Fresh Cup: Coffee Industry Stories and Insights

You Can Now Order Iced Coffee by the Bucket

Last year, dozens of coffee shops decided to jump in on a bizarre trend: serving coffee in literal buckets. And now the trend is back and bigger than ever.
by Fionn Pooler | March 5, 2026

Latest Stories

In Tanzania, the ConSenso Project Offers Producers a Data-Driven Way To Manage Coffee Farms

The ConSenso Project at Utengule Coffee Farm in Tanzania uses technology to fight climate change and make informed decisions on coffee farms.
by Daniel Muraga | March 4, 2026

Supreme Court Tosses Tariffs. Will Coffee Roasters Get Their Money Back?

On Feb. 20, the Supreme Court ruled Trump exceeded his authority on tariffs. Now businesses are wondering if they’ll get a refund on the duties they paid.
by Fionn Pooler | March 3, 2026

Coffee News Club: Week of March 2

Will coffee companies get a refund on the tariffs they paid? Your guess is as good as ours. Plus, literal buckets of coffee.
by Fionn Pooler | March 2, 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