2025 was an exceptionally weird year to start a coffee roasting business in the United States.
Coffee prices were already elevated, pushed by climate change, labor constraints, higher production costs and other pressures. Then came the Trump administration’s capricious tariffs, throwing new uncertainty into green coffee buying and selling, with ripple effects that reached everything from roastery equipment to packaging and other basics.
At the same time, as many households across the United States tightened their belts, the threat of of slower sales of high-quality specialty coffee has lingered.
And yet, from coast to coast, coffee people pushed forward with their best-laid plans, blazing into business with courage and optimism, betting that consumers’ undying love for freshly roasted coffee will conquer all.
Across the country, new roasters introduced coffees sourced with care, roasted with precision and packaged with personality. Here are 26 new roasters to support in 2026.
Daily Coffee News’ 2025 Year in Review is our annual look back at the people, places and ideas that shaped coffee this year. Read the full series.
10-Year-Old Upstate NY Brewery Sprouts Common Roots Coffee
In the foothills of the Adirondacks in upstate New York, a fresh coffee business called Common Roots Coffee is shooting up like a sapling alongside its well-established craft brewing parent tree, Common Roots Brewing… read more
Image by Jess Mead and Nolan Murphy, courtesy of Common Roots.
Stray Cat Coffee Finds a Home in Baker City, Oregon
A new roasting company in Eastern Oregon’s Baker City called Stray Cat Coffee is scratching its way into homes and local businesses… read more
Florida’s Musa Coffee Makes a Splash with Coffees Grown and Roasted in Colombia
University of Florida men’s swim team captain Joaquin Gonzalez Pinero is diving deeper into the family business of specialty coffee with the launch of Musa Coffee, a roasting, wholesale and e-commerce company specializing in Colombian coffees… read more
In Cleveland, Peristyle Coffee Wants to Be a Pillar of Quality
Charlie Eisenstat, a towering figure in the fertile Cleveland specialty coffee scene, is the architect of a new roasting company called Peristyle Coffee… read more
Image courtesy of Peristyle Coffee Roasters.
West Lou Coffee is Brewing a Future For Louisville’s West End
Louisville, Kentucky-based small batch roasting company West Lou Coffee made its first big move in late 2024, relocating from a food business incubator kitchen into a dedicated roastery… read more
From Australia, Caffeine Control Coffee Brings Balance to the Boost
Launched in Australia by 2013 World Barista Champion Pete Licata and seasoned coffee competitor Maria Licata, Caffeine Control commenced direct-to-consumer sales this month with four blends… read more
Dekáf Coffee Roasters Seeks 100% Quality with Little to No Caffeine
Marketing and design specialist Khanh Nguyen and Jaho Coffee Founder Anil Mezini launched online sales last month, offering nine single-origin decaf coffees plus six blends… read more
Madcap’s Dito Coffee Casts a Wider Sourcing Net for Lower Prices
Michigan-based quality-focused roasting company Madcap Coffee recently launched a sibling brand called Dito Coffee, featuring playful pink branding and a more comfortable price point for many consumers… read more
Photo courtesy of Madcap Coffee.
Katï Coffee Kindles Curiosity in Georgetown, Texas
A studious new roasting company in Georgetown, Texas, called Katï Coffee is opening its doors for tours, tastings and more. Launched last summer just north of Austin, the immigrant-owned roastery is proving that good things come in threes… read more
Frequent Coffee Regularly Turning Out High-Quality Decaf in San Diego
From the buzzy San Diego enclave of Ocean Beach, a new company called Frequent Coffee is launching with a mission to keep strong, tight-ratio brews flowing freely with an emphasis on high-quality decaf… read more
From Massachusetts, Wavelength Coffee Signals Sustainability
With an electric Air-Motion Roasters machine, steel can packaging, a recycling program for its plastic green coffee sack liners and nearly half of its energy drawn directly from solar power, the company is striving to minimize the environmental footprint at home… read more
Photo courtesy of Wavelength Coffee Roasters.
Sugar Leaf Coffee Roasters Sweetens the Scene in Milwaukee
A new standalone specialty coffee roaster called Sugar Leaf Coffee Roasterie is unfurling from its home base in Milwaukee, with industry veteran Steven Kessler at the helm.. read more
The Breaks Gets Cracking at Larger Sioux Falls Roastery
Ready for a bigger break into South Dakota and beyond, Sioux Falls-based The Breaks Coffee Roasting is more than doubling its roasting capacity while spreading out production tasks in a larger roasting facility less than a mile from its original space… read more
Courtesy of The Breaks.
Former USAID Employee Launches First Light Coffee in Maryland
“Since starting First Light, former colleagues have reached out with connections to coffee-growing communities, and I’m excited to build on that,” Leverich, whose USAID work centered on crisis response and humanitarian communications, told Daily Coffee News… read more
Red Bird Roasting Flies High in Kelowna, B.C.
Specialty coffee and craft beer, two beverage birds of a feather, are flocking together in Kelowna, British Columbia, with Red Bird Roasting opening inside the Vice and Virtue Brewing building… read more
Unwind Cafe Rolls Out House Roasts at the University of Pittsburgh
The aroma of freshly roasted coffee is mingling with the late summer breezes at the University of Pittsburgh with the launch of Unwind, a new cafe supported by an on-campus roastery… read more
Compass Point Drops a Pin on the Specialty Map of Pennsylvania
Founded by a pair of musicians and their spouses, the 540-square-foot shop features a San Franciscan SF-25 machine behind the small service counter. Freshly roasted coffees result in espresso-based drinks, drip and cold brews with house-made syrups served alongside locally sourced pastries… read more
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Tracer Coffee Draws Straight Lines from Colombia to Charleston, S.C.
Focused on direct trade and Colombian origin storytelling, Tracer Coffee formally launched last year courtesy of business partners Gina Cordoba, who is based in Charleston, and Eduardo Calle, who is based in Antioquia… read more
Placer Roasting Opens a Place for Tasting in California Gold Country
There’s gold in them thar beans, and a new Northern California roaster called Placer Roasting Company is extracting it for guests inside its new roastery tasting room… read more
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Archer & Co. Aims for the Hearts of Northern Kentucky Coffee Drinkers
A trio of women in Hebron, Kentucky, decided to shoot their shot with the launch of Archer & Co. Roasters, a new small-batch direct-to-consumer and wholesale roasting company… read more
Cielo Coffee Roasters Takes Flight at Penrose in Kansas City
The clouds have parted and the runway is clear for a new boutique coffee roaster outside Kansas City, Missouri, called Cielo Coffee Roasters… read more
In Missouri, NūStory Coffee Expands the Guatemalan Coffee Narrative
A coffee roasting company based in southwestern Missouri called NūStory Coffee recently launched with a distinct focus on high-quality coffees from Guatemala… read more
Photo courtesy of Nūstory.
From Tampa, Paul John Indian Caffeine Perks Up Perceptions of Quality
The granddaughter of an Indian coffee plantation owner is hoping to change certain preconceived notions in the United States with the launch of Paul John Indian Caffeine Co. in Tampa, Florida… read more
Here’s The Story on New High-End Coffee Seller Untold Coffee Lab
The company, which roasts and ships from Rochester, New York, is emerging from a soft-launch period, offering auction microlot coffees, award-winning coffees and other high-end coffees… read more
Fable Roasters Comes to Life in St. Cloud, Minnesota
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 up and running… read more
Standing Wave Coffee Aims to Beat the Rush in Pittsburgh
Paddling into Pittsburgh with fresh roasts and quality brews is Standing Wave Coffee, a new cafe with a Probat P12 machine humming on site and a strong connection to the great outdoors… read more
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