https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/coffee-roasting/by-region-coffee-roasting/midwest-by-region-coffee-roasting/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:08:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/08/19/second-annual-michigan-roast-retreat-coming-to-ann-arbor/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:42:08 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=181899 Ann Arbor, Michigan-based roaster and retailer Dozer Coffee is playing host to the second annual Michigan Roast Retreat, a daytime coffee event designed both for consumers and coffee businesses taking...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/08/07/roast-summit-is-coming-to-the-chicago-area-in-october/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:21:05 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=181642 Join Roast magazine for the next Roast Summit, an exclusively in-person event taking place on Oct. 24-25, in Schaumburg, Illinois. We’re excited to bring this event to the Midwest for...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/07/31/upper-michigan-trailblazer-velodrome-coffee-acquired-by-mqt-hospitality/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:41:01 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=181459 Upper Michigan-based Velodrome Coffee Company has been acquired by MQT Hospitality, the owner of Marquette-based 231 West Patisserie and the Cruisin’ Coffee. The MQT businesses had been longstanding clients of...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/07/12/brazilian-pilot-and-illinois-coffee-entrepreneur-juliana-turchetti-dies-fighting-fire/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:56:59 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=181069 Juliana Turchetti, a trailblazing Brazilian aerial firefighter and owner of Springfield, Illinois-based Aviatori Coffee, died Wednesday while fighting a fire in Montana. Working on behalf of Idaho-based company Dauntless Air,...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/06/24/northeast-ohios-calico-jack-coffee-roasters-pounces-into-first-cafe/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:29:59 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=180636 A swashbuckling coffee company near the shores of Lake Erie called Calico Jack Coffee Roasters has raised the flag on its first brick-and-mortar cafe.  A wall-size rendition of the company’s...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/06/13/blueprint-coffee-has-big-plans-for-its-new-roastery-in-st-louis/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 14:17:08 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=180179 Specialty coffee company Blueprint Coffee is ready for a high rise in production with the opening of a new roastery and forthcoming headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri.  Inside an 11,000-square-foot...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/06/03/black-beach-coffee-is-making-waves-in-minneapolis/ Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:57:04 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=180211 A former Nike global brand director is embarking on a new creative voyage, opening a company called Black Beach Coffee in Minneapolis. The coffee roasting brand is looking to pop...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/05/08/three-questions-with-firaol-ahmed-of-moii-coffee/ Wed, 08 May 2024 14:24:13 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=179586 On Friday, April 12, as thousands of coffee professionals were gathered in Chicago for the Specialty Coffee Expo, Saint Louis University junior Firaol Ahmed was lacing up his track shoes...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/04/16/in-michigan-mo-cocos-rural-roasts-offers-full-city-and-much-more/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:48:16 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=179050 The mother-daughter team of Maureen and Chloe Woods has brought the wide world of specialty coffee home to the small town of Merrill, Michigan, with the opening of their roastery...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/03/18/blk-bold-founders-launch-nonprofit-to-expand-youth-impact/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:59:26 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=178579 The founders of Des Moines, Iowa-based coffee company BLK & Bold have launched a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, making way for direct donations while outlining a 20-year plan for social impact....]]>