Coffee News Club: Week of July 21st
Is it safe to drink coffee during a heatwave? Experts weigh in. Plus more tariff news and confronting the generational gap that threatens the future of coffee.
Coffee Traders Race to Bring Coffee to the US and Beat Tariff Deadline
Coffee traders are scrambling to import as much coffee as they can to the United States by August 1st to avoid a potential 50% tariff.
How Cafes Can Get the Most Out of Instagram in 2025
Instagram still matters for coffee shops, but the playbook is changing. These are the strategies that hold up in 2025.
How Verve Coffee Took Over the Capital One Café With Harris Nash
In the latest episode of the Coffee Think Tank podcast, Harris Nash shares how Verve Coffee transformed 50+ Capital One Café locations, trained 600 baristas—and proved specialty can thrive in banks and malls.
Honduran Company Buys Top Cup of Excellence Coffees, Keeps Winning Coffees in Country
Spirit Animal Coffee bought the winning lots at the Honduras Cup of Excellence auction—the first time that a company based in the hosting country has won the winning lot.
New Coffee Seedings May Ease Demand Shortages—But Not Until 2026
As global coffee demand continues to grow, production has struggled to keep up. However, higher prices have encouraged farmers to plant more coffee.
Coffee News Club: Week of July 14th
Click to find out what country may be facing a 50% tariff on coffee exports. That and more—here's the news for the week of July 14th.
Coffee Prices Climb As US Considers 50% Tariff on Brazil
Coffee commodity prices have been falling in recent months. But they jumped this week after the U.S. threatened to impose a 50% tariff on imports from Brazil.
New Product: Monin Brilliance Energy Transforms Energy Drinks Into Craft Beverages
Monin's new Brilliance Energy line helps coffee shops enter the exploding energy drink market with beverage concentrates that are functional, tasty, and easy to add into any workflow.
Cannabis Coffee Shops Give New Meaning to Third Places
As recreational cannabis becomes more widely accepted, coffee-serving businesses from Amsterdam to Raleigh are offering a blueprint for how it may change traditional third spaces.