https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/cafe/by-region/northwest/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:59:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 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/2026/02/25/barista-magazine-hosting-camp-coffee-shop-in-napa/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:18:08 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194813   Registration opened today (Feb. 25) for the inaugural Camp Coffee Shop, a four-day business education event in Napa Valley, California, for current and aspiring coffee shop owners and other...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/16/nudibranch-coffee-surfaces-with-thai-flavors-in-seattle/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:17:10 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194559   Coffee is riding a wave of Thai spices and culture at a new cafe at the south end of Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood with the recent opening of Nudibranch...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2025/12/23/2025-year-in-review-10-new-west-coast-coffee-shops/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:48:09 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=193036 Whether to Mexico, Vietnam, Ukraine or outer space, new coffee shops that opened this year up and down the West Coast showed specialty coffee’s power to deepen connections to places...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2025/10/29/coffee-shops-step-up-as-federal-government-ends-food-assistance-funding/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:41:04 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=191955   As the U.S. government shamelessly cuts off its largest food assistance program for citizens most in need, some coffee purveyors are stepping up to help fill the gap.  Specialty...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2025/10/23/seattle-served-some-mexican-coffee-flair-at-cafe-calaveras/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:00:57 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=191699   A colorful third space celebrating Mexican culture through coffee, Café Calaveras is now open just east of downtown Seattle in Yesler Terrace. Bursting with flowers, plants and textural patterns...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2025/10/22/with-a-new-name-watershed-coffee-roasters-reaches-bend/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 19:46:05 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=191644   With an in-house roasting operation just as fresh as its new brand, Bend, Oregon-based Watershed Coffee Roasters is finding its flow. Previously known as the Bend location of Looney...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2025/10/06/scenes-from-the-inaugural-portland-coffee-festival/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:22:17 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=191376 The inaugural Portland Coffee Festival brought hundreds of coffee enthusiasts from Oregon and beyond to the coffee-dense Buckman neighborhood over the weekend. Produced by Roast magazine, the event was a true...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2025/09/29/report-u-s-coffee-shop-coffee-prices-are-rising/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:16:53 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=191102 Hot coffee and cold brew prices on U.S. coffee shop menus are rising rapidly, according to new private point-of-sale data spanning tens of thousands of cafes. The restaurant and cafe...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2025/09/25/starbucks-cutting-900-non-retail-jobs-and-closing-more-stores/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:03:13 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=191168 Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks is planning to lay off 900 U.S. corporate staff members tomorrow morning, according to an open letter from CEO Brian Niccol. “Unless your job specifically requires...]]>