https://dailycoffeenews.com/tag/minneapolis/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:55:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/12/19/mill-city-roasters-launches-2-kilo-electric-roaster-the-mcr-2e/ Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:20:09 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175514 Minneapolis-based roasting equipment maker Mill City Roasters has launched the MCR-2E, the company’s largest and most advanced electric-heat roaster to date.  The 2-kilo-capacity MCR-2E pairs UL-listed 5,000 watt heating elements...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/12/15/mill-city-roasters-launches-roastpath-software-and-sharing-platform/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:07:29 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=175443 Minneapolis-based coffee roasting equipment company Mill City Roasters this month officially launched RoastPath, a software package and community-focused platform for coffee roasters that’s six years in the making. Core features...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/10/the-original-caribou-coffee-shop-in-minnesota-is-closing/ Fri, 10 Nov 2023 14:18:45 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174752 [Note: This story has been updated since its original publication to include a comment from Caribou Coffee.] The original Caribou Coffee location, which opened nearly 31 years ago in Edina, Minnesota,...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/05/03/minnesota-based-folly-and-philtera-join-fairwave-coffee-group/ Wed, 03 May 2023 16:02:21 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=170081 Kansas City, Missouri-based FairWave Holdings has made undisclosed investments in two Minnesota-born coffee companies, Folly Coffee and Philtera Cold Brewed Coffees. FairWave, which launched in 2020 with ownership stakes in Kansas...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/04/11/nonprofit-wildflyer-coffee-flies-east-into-saint-paul/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/04/11/nonprofit-wildflyer-coffee-flies-east-into-saint-paul/#comments Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:54:28 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=169347 Minneapolis-based specialty coffee purveyor and youth-focused nonprofit Wildflyer Coffee has expanded into a second location, called Wildflyer East, in Saint Paul.  The opening is in collaboration with another local nonprofit,...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/04/11/nonprofit-wildflyer-coffee-flies-east-into-saint-paul/feed/ 1 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/03/29/tapestry-coffee-looms-large-in-lakeville-minnesota/ Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:20:44 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=169058 A Minneapolis-area coffee business has unfolded anew under the name Tapestry Coffee, featuring new ownership, a remodeled cafe, a revamped coffee program and in-house roasting. Previously known as Mainstreet Coffee,...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/02/16/sk-coffee-rides-again-with-second-twin-cities-cafe/ Thu, 16 Feb 2023 18:41:00 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=167931 The Dala Horse of Minnesota is trotting through the winner’s circle this winter, as St. Paul-based SK Coffee has opened its second Twin Cities retail shop. On a bustling corner...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2022/11/08/in-the-twin-cities-bootstrap-rewrites-itself-as-backstory-coffee-roasters/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2022/11/08/in-the-twin-cities-bootstrap-rewrites-itself-as-backstory-coffee-roasters/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:23:33 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=165486 Having found firm footing over the past eight years throughout Minnesota’s Twin Cities, the company formerly known as Bootstrap Coffee Roasters is writing a new chapter with a fresh brand...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2022/11/08/in-the-twin-cities-bootstrap-rewrites-itself-as-backstory-coffee-roasters/feed/ 1 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2022/09/19/inaugural-minnesota-roaster-showcase-coming-to-saint-paul-in-october/ Mon, 19 Sep 2022 15:01:57 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=164270 With the United States Coffee Championships preliminary competitions taking place for the first time in Minneapolis next month, the local specialty coffee community is rallying for a free one-day event in...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2022/07/25/dunn-brothers-coffee-acquired-by-franchise-specialist-gala-capital-partners/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 19:22:53 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=163149 Franchise-focused private investment firm Gala Capital Partners has acquired the Minnesota-based coffee chain Dunn Brothers Coffee, which currently has 59 franchise locations in seven states. The terms of the sale...]]>