Fresh Cup: Coffee Industry Stories and Insights

Trader Joe’s Sued for Beans Allegedly Not Having Enough Caffeine

Trader Joe’s is the target of the latest coffee lawsuit. The claim? The grocery chain’s low-acid coffee contained less caffeine than it should.
by Fionn Pooler | May 7, 2026

Latest Stories

How Ghirardelli Made Classic Flavors Feel New Again In Their World of Coffee Drink Flights

Chocolate is ubiquitous on coffee menus, but Ghirardelli shows how to create innovative specialty beverages that feel fresh through unique flavor pairings that’ll keep coffee lovers engaged.
by Garrett Oden | May 6, 2026

World Coffee Championships Replaced Mentions of Taiwan with Chinese Taipei

On April 28, all mentions of Taiwan on the World Coffee Championships website were replaced with Chinese Taipei.
by Fionn Pooler | May 5, 2026

Coffee News Club: Week of May 4

WCC quietly changed competitors’ affiliations from Taiwan to Chinese Taipei. Plus, zap your coffee to see if it tastes good, and Trader Joe’s sued because beans don’t have enough caffeine.
by Fionn Pooler | May 4, 2026

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Retail & Commerce

In China, Baristas Are Creating a Coffee Scene That’s Uniquely Theirs

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

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

Tea Refreshers Are Winning Over the Non-Coffee Crowd

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

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