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A look at Central Mass. business news over the past week.

Milk Room Brewing Co. set to close its beer pasture and River Styx Brewing to close its downtown brewery and taproom.

Last year, Andrew “Simmy” Simkewicz of Westminster debuted his food truck, Simmy’s Polish Express, in Central Mass.

For the 48 Central Mass. breweries, the lockdowns changed consumer behavior with people now accustomed to consuming beers at home. The lack of taproom sales has forced breweries to close their doors.

Danielle Ray Special to The Landmark HOLDEN — The owners of Brilla Coffee began a new and exciting chapter recently, opening a brick-and-mortar store at 697 Main St. “Our customers continued asking for a storefront, so one day driving through Main Street, we saw a for lease sign at this perfect location and we had to have it,” said Alexis Vallejos, who owns and operates the business along with his wife, Osiris Vallejos. Buzz around the new shop has been strong since they opened the doors Feb. 13. “It was so exciting to finally see our store open after several months of planning,” Al...