Fairwave makes second specialty coffee acquisition of 2026

From humble beginnings, the specialty coffee shop network is developing into a major force in the US coffee shop market

Joe Van Gogh’s Woodcroft café in Durham, North Carolina | Photo credit: Joe Van Gogh

From humble beginnings, Fairwave’s network is developing into a major force in the US specialty coffee shop market

FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective has started 2026 with a surge of new coffee shops after announcing its second acquisition of the year.

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