Fresh Cup: Coffee Industry Stories and Insights

The Fresh Cup 2025 Coffee Gift Guide

Fresh Cup’s joyful 2025 coffee gift guide is full of standout brewers, sleek gear, and other team-approved picks for professionals and at-home baristas alike.
by Ashley Rodriguez | November 26, 2025

Latest Stories

Rome’s Oldest Cafe Evicted After Rent Increases Sixfold

The proprietors of Rome’s oldest cafe, Antico Caffè Greco just lost an eight-year battle to stay in their famous location off the Spanish Steps.
by Fionn Pooler | November 25, 2025

Coffee News Club: Week of November 24

See ya later Brazil tariffs! Plus, Rome’s oldest cafe closes after 265 years and unionized Starbucks workers block access to a key distribution center.
by Fionn Pooler | November 24, 2025

U.S. Scraps 40% Brazil Coffee Tariff After Months of Chaos

On Thursday, United States President Donald Trump issued an executive order lifting the 40% tariff on coffee and other commodities from Brazil.
by Fionn Pooler | November 24, 2025

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Retail & Commerce

These Coffee Shops Are Winning With Mocktails: Here’s How (With Recipes)

30 Years of JBC Coffee: How the Madison Roaster Has Seen the Industry Change

SNAP Benefits are Set To Pause—Here’s How Coffee Shops Are Responding

The Small Menu Advantage

How Much Should a Mocha Cost? We Pulled Data from 100 Cafes to Find Out

Can Profit Sharing Make Cafes More Sustainable? Marco Suarez is Betting On It

Resource Library

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.

The Practical Commercial Coffee Grinder Buying Guide

Ask any coffee professional what the most important piece of equipment is, and they’ll tell you: the grinder. But with countless models and price points, picking the right commercial grinder takes real planning. We…

Industry Reports

Five Innovations From HostMilano That Show Where Coffee Is Heading

The biennial trade show has traditionally showcased new coffee product launches. This year’s event demonstrated how smart design, connectivity, and precision are redefining what it means to serve coffee in 2025.
by Isabelle Mani | November 5, 2025

For the First Time in a Decade, La Marzocco’s Out of the Box 2025 Soars to New Heights

Returning after a decade of dormancy, La Marzocco’s Out of the Box event, held last week during HostMilano, featured new equipment, critical conversations, and a late-night rager.
by Michael Butterworth | October 22, 2025

Roastery Breakdown: Afterglow Coffee Cooperative in Richmond, Virginia

Richmond’s Afterglow Coffee Cooperative, which operates in a shared cafe and roastery space, is making waves with its revolutionary worker-owner structure.
by Brit Alexandria | October 15, 2025

Coffee & Tea Articles

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

Hotels Are Upping Their Coffee Game—Here’s How

A Scientist’s Guide to the Perfect Cup: Michelle Francl on the Chemistry of Tea

Valencia Is Brewing Its Own Identity in Spain’s Specialty Coffee Scene

The Matcha Boom Is Reshaping Cafes. How Long Before It Hits a Wall?

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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