Fresh Cup: Coffee Industry Stories and Insights

How To Have the Best Booth at Any Coffee Festival in 2026

In 2026, roasters are keeping the festival energy flowing with interactive booths, diverse beverage lineups, and a backup plan when overcaffeination hits.
by Chloé Skye Weiser | April 1, 2026

Latest Stories

Study: Coffee Responsible for 1% of Agriculture-Driven Deforestation

While coffee growing does result in forest loss, a new study says coffee’s impact is relatively small compared to other agricultural commodities.
by Fionn Pooler | March 31, 2026

Coffee News Club: Week of March 30

Savory flavors hit U.S. coffee menus. Storms devastate Hawaii farms, and new research suggests coffee causes less deforestation than once thought.
by Fionn Pooler | March 30, 2026

Storms in Hawaii Cause Significant Loss on Coffee Farms

In just 30 days, two fierce storms have pummeled Hawaii, severely impacting the state’s agricultural sector—including coffee farms.
by Fionn Pooler | March 30, 2026

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Retail & Commerce

‘We Went at It Backwards’: Kyle Ramage on Competition-Level Roasting and the Black & White Story

‘Where Do We Find the Women?’: Areli Barrera Grodski on Roasting for Prosperity and Equity

How Four Coffee Brands Are Turning Valentine’s Day Into a High-Sales Holiday

“You Have This Point of Leverage”: Brett Donahue on Sourcing and Roasting at Scale with Counter Culture Coffee

How Specialty Cafes Are Rethinking Drip Coffee

Nestlé May Sell Blue Bottle Coffee. What Does That Mean for the Chain’s Union?

Resource Library

The AI Playbook for Coffee Shop Operators

Coffee shop operators share how they’re using AI for menu insights, faster marketing, and smarter operations.

Live Session Replay: Modern Tech Stacks for Growing Roasters and Coffee Shops

We talked about the evolving coffee tech stack ecosystem, and how roasters and cafes can operate efficiently and smartly with their tech decisions, with Cropster and Odeko.

Industry Reports

Coffee Tech Stacks: The Software Rebel Dog Coffee Uses to Facilitate Multi-Shop Growth

To grow a coffee company, you need to invest in technology that can scale alongside your business. Here’s how Connecticut’s Rebel Dog Coffee used its tech stack to expand from a single store to…
by Anne Mercer | March 20, 2026

Coffee Tech Stacks: Three Keys Coffee Is Rethinking Software for Its Scale Era

The award-winning, solar-powered roastery uses a lot of software—and it’s rethinking nearly all of it. Here’s how Three Keys Coffee’s tech stack is evolving to meet its new goals.
by Garrett Oden | February 25, 2026

Coffee Tech Stacks: Creature Coffee Powers 25+ Carts With These Tools

Creature Coffee Co started as a single cart. Today, software helps its team operate 25+ coffee carts across multiple cities.
by Anne Mercer | January 23, 2026

Coffee & Tea Articles

More Restaurants Are Becoming All-Day Cafes

Cxffeeblack Opens New Memphis Headquarters

How Xpresso in South Africa Makes Coffee Affordable for All

When Did Everyone Become A Coffee Consultant?

Can Coffee Help Reforest the Amazon? Indigenous Barista Celesty Suruí Thinks So

Looking Back at 25 Years of the World Barista Championship

Must-Reads From The Coffee Shop Handbook

The Coffee Shop Guide To Metrics and KPIs

by Anne Mercer | August 23, 2024

The Coffee Marketing Pyramid

by Garrett Oden | July 31, 2024

The Modern Coffee Shop Tech Stack

by Garrett Oden | November 8, 2024

Every Coffee Business Owner Needs To Ask Their Customers These Five Questions

by Garrett Oden | September 4, 2024