Fresh Cup: Coffee Industry Stories and Insights

A Strange Gap in the EU’s Deforestation Law: Instant Coffee

For reasons nobody can explain, the EU’s anti-deforestation law (EUDR) doesn’t cover instant coffee.
by Fionn Pooler | March 17, 2026

Latest Stories

Coffee News Club: Week of March 16

Does coffee really ruin sleep? Scientists say maybe not. Plus: Ethiopia’s coffee ceremony may get UNESCO status; South Korea embraces decaf.
by Fionn Pooler | March 16, 2026

Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony Could Soon Join UNESCO Heritage List

The intangible cultural heritage recognition is UNESCO’s way of celebrating and preserving humanity’s customs, traditions, folklore, and knowledge.
by Fionn Pooler | March 16, 2026

How To Roast Coffee Profitably in 2026 With Luke Waite of Pomelo Coffee Consulting

In the latest episode of the Coffee Think Tank podcast, coffee consultant Luke Waite explains what it actually takes to run a profitable roastery in 2026.
by Garrett Oden | March 13, 2026

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Retail & Commerce

‘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?

How Coffee Shops Are Thriving by Sharing Space With Other Businesses

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: 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

Former Cart Owner Launches Virtual Summit for Coffee Businesses

Coffee Business Connection, a new events company, will host its first formal event, called CBC Live, on January 2-3, 2026. The two-day online event brings together over 16 industry speakers to address the practical…
by Garrett Oden | December 26, 2025

Coffee & Tea Articles

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

Hotels Are Upping Their Coffee Game—Here’s How

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