The Year In Coffee Unionizing: A Quick 2024 Recap

2024 was another big year for organizing in the coffee industry. Read about the most important coffee stories of the year.
by Fionn Pooler | January 3, 2025

Coffee and the Climate Crisis: A Quick 2024 Recap

Weather played a significant role in the coffee industry in 2024. Read more about how climate change impacted the coffee industry this year.
by Fionn Pooler | January 2, 2025

Is Coffee Good For You? Research In 2024 Says Yes—Mostly

Each year, we try to deduce whether coffee is good for us. In 2024, the answer was yes? Mostly. It’s hard to say. Probably?
by Fionn Pooler | January 1, 2025

The Best of Coffee News Club 2024

A precedent-setting year for coffee prices, a cutthroat year for businesses, and another big year for the labor movement: Here’s a roundup of all the news stories that shaped coffee in 2024.
by Fionn Pooler | December 30, 2024

The Best of Fresh Cup 2024

I love this time of year at Fresh Cup. Being the editor of a publication with a frequent posting cadence (we publish three to four stories per week, all of which I read, hear…
by Ashley Rodriguez | December 27, 2024

The 10 Most-Read Fresh Cup Articles of 2024

The numbers don’t lie—here’s a list of Fresh Cup’s most popular articles from 2024, according to our readers.
by Garrett Oden | December 23, 2024

Steeping Sweetness: Milk Brew Provides a Fun Take on Cold Coffee

You’ve heard of cold brew. But what about milk brew? A common technique in coffee shops in Japan, more shops are trying steeping ground coffee beans in milk instead of the more typical cold…
by Amber Gibson | December 20, 2024

Why the New Coffee Brewing Control Chart is a Big Deal

The Specialty Coffee Association just announced updates to the Coffee Brewing Control Chart, a document that has defined the perfect cup of coffee for nearly seven decades. What does it mean to bring those…
by Fionn Pooler | December 18, 2024

Coffee News Club: Week of December 16th

Click to find out which has more caffeine: light or dark roasted coffee. That and more — here's the news for the week of December 16th.
by Fionn Pooler | December 16, 2024

How Three Coffee Shops Tackle Inventory Management

Effective inventory management can help coffee shops cut costs and increase profits. Read on for insights from three cafe owners to learn what works for them.
by Haley Greene | December 13, 2024