Coffee Consulting: What the Work Costs, Sustains, and Reveals
It used to be the case that, when coffee shops confronted business challenges, they had to handle them on their own. Today, however, external support has become more widely available in the coffee industry.…
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Twenty Years of the Coffee Barometer
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New Report Points to Farmer Inequity, Value Extraction As Critical Coffee Issues
This year’s Coffee Barometer report notes that despite a rise in corporate sustainability commitments, structural and systemic problems remain.
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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.
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Coffee Tech Stacks: How Spro Coffee Lab’s POS Data Helped the Brand Grow to Six Locations
Rich Lee and Liza Otanes bet everything on a coffee trailer in San Francisco in 2017. Now, their brand, Spro Coffee Lab, has five locations—and is still growing, thanks to smart tech choices made…
Five Major Takeaways From the 2026 London Coffee Festival
The 2026 London Coffee Festival reveal some big trends, from ultra-customizable premium drinks to a maturing matcha market and growing automation.
Coffee Tech Stacks: Blind Tiger Coffee Believes Tech Will Help The Brand Grow to 50+ Locations
Blind Tiger Coffee Roasters has eight cafes locations, but its founder wants to build a business that can handle fifty. Here’s how he’s thinking about using tech to get there.
