This 12 months, dozens of recent services devoted to roasting specialty espresso opened throughout the US. Whereas some are led by seasoned business veterans and others by newcomers, almost all the companies have said a dedication to high quality and sustainable sourcing as core priorities.
Nation-specific applications launched with connections to Peru, Puerto Rico, Guatemala and extra, whereas a number of new firms this 12 months are catering to demand within the luxe espresso market, browning high-priced competitors winners in addition to coffees subjected to evermore creative processing strategies.
Persevering with DCN’s 2024 12 months in Evaluation, listed here are 25 thrilling new roasters and roasteries to help in 2025. For all the most recent espresso roasting information, subscribe to the DCN Publication.
West Coast
Good Espresso is All Smiles with New Roasting Operation in LA
The idea comes from a trio of seasoned LA-based espresso professionals — Chris Owens, Doug Meils and Elliott Lau — every of whom has ties to the influential former espresso model Good-looking Espresso Roasters… learn extra
Good Espresso Roasters Homeowners Chris Owens, Doug Meils and Elliot Lau. Courtesy picture.
With New Roastery, the Sky is Clear for Pink Cloud Espresso in LA
The forecast is wanting sunny for Southern California-based Pink Cloud Espresso, which lately moved from shared roasting facility and into a non-public roastery with a model new and vibrant pink Primo Roasting Gear Ranger-Xr5 machine… learn extra
The brand new Primo machine inside the brand new Pink Cloud Espresso roastery in Southern California. Courtesy picture.
San Diego Espresso Legend Returns with Chuck’s Roast and Patton Consulting
Chuck Patton, who based San Diego’s Chicken Rock Espresso Roasters in 2002 and grew it into an award-winning roastery and small cafe chain, final month launched a boutique roasting model referred to as Chuck’s Roast. The sibling enterprise is Patton Espresso Consulting, via which Patton will provide cuppings, espresso evaluations, roasting courses and different providers… learn extra
Chuck Patton on the helm of a Giesen WS1 inside a shared area on the Espresso Cycle roastery in San Diego. Courtesy picture.
British Columbia Startup Kea Espresso Roasters Affords Lots to Discover
Canadian specialty espresso hatchling Kea Espresso Roasters has unfold its wings in mountainous British Columbia, providing freshly roasted coffees guided by a spirit of curiosity… learn extra
A lineup of Kea Espresso Roasters coffees. Courtesy picture.
Groovy Goose Espresso Takes Flight in San Carlos, California
Like water’s curved course via a gooseneck kettle’s spout, Groovy Goose Espresso has wound its method right into a everlasting roastery and low store within the San Francisco Bay Space… learn extra
Groovy Goose coffees on show on the new store in San Carlos. Courtesy picture.
LA Roaster Angelino’s Espresso is Shopping for the World’s Most Prized Coffees at All Prices
In an unprecedented high-end shopping for spree, California roasting firm Angelino’s Espresso has bought all 11 top-scoring coffees from the 2024 Cup of Excellence (CoE) program… learn extra
Contained in the cupping and high quality management lab on the Angelino’s Espresso roastery in Los Angeles. Courtesy picture.
The Origin Story of Turtle Island Espresso in Victoria, B.C.
A brand new Indigenous-owned espresso firm based mostly in Victoria, British Columbia, referred to as Turtle Island Espresso has launched with the objective of exposing extra individuals to prime quality specialty espresso and Indigenous tradition… learn extra
Luggage of Turtle Island Espresso. Courtesy picture.
Outer Darkish Espresso Lights Up its First Cafe in Tacoma
A brand new espresso roasting firm referred to as Outer Darkish Espresso based by Seattle craft beer business veteran Mike Murphy simply opened a restaurant in downtown Tacoma, Washington… learn extra
Inside the brand new Outer Darkish Espresso store in Tacoma, Washington. Courtesy picture.
San Francisco’s Sāe Espresso Units Sights on Superluxe Coffees
Sāe is at present main an unprecedented crowdsourced shopping for alternative, whereby anybody can contribute $125 with the promise of receiving a 150-gram tin of Ecuador Cup of Excellence-winning espresso and associated perks… learn extra
Sāe Espresso Studio Founders Luis “Luchi” Pincay and Christina Minju at The Crown in Oakland, California. Courtesy picture.
From a Renovated Farm in Puerto Rico Comes Cafe Don Mateo
A brand new espresso firm referred to as Cafe Don Mateo lately launched with direct gross sales of espresso that’s grown and roasted in in Puerto Rico… learn extra
A rainbow view at Hacienda Don Mateo in Puerto Rico. Courtesy picture.
Sacramento’s Opal Espresso Membership Introducing One Espresso Gem at a Time
Sacramento, California-based Camellia Espresso Roasters has launched an impartial sub-brand referred to as the Opal Espresso Membership, designed to advertise distinctive coffees which may not match into Camellia’s regular roster… learn extra
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Southwest / Mountains
Odd Field Espresso Stacks Up In Santa Fe
Sourcing high-quality and traceable inexperienced coffees, Santa Fe-based Odd Field brings the espresso profession of founder Tom Patton full circle… learn extra
The Odd Field roastery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Courtesy picture.
New Roaster Theo’s Roast Opens its Doorways North of Dallas-Fort Value
A brand new Ethiopian-owned roasting firm referred to as Theo’s Roast is bringing recent roasts of high-quality greens to the north Dallas-Fort Value suburbs… learn extra
Luggage of Theo’s Roast coffees. Courtesy picture.
Powder Hounds Espresso Affords Peak Freshness in Park Metropolis, Utah
Based by avid skier and kids’s yoga teacher Mark Robinson, the corporate lately launched with a collection of blends and single-origin coffees that borrow names from the snowboarding and yoga lexicons, together with darkly roasted Brazilian espresso named Heli Drop and a Warrior II mix… learn extra
Contained in the Powder Hounds Espresso roastery in Park Metropolis, Utah. Courtesy picture.
Pomarrosa Espresso Lab in Denver Finds Magnificence in Espresso and Life
A brand new small-batch roasting firm in Denver referred to as Pomarrosa Espresso Lab (Instagram) is extending a household legacy in espresso that spans greater than three many years and touches three generations… learn extra
Pomarrosa Espresso Founder Sebastian Legner on the current Roast Summit Chicago. Picture by Daniel Mendoza.
Central
Sputnik Espresso Goes Supernova with Large New Roastery Cafe in Chicago
The brand new 2,000-square-foot cafe boasts pink Mazzer grinders and a white La Marzocco espresso machine mirroring the intense pink shade of a 60-kilo-capacity IMF roaster and 6 white silos seen via a 25-foot glass wall… learn extra
Inside the brand new Sputnik Espresso roastery and cafe in South SIde Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood. Courtesy picture.
Blueprint Espresso Has Massive Plans for its New Roastery in St. Louis
Inside an 11,000-square-foot constructing that previously housed a Kroger grocery retailer within the Tiffany neighborhood, the brand new roastery is exponentially growing Blueprint’s roasting and storage capacities, whereas permitting for a brand new cafe, bakery and places of work… learn extra
Picture by Roy Brady, courtesy of Blueprint Espresso.
In Michigan, Mo Coco’s Rural Roasts Affords Full Metropolis and A lot Extra
The mother-daughter staff of Maureen and Chloe Woods has introduced the extensive world of specialty espresso dwelling to the small city of Merrill, Michigan, with the opening of their roastery cafe and bakery, Mo Coco’s Rural Roasts… learn extra
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New Day Dawns for Monday Espresso with Flagship Roastery Cafe in Chicago
At one finish of the brand new bar, in full view of company, is the 1994 Probat L5 roaster that Monday bought from its earlier roasted espresso provider, Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Littlefoot Espresso… learn extra
Monday Espresso Founders Felton Kizer and Amanda Christine on the new store in Chicago. Courtesy picture.
East
Look Alive Espresso Springs to Life in St. Petersburg, Florida
Heads up, espresso drinkers in St. Petersburg, Florida: A brand new roasting firm referred to as Look Alive Espresso is kicking out recent roasts with a splash of surf and punk perspective… learn extra
The Look Alive Espresso roastery in St. Petersburg, Florida. Courtesy picture.
From Peru, Artidoro Rodriguez Café Makes US Launch
Peruvian espresso roaster and exporter Artidoro Rodriguez Café lately launched in the US, opening a espresso bar in Virginia whereas promoting wholesale roasted coffees. The corporate can be planning to launch a U.S. importing enterprise for inexperienced coffees later this 12 months… learn extra
Bagged roasted coffees from Artidoro Rodriguez Café. Courtesy picture.
Charlotte’s Pure Intentions Espresso Loyal to Wholesale with Large New Roastery
Increasing its unadulterated pursuit of high quality wholesale espresso and repair in and round North Carolina, Pure Intentions Espresso lately inaugurated a 16,000-square-foot manufacturing headquarters in southwest Charlotte… learn extra
The brand new Probat roaster contained in the Pure Intentions Espresso headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina. Courtesy picture.
Maryland’s Aveley Farms Espresso Vegetation New Roastery Alongside Beer and Pizza
Aveley Farms Espresso Roasters is heading right into a bountiful winter with the opening of its new roastery and low bar, a part of an all-day espresso, beer and pizza collaboration simply exterior Baltimore in Timonium, Maryland… learn extra
The brand new Aveley Farms Espresso roastery in Timonium, Maryland. Courtesy picture.
RocketCup Espresso is Gas for Revitalization in Western NY
After months of counting down, RocketCup Espresso is taking off with a brand new roastery and “speakeasy” idea at its dwelling within the small Western New York village of Cattaraugus… learn extra
On the new Rocket Cup roastery and “speakeasy” within the Village of Cha in Western New York. Courtesy picture.
Inclusive Roastery Improvements Give 321 Espresso Liftoff in Raleigh
The corporate’s rising roasting operation now helps a number of 321 retail areas within the Raleigh-Durham space, whereas offering instruments that permit workers with mental and developmental disabilities to succeed… learn extra
Accessible know-how was made potential on the 321 roastery via partnerships with tech large Lenovo and the nonprofit Have interaction NC. Courtesy picture.
