https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/coffee-roasting/by-region-coffee-roasting/southsouthwest-by-region-coffee-roasting/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:46:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/03/11/prairie-house-coffee-opens-shop-at-its-home-roastery-in-orlando/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:16:47 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194920   A little house of roasting in Orlando, Florida, called Prairie House Coffee recently opened the doors to a public coffee bar on-site, marking the second retail outpost for the...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/03/09/daysol-coffee-looks-and-feels-like-a-brewery-in-birmingham/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:14:50 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194952   In a production space in Birmingham, Alabama’s Lakeview District that has housed local breweries for the past 15 years, Daysol Coffee is now open for business. Trading hops and...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/03/02/three-questions-with-wobble-disk-roaster-maker-larry-cotton/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:10:33 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194831 In a roasting world dominated by rotating drums and chambers of propelled hot air, a clever new approach is quietly developing through DIY circles: the wobble disk coffee roaster. With...]]> 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/2026/02/20/caffe-neros-4-7-million-bid-leads-compass-coffee-chapter-11-auction/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:09:27 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194712   Caffè Nero North America emerged as the winning bidder in Compass Coffee’s Chapter 11 sale process this week, with a bid valued at $4,764,988, according to court documents. The...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/11/iwana-coffee-gives-las-vegas-fresh-roasts-of-colombian-gems/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:13:43 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194286   A jackpot of freshly roasted Colombian coffees awaits guests at the sister-owned Iwana Coffee shop in the Las Vegas Arts District, where in-house roasting recently launched.  The cafe opened...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/10/spin-the-wheel-at-counter-culture-coffees-new-brewing-competition-brewlette/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:40:57 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194472   North Carolina-based Counter Culture Coffee is launching a free manual brewing competition series called Brewlette, designed to remove some common barriers to participation among coffee pros and home enthusiasts...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/10/different-hospitality-acquires-boomtown-coffee-in-houston/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:52:47 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194464   A newly formed Houston hospitality group called Different Hospitality has acquired local specialty coffee roaster Boomtown Coffee, according to a firm that brokered the deal.  Financial terms of the...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/09/details-shine-at-filigree-coffees-first-cafe-outside-orlando/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:35:38 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194279   Meticulous preparation and intricate flavors are wired together at Filigree Coffee’s first brick-and-mortar cafe, which opened in Horizon West outside Orlando late last month. Above shiny, brew-colored tile fronting...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/03/joe-van-gogh-joins-fairwave-coffee-collective-in-latest-deal/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:05:51 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194340   FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective is acquiring North Carolina-based roaster and cafe chain Joe Van Gogh Coffee, growing FairWave’s footprint in the region following the 2025 acquisition of Raleigh’s Black...]]>