1+ week, 6+ day ago  (861+ words) Two Central Valley cities are in the running to host what could be the first California locations of one of the nation's fastest-growing coffee chains. 7 Brew Coffee, an Arkansas-based drive-thru chain, has filed development proposals in both Clovis and Visalia…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (209+ words) A Dutch Bros. location on Ashlan Avenue in Fresno will close at the end of June to make way for a new store on an adjacent property. The closure and reopening was confirmed in an email by Jacob Cantu, marketing…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (623+ words) When the pandemic forced Hamed Alghazali to work remotely from his position as a UN policy advisor in New York, he packed up his family and came back to Fresno. What followed was an unlikely pivot " from international development to…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (343+ words) Siraj Coffee House, Visalia's first Yemeni Coffee shop, held its soft opening on April 23. Owners Omar Abdelkhale and Arafat Arrahimi hosted the event out of their newly remodeled storefront on the corner of West Whitendale Avenue and South Mooney Boulevard....

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (405+ words) Yemeni coffee shops are growing in popularity from Fresno to Visalia and beyond. Yemen, which shares a border with Saudi Arabia to its north, is a major coffee distributor. Its port city Al Mokha is the main hub of the…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (684+ words) A long-underused property at the heart of Downtown Fresno's Brewery District is preparing to reintegrate into the neighborhood as a food hub designed to complement a cluster of breweries, entertainment venues and event sites. The Garage, a multi-tenant project on…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago  (276+ words) Fresno's tenth Dutch Bros celebrated its grand opening on Thursday, Dec. 18, caffeinating the southeast corner of Nees Avenue and First Street in a former Boston Market vacant for more than two years. The Boston Market at 637 E. Nees Ave. closed abruptly…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (465+ words) At least five Central Valley Starbucks locations closed last week, part of the latest national cuts by the coffee mega-retailer. Starbucks Coffee Co. is closing an estimated 500 locations and laying off about 900 nonretail employees as part of a turnaround plan....

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (863+ words) California: land of avocado toast, mimosa Saturdays'and a booming coffee culture rivaling Wall Street's Monday mornings. For business owners eyeing the espresso market, the path to opening a coffee shop isn't always smooth. From rising real estate costs to inflation…...