https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/coffee-roasting/by-region-coffee-roasting/midwest-by-region-coffee-roasting/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:00:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/03/04/arrowroot-coffee-flies-straight-into-downtown-springfield-illinois/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:22:31 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194883 There’s something for everyone and no substitute for quality at Arrowroot Coffee Co., whose first brick-and-mortar cafe opened last month in downtown Springfield, Illinois. Simplicity, transparency and comfort guide the...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/27/fairwave-names-justin-seamonds-ceo-amid-acquisition-led-expansion/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:01:52 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194875   FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective has appointed longtime hospitality executive Justin Seamonds as CEO, as the Kansas City-based specialty coffee “collective” continues its acquisition-driven expansion across multiple U.S. markets. Seamonds,...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/17/mill-city-roasters-unveils-m-series-machines-with-in-house-fabrication/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:45:23 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194572 Minneapolis-based Mill City Roasters recently unveiled its new flagship M-Series line of coffee roasters, available in 6-kilogram, 10-kilogram and 20-kilogram capacities. The new line reflects a massive undertaking behind the...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/04/in-michigan-schuil-coffee-acquires-leelanau-coffee-roasting/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:37:03 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194369   Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Schuil Coffee Company has acquired Northern Michigan roaster-retailer Leelanau Coffee Roasting Co., uniting two of the state’s longest-running specialty coffee brands.  The acquisition includes Leelanau’s Glen...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/01/30/20-u-s-roasters-named-2026-good-food-awards-coffee-finalists/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:23:50 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194240 The Good Food Foundation has announced the 2026 Good Food Awards finalists, including 25 coffees from 20 U.S. roasters in the coffee category. The coffee finalists are part of a...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/01/15/idyll-coffee-roasters-opens-its-ideal-cafe-outside-milwaukee/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:04:17 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=193827   A picture-perfect mix of fresh coffee, baked goods and cozy places to enjoy both has sprung to life in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, with the recent opening of the Idyll Coffee...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/01/05/fairwave-acquires-milwaukees-fiddleheads-coffee/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:54:57 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=193559 FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective has acquired Wisconsin roaster-retailer Fiddleheads Coffee, adding another Midwest brand to its portfolio of specialty coffee companies. Financial terms were not disclosed. Based in Thiensville, Wisconsin,...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2025/12/16/coffee-from-burundi-finds-a-welcoming-home-in-detroit-at-soko-by-baobab-fare/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:08:40 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=192797   Former asylum seekers turned restaurateurs are extending a Burundi-to-Detroit pipeline of food, culture and coffee through Soko by Baobab Fare. Hamissi Mamba and his wife, Nadia Nijimbere, arrived in...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2025/12/16/fable-roasters-comes-to-life-in-st-cloud-minnesota/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:02:05 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=192941   St. Cloud, Minnesota-based Kinder Coffee Lab spun off its roasting operation into a standalone company earlier this year under the name Fable Roasters, with a new production roastery now...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2025/12/03/silverbird-roasting-touches-down-with-first-cafe-in-minneapolis/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:01:03 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=192594   Landing in the Kingfield neighborhood of south Minneapolis is the first brick-and-mortar cafe of the champion-piloted roasting company Silverbird Roasting. Coffees roasted by 2016 U.S. Coffee Roasting Champion and...]]>