 168814 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/02/14/go-fund-bean-wage-survey-identifies-disparities-in-pay-benefits/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/02/14/go-fund-bean-wage-survey-identifies-disparities-in-pay-benefits/#respond Tue, 14 Feb 2023 18:44:38 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=167942 Nearly half (49%) of hourly workers in the coffee retail and roasting industries “cannot comfortably pay their bills every month,” according to the results of the inaugural coffee industry wage...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/02/14/go-fund-bean-wage-survey-identifies-disparities-in-pay-benefits/feed/ 0 167942 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/01/27/proud-mary-coffee-selling-best-of-panama-winner-for-150-per-cup/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/01/27/proud-mary-coffee-selling-best-of-panama-winner-for-150-per-cup/#respond Fri, 27 Jan 2023 21:17:43 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=167476 A company not known to shy away from expensive coffees, Australian-born Proud Mary Coffee is launching its most expensive coffee ever. In fact, the coffee may be the world’s most...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/01/27/proud-mary-coffee-selling-best-of-panama-winner-for-150-per-cup/feed/ 0 167476 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/01/09/portlands-nossa-familia-coffee-launches-roasting-operation-in-brazil/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/01/09/portlands-nossa-familia-coffee-launches-roasting-operation-in-brazil/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2023 17:16:50 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=166926 Vertically integrated, Oregon-based coffee roasting company Nossa Familia Coffee has launched a roasting operation in Brazil. The move completes a coffee circle for Brazilian-born Nossa Familia Founder Augusto Carneiro, whose...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/01/09/portlands-nossa-familia-coffee-launches-roasting-operation-in-brazil/feed/ 1 166926