Fresh Cup: Coffee Industry Stories and Insights

Scientists Combine X-Rays and Math to Produce the Perfect Espresso

Scientists investigated how various grind sizes can impact puck permeability (or how water moves through ground and tamped espresso) and extraction.
by Fionn Pooler | April 14, 2026

Latest Stories

Coffee News Club: Week of April 13

Researchers use math and physics to decode espresso extraction. Plus, Philz removes pride flags, and Starbucks union negotiations are still tense.
by Fionn Pooler | April 13, 2026

Philz Coffee Criticized by Employees, LGBTQ+ Leaders Over Decision to Remove Pride Flags

Philz Coffee, the San Francisco-based specialty chain, is removing Pride flags from all its stores.
by Fionn Pooler | April 13, 2026

Report: 20% of Arabica Coffee Land Could Be Unsuitable for Farming by 2050

A new report forecasts that 20% of the land currently used to grow arabica coffee could become unsuitable for farming by 2050 due to climate change. 
by Fionn Pooler | April 10, 2026

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Retail & Commerce

Wholesale Relationships Are Strained Under Increasing Green Coffee Costs. 13 Roasters Told Us How They’re Adapting.

‘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

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