Verve Coffee Will Pay $180k After Baristas Flag Healthcare Benefit Violations

The settlement will go to current and former staff at one of the California-based company’s San Francisco locations.
by Fionn Pooler | October 21, 2025

Coffee News Club: Week of October 20th

There can be only one death-themed coffee brand. Plus, how post-harvest processing can improve underripe coffee, and Blue Bottle Coffee achieves carbon neutrality—but does that mean anything? 
by Fionn Pooler | October 20, 2025

Fermentation Might Hold the Key to Elevating Underripe Coffee Beans

What if there was a way to process underripe cherries so they taste as good—if not better than—ripe ones? Fermentation might hold the answer.
by Fionn Pooler | October 20, 2025

Hotels Are Upping Their Coffee Game—Here’s How

In recent years, a number of luxury hotels have revamped their coffee programs. The result has been a better experience for guests—and a new way to stand out from the competition.
by Amber Gibson | October 17, 2025

Roastery Breakdown: Afterglow Coffee Cooperative in Richmond, Virginia

Richmond’s Afterglow Coffee Cooperative, which operates in a shared cafe and roastery space, is making waves with its revolutionary worker-owner structure.
by Ashley Rodriguez | October 15, 2025

New Study Confirms: Higher Elevation Means Better Coffee

New research analyzed four coffees grown at different elevations to see if altitude impacts flavor and quality.
by Fionn Pooler | October 14, 2025

Coffee News Club: Week of October 13th

Researchers are finding more uses for coffee waste, a union win for Anodyne workers, and another study confirms that, yes, coffee is good for you.
by Fionn Pooler | October 13, 2025

New Tech Turns Coffee and Plastic Waste Into Clean Air

Researchers have patented a new technology that uses ground coffee and plastic waste to capture carbon dioxide from industrial emissions.
by Fionn Pooler | October 13, 2025

Coffee Is a Fruit: Why Cascara Is Key to a More Circular Coffee Industry

Only 1–5% of the original coffee cherry ends up in your cup—but it doesn’t have to be that way. Here’s how the coffee industry can move beyond the bean.
by Chloé Skye Weiser | October 10, 2025

Maxwell House Pokes Fun at Housing Crisis with “Apartment” Rebrand

Maxwell House is rebranding as Maxwell Apartment. Why? The joke is that most people can’t afford to buy a home.
by Fionn Pooler | October 9, 2025