Daily Coffee News

What Daily Coffee News does

Daily Coffee News is a B2B digital news publication serving specialty coffee professionals across North America and international markets. Founded in 2012 and operated as Daily Coffee News LLC, the company produces daily editorial content covering roasting operations, retail/cafe activity, green coffee origin and sustainability, and broader industry corporate news. The publication maintains an English-language site at dailycoffeenews.com and a dedicated Español section for Spanish-speaking coffee professionals, with categorized regional coverage spanning the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.

The company's core product is its web publishing platform, supplemented by an email newsletter subscription service (E-News) and an associated job board at CoffeeIndustryJobs.com. The underlying technology stack is a standard CMS-driven digital publishing operation with no disclosed proprietary AI/ML, data, or platform infrastructure beyond content syndication via RSS, website, email, and social channels (Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram). Editorial coverage is led by an editor (Nick Brown) and associate editor (Howard Bryman), indicating a lean newsroom operation.

The business model is a hybrid advertising-plus-subscription trade media operation. Revenue is generated primarily through display advertising sold to coffee equipment manufacturers (Loring, La Marzocco), green coffee importers (Atlas Coffee Importers, Cafe Imports, Royal Coffee), industry service providers (Coffee Equipment Pros), and trade associations (National Coffee Association). Secondary revenue streams include newsletter subscriptions and the job board, which provides recruitment monetization. The company pursues product-led growth through content marketing, with no enterprise sales motion disclosed, and extends reach through event media sponsorships such as the World Coffee Innovation Summit.

Name

Daily Coffee News

Legal name

Daily Coffee News LLC

Website

https://dailycoffeenews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Daily Coffee News is a B2B digital news publication serving specialty coffee professionals with daily editorial coverage of roasting, retail, origin, and industry news, supported by advertising, newsletter subscriptions, and an affiliated job board.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Trade Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Food, Cooking & Beverage Magazines (MPAJAEAF)

Keywords

• Specialty coffee news
• Coffee industry journalism
• Coffee trade media
• Coffee roaster news
• Coffee industry jobs

Headquarters

HQ city

Madison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Advertising: Revenue generated through advertising partnerships with coffee industry companies including equipment manufacturers, green coffee importers, roasters, and service providers. The site prominently displays advertising partner logos and runs display advertisements.
2. Subscriptions: The site offers newsletter subscriptions and a job board (CoffeeIndustryJobs.com) suggesting subscription-based revenue from industry professionals seeking employment and news.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Daily Coffee News is a B2B digital news publication that delivers daily-updated business journalism covering roasting operations, cafe/retail, coffee origin and farming, and broader industry events for specialty coffee professionals. The platform offers categorized content on its website, an opt-in email newsletter (Weekly Coffee News), and an associated job board (CoffeeIndustryJobs.com) for industry hiring. Revenue is generated through display advertising sold to coffee equipment manufacturers, green coffee importers, roasters, and trade associations, supplemented by newsletter subscriptions.

Product overview

Daily Coffee News is a news publication operated by Roast Magazine serving specialty coffee professionals. The company offers a single unified digital news platform covering roasting operations, retail cafe operations, coffee origin/sourcing, and broader coffee industry news. The primary product is the daily-updated website featuring articles, columns, and industry coverage, supplemented by an email newsletter subscription service and an associated job board (CoffeeIndustryJobs.com).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Daily Coffee News Website Daily-updated digital news website for specialty coffee professionals, organized into categories including Roasting, Retail, Origin, Industry, Español (Spanish-language), Columns, and Jobs. Provides industry news, market intelligence, regulatory/policy updates, equipment news, and sustainability coverage.
• Weekly Coffee News Email Newsletter Recurring email newsletter subscription delivering weekly specialty coffee industry news, columns, and career opportunities to industry professionals.
• CoffeeIndustryJobs.com Job Board Online job board for the specialty coffee industry, listing career opportunities in roasting, cafe operations, and related fields.

Quantifiable outcome

• Coverage of major industry events including World Coffee Innovation Summit, SCA competitions, and USDA reports

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• World Coffee AlliancecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 October 2026Daily Coffee News serves as an official media sponsor of the World Coffee Innovation Summit, scheduled for October 21-22, 2026, at the QEII Centre in London. The summit carries the theme 'Moving the Needle: Securing Scalable Coffee & Cocoa Resilience' and expects over 200 attendees from more than 25 countries.
• Roast MagazinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaily Coffee News is published by Daily Coffee News LLC and is associated with Roast Magazine, sharing branding and cross-promotional content. Roast Magazine is referenced as a parent/partner publication.
• Coffee Equipment ProsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFeatured advertising partner on the Daily Coffee News website. Coffee Equipment Pros is a new and used roastery equipment marketplace.
• Atlas Coffee ImportersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed advertising partner - a green coffee importing company serving the specialty coffee industry.
• Cafe ImportsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed advertising partner - a green coffee importer serving specialty roasters.
• LoringminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed advertising partner - manufacturer of coffee roasting equipment.
• La MarzoccominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed advertising partner - manufacturer of professional espresso machines.
• National Coffee AssociationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed advertising partner - the primary US coffee industry trade association.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Barista Magazine: Print and digital publication focused on baristas, cafes, and specialty coffee culture. Targets an overlapping audience of coffee professionals and competes with DCN for cafe-operator readership and brand advertising.
• Sprudge: A leading specialty coffee media outlet covering competition, baristas, cafe openings, and industry news. Operates with a similar digital-first, ad-supported model targeting the same specialty coffee professional and enthusiast audience as DCN.
• Coffee Intelligence: A digital B2B coffee news outlet covering specialty coffee markets globally with a subscription and advertising model. Competes head-to-head with DCN for international specialty coffee readership and corporate advertising.
• Roast Magazine: The print/digital flagship trade publication serving the same specialty coffee professional audience as Daily Coffee News. They share branding and cross-promotion, and are the parent/partner publication referenced in DCN's DBA 'Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine'.
• Perfect Daily Grind: A global digital B2B coffee media outlet covering origin, roasting, retail, and equipment news for specialty coffee professionals. Directly competes with DCN for the same advertising dollars and reader attention across international markets.
• Tea & Coffee Trade Journal: A long-established B2B trade journal covering the broader hot beverage industry (tea and coffee). Directly comparable in business model—display advertising, subscriptions, and editorial coverage of industry professionals—though spanning both tea and coffee.
• Global Coffee Report: Asia-Pacific-based trade publication covering the global coffee industry, including origin, processing, and retail. Similar B2B trade media model targeting coffee professionals and competing for international advertising spend.

Broad incumbents

• Restaurant Business: A larger B2B foodservice media brand covering the broader restaurant and cafe industry. Adjacent in audience (cafe operators are a DCN segment) but broader in scope, representing both a competitor for cafe-operator advertising and a model for trade media scale.
• Specialty Coffee Association (SCA): The primary global trade association for specialty coffee, producing publications, events, and research including the specialty coffee industry reports DCN often covers. Indirect competitor for attention and a potential partner/channel for DCN content distribution.

Others

• World Coffee Alliance: Organizer of the World Coffee Innovation Summit where DCN serves as official media sponsor. A partner/event organizer rather than direct competitor, but operates in the same industry-events ecosystem and connects DCN to premium advertisers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DailyCoffeeNews
• Facebookfacebook.com/DailyCoffeeNews
• Instagraminstagram.com/dailycoffeenews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/daily-coffee-news-by-roast-magazine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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