FairWave Coffee Collective

KC’s FairWave Collective acquires legacy North Carolina coffee brand, deepening ties to Triangle region

A Kansas City-based, private equity-backed network of specialty coffee companies — notably including Messenger and The Roasterie coffees — added another brand to its ranks: a 31-year-old, brick-and-mortar mainstay in Chapel Hill and Durham, North Carolina. FairWave Collective announced the acquisition Monday, adding Joe Van Gogh Coffee to its growing collective of 14 coffee, tea,…

KC’s FairWave coffee pours into the Carolinas with latest small-batch roaster acquisition

Joining Midwest-based coffee collective FairWave gives Black & White Coffee Roasters access to the enhanced equipment, resources and network needed to scale the North Carolina business to its potential — while staying true to its values, said Kyle Ramage. “It’s a natural progression that will allow us to build upon our existing foundation and reach…

KC-brewed FairWave chases aromas east, adding Baltimore-area roaster to its coffee collective

Working with a larger, experienced leadership team and collaborating with new specialty coffee friends throughout the FairWave coffee collective will be a total game changer for Maryland-based Ceremony Coffee Roasters, said Ronnie Haas. Ceremony on Monday announced it had joined the family of brands under FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective, which is headquartered in Kansas City…

Isaac Hodges, Messenger Coffee Company, and Dan Trott, FairWave Holdings

Fairwave adds another Minneapolis coffee company to its fresh-brewed collective alongside Messenger, Roasterie

FairWave Coffee Collective has pulled another shot of growth, serving up news Tuesday of its acquisition of a second Minneapolis-based purveyor in as many years.  “We are thrilled to welcome Up Coffee Roasters to the FairWave collective,” Suzanne Gunning, vice president of marketing, said in a release.  The acquisition keeps Kansas City-based FairWave on track with…

Golden Groves

Exclusive listen: Coffee entrepreneur, bandmates tease new music, how they find harmony between notes

Golden Groves was ready to pour its music for audiences in 2020, but when stages across the world — including Boulevardia in Kansas City — went dark, members of the local indie rock band refined their flavor. “Our collective history is with jazz and rock in roll, but we each bring in our own unique musical…