https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/cafe/by-region/southsouthwest/ 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/2026/03/11/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/2026/02/27/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/2026/02/25/black-sheep-plans-20-more-north-texas-stores-as-chain-landscape-heats-up/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:10:16 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194804   UK-born coffee chain Black Sheep Coffee is preparing a major push in the United States through a 20-unit franchise agreement for North Texas with one of its existing UK...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/23/caffeto-specialty-coffee-crafts-a-colombia-carolina-connection/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:47:29 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194118   With coffee sourced from the founders’ family farm in Colombia, roasted nearby in Manizales and shipped to North Carolina every two weeks, Caffeto Specialty Coffee has opened its first...]]> 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/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...]]>