Caffeine Wire

It's a good day to be Phil Jaber: the local coffee impresario, whose Philz Coffee has grown exponentially from one Mission shop to 14 locations and a Virgin America contract, just got a big funding boost that's rumored to be in the $15-25 million range, enough for him and son Jacob Jaber to expand the chain outside of the Bay Area. Guess that location inside Facebook's offices gave them a few ideas. [TechCrunch via Inside Scoop]