A great local café does more than serve your daily caffeine fix — it brings the community together and shapes regional culture. Big coffee chains may offer consistency and rake in more sales, but the ...

When comparing huge coffee chains like Dunkin' and Starbucks to local coffee shops, it's a David and Goliath situation. Here are how independent cafes compete.

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