Fresh Cup: Coffee Industry Stories and Insights

Peet’s Coffee Latest Target in Legal Fight Over Nondairy Milk Upcharges

One law firm keeps suing over nondairy milk surcharges. The latest target? Peet’s Coffee. 
by Fionn Pooler | June 3, 2025

Latest Stories

Coffee News Club: Week of June 2nd

Scroll to find out who’s suing Starbucks, Dunkin’, and Peet’s Coffee. That and more — here’s all the coffee news you need for the week of June 2nd.
by Fionn Pooler | June 2, 2025

As SCA Pushes CVA, ASEAN Coffee Federation Launches Its Own Quality Protocol

The ASEAN Coffee Federation, a group of coffee associations from 10 Southeast Asian countries, launched a new evaluative tool called the ASEAN Coffee Appreciation Protocol.
by Fionn Pooler | June 2, 2025

Fruit’s Crashing the Coffee Party

We’re calling it now: Fruit-flavored drinks will be this summer’s hottest coffee trend.
by Amber Gibson | May 30, 2025

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Retail & Commerce

Want Your Cafe To Have a Line out the Door? Make It Worth Waiting For

Convenience Stores Are Upgrading Their Coffee Programs (And Winning New Customers)

How Coffee Roasters Are Offering Formerly Incarcerated People a New Path Forward

Here’s What Baristas Should Know About Filing Their Taxes

Small Cafe? Here’s How To Design a Winning Food Program

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Industry Reports

Five Things We Learned at the 2025 London Coffee Festival

This year’s London Coffee Festival revealed the trends moving forward the coffee industry: bold flavors, creative drinks, plant-based milks, wellness brews, and matcha’s growing dominance.
by Claire Bullen | May 21, 2025

When Will Coffee Soda Have Its Breakthrough?

From classic iced coffee to nitro cold brew, cold coffee drinks are incredibly popular among today’s consumers. But despite favorable forecasts for the wider category, sparkling coffee—which sits at the intersection of soda and…
by Chloé Skye Weiser | March 5, 2025

Why You Should Keep Your Eye on Cascara in 2025

Cascara—the dried skin of coffee cherries—is growing in popularity among beverage manufacturers thanks to its novel flavors, mild caffeine boost, and sustainability. The next step? Getting consumers on board.
by Chloé Skye Weiser | February 28, 2025

Resource Library

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Coffee & Tea Articles

The C Market Just Got Less Confusing Thanks to Futures.Coffee

How World Barista Champ Pete Licata Is Transforming Our Understanding of Caffeine

Can Darjeeling Tea Hope for a Climate-Resilient Future?

Kay Cheon Is the Champion We All Wanted To See Win

Jaymie Lao Is LA Coffee’s Biggest Fan

The Specialty Espresso Martini is Here, Thanks to These Small-Batch Coffee Liqueurs

Trending Articles

A Wee Problem: Scottish Tea Steeped in Scandal

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Coffee News Club: Week of May 19th

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ICE Raids in Hawaii Target Children, Impact Coffee Workers

by Fionn Pooler | May 12, 2025