https://dailycoffeenews.com/tag/illinois/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Mon, 11 Dec 2023 15:48:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 23960308 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/20/with-media-and-marketplace-startup-u3-coffee-builds-consumer-connections/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:24:40 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174819 A Chicago-area coffee company called U3 Coffee launched this month with ambitious plans to connect consumers more deeply to the coffees in their daily cups.  Coming out of the gate...]]> 174819 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/11/09/intuition-coffee-juice-gives-peoria-a-warm-bear-hug/ Thu, 09 Nov 2023 13:58:50 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=174597 Acting on a strong hunch that Peoria, Illinois, has room for more high-quality, fresh-roasted specialty coffee, Peoria native Ty Paluska returned home to launch Intuition Coffee + Juice. The shop...]]> 174597 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/09/18/new-chicagoland-roaster-angora-coffee-keeps-it-clean/ Mon, 18 Sep 2023 14:11:35 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=173425 A Chicagoland startup roastery called Angora Coffee has opened its doors to the public, sharing a passion for high-quality, single-origin coffees and offering tightly packaged fresh bags to-go.  In the...]]> 173425 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/08/23/with-huge-new-roastery-conscious-cup-coffee-has-growth-in-mind/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:16:06 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=172667 Illinois-based Conscious Cup Coffee Roasters is intently focused on refining its operations through a new coffee roastery and training facility in Crystal Lake.  Approximately 45 miles northwest of Chicago, Conscious...]]> 172667 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/30/fairgrounds-worlds-fair-is-fueling-a-metroburb-in-chicagoland/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:44:23 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=171363 In a sure sign that we are living in the future and that all that was old is new again, Chicagoland’s first “metroburb” is now open, with regional chain Fairgrounds...]]> 171363 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/04/06/with-colombian-roots-magnifico-coffee-makes-marvelous-chicago-debut/ Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:15:56 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=169010 Safely distanced from the touristy hustle and bustle of Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, a Colombian-family-owned coffee shop and roastery called Magnifico Coffee has opened on the city’s north side. “Everything that...]]> 169010 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/04/04/2024-world-brewers-cup-and-cup-tasters-championships-coming-to-chicago/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 16:13:45 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=169297 The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) has announced that two of its seven sanctioned World Coffee Championships — Brewers Cup and Cup Tasters — are coming to Chicago in 2024. The...]]> 169297 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/03/22/five-hoek-coffee-brings-fresh-roasts-to-knoxville/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:35:13 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=168073 Illinois-born Five & Hoek Coffee has drawn a line through the heart of the United States, opening a second roastery cafe in Knoxville, Tennessee.  The handiwork of the owners and...]]> 168073 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/01/10/organized-workers-at-intelligentsias-chicago-bars-ratify-first-contract/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/01/10/organized-workers-at-intelligentsias-chicago-bars-ratify-first-contract/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2023 19:18:50 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=167002 Baristas and shift leaders at Intelligentsia Coffee‘s five Chicago coffee bars ratified their first contract with the company through union representative IBEW Local 1220. It is the first high-profile ratified...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/01/10/organized-workers-at-intelligentsias-chicago-bars-ratify-first-contract/feed/ 1 167002 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2022/12/20/synesso-owner-middleby-corporation-acquires-marco-beverage-systems/ Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:37:08 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=166640 Elgin, Illinois-based foodservice equipment giant Middleby Corporation has acquired Marco Beverage Systems, a prominent maker of water heating and coffee brewing systems in the specialty coffee industry. The financial terms of...]]> 166640