https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/cafe/business-operations/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/03/13/coffee-equipment-giant-bunn-acquired-by-ali-group/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=195194   Ali Group has acquired longtime North American beverage equipment maker Bunn (formerly Bunn-O-Matic). The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.  According to Ali Group, Bunn will operate within...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/03/12/in-colorado-springs-hold-fast-coffee-going-strong-with-reception/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:07:08 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=195035 Hold Fast Coffee Co. is slowing things down at Reception, a new high-end coffee and cocktail bar just steps away from its flagship cafe in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In the...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/03/11/toast-report-shows-lattes-rising-as-drip-coffee-and-cold-brew-slip/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:55:09 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=195138   A new report from Toast suggests U.S. restaurant and cafe customers are increasingly pulling back on staples such as drip coffee, cold brew and traditional teas in favor of...]]> 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/2026/03/10/intelligentsia-enters-fast-lane-with-santa-monica-drive-through/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:04:26 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=195039   Drivers seeking quick pick-me-ups in Santa Monica gained a surprising option this month as Intelligentsia Coffee opened its first drive-through coffee bar. The shop represents Intelligentsia’s first new retail...]]> 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/2026/03/06/coffee-confessionals-invites-guests-to-spill-the-beans-in-la/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:28:25 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194100 Bucking a national trend toward quick service among isolated customers, a community-driven cafe in East Hollywood, Los Angeles, called Coffee Confessionals is wholeheartedly embracing creativity, conversation and connection. “I wanted...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/03/05/royal-cup-moves-to-acquire-farmer-brothers-in-all-cash-deal/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:59:59 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194990   Alabama’s Royal Cup Coffee & Tea plans to acquire Farmer Brothers Coffee Co. in an all-cash deal that would take the publicly traded Texas-based company private. The companies said...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/03/04/luckin-shareholder-centurium-reportedly-ready-to-acquire-blue-bottle/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:22:50 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194956   The controlling shareholder of China’s Luckin Coffee, Centurium Capital, is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire California-born specialty coffee chain Blue Bottle Coffee from Nestlé. Chinese media outlet Yicai...]]> 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...]]>