Small Cafe? Here’s How To Design a Winning Food Program

More and more customers expect prepared food when they go to coffee shops, which poses a challenge for cafes with small kitchens. Here’s how they can still deliver a great food program, despite space…
by Haley Greene | March 19, 2025

Erica Escalante’s Goal for the Reina Cafe Accelerator Program? Help New Coffee Shops Thrive  

The Reina Cafe Accelerator program offers affordable group coaching for independent cafe owners looking to boost profitability, grow, and blossom.
by Garrett Oden | March 18, 2025

Coffee News Club: Week of March 17th

A new barista champion, coffee gets hijacked, and tax avoidance. Oh, and also coffee raves! That and more—here's the news for the week of March 17th.
by Fionn Pooler | March 17, 2025

As Prices Rise, Green Coffee Becomes Target of Theft

Six months ago, we brought you news of coffee cherries being stolen right off the branch in Uganda—now shipments of green coffee are being targeted.
by Fionn Pooler | March 17, 2025

New Report Alleges Starbucks Avoided More Than $1 Billion in Taxes

A report by a corporate tax research center alleges that Starbucks used a Swiss subsidiary to avoid taxes on more than a billion dollars in profit over the past decade.
by Fionn Pooler | March 17, 2025

Jaymie Lao Is LA Coffee’s Biggest Fan

Longtime Los Angeles–based coffee professional Jaymie Lao—formerly of Go Get Em Tiger and now an independent consultant—reveals what makes the LA coffee scene so special.
by Ashley Rodriguez | March 14, 2025

Roastery Breakdown: ViCAFE in Zurich, Switzerland

ViCAFE’s roastery serves 17 cafes in Switzerland. To manage that scale, it uses automation—including a software program that connects all the roastery’s machinery—so its team is free to focus on quality.
by Brit Alexandria | March 12, 2025

Coffee News Club: Week of March 10th

Click to find out which grocery stores have pulled big coffee brands off their shelves. Plus, coffee stockpiles are dwindling and Starbucks workers in Chile go on strike.
by Fionn Pooler | March 10, 2025

Brazilian Coffee Stockpiles Plummet as Commodity Prices Increase

The amount of coffee stockpiled in warehouses by Brazilian cooperatives has plummeted following the surge in commodity prices over the past year.
by Fionn Pooler | March 10, 2025

As Prices Rise, European Grocery Stores Pull Coffee Off Shelves

On the back of commodity prices rising, roasters have started raising their retail prices to compensate — and grocery stores are pushing back.
by Fionn Pooler | March 10, 2025