It’s been a huge year so far for our friends and partners at Blue Bottle Coffee. From securing a new round of investment valued at 25.75 million dollars, to opening new cafes in Oakland and Brooklyn, to being called “The New Apple” by Slate, Blue Bottle is perched at a major moment in their company’s history. That moment now extends to Japan, as Sprudge.com is first to report Blue Bottle’s roaster
![We Talk Funding, Expansion, And Japan With Blue Bottle Founder James Freeman](https://cdn-ak-scissors.b.st-hatena.com/image/square/6d0fed2ea670ec974a3acc952a6b0a1e4de22b34/height=288;version=1;width=512/https%3A%2F%2Fsprudge.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F03%2Fjames-freeman-sprudge-640x447.jpg)