When Is the Right Time to Open a Second Location?

The decision to open a second cafe isn't an easy one. If you're considering expansion, here are three signs you're ready to grow your cafe business.
by Haley Greene | December 7, 2022

Creating Accessibility in Cafés

Welcome and include everyone into your café through accessible design and navigation.
by Vilissa Thompson, LMSW | December 6, 2022

Coffee News Club: Week of December 5th

Krispy Kreme agrees to pay nearly $1.2 million in back wages. Plus, Colombia again considers leaving the commodity coffee market, Peet’s Coffee workers move to unionize, and caffeine could help you run really, really…
by Fionn Pooler | December 5, 2022

Who Is Canned Cold Brew For?

Ready-to-drink (RTD) or canned beverages have exploded in popularity, and the coffee industry hasn’t been exempt from this trend.
by Chloé Skye Weiser | December 2, 2022

Welcome To The New Fresh Cup!

The reimagined Fresh Cup reflects our transition to an online-first magazine and our optimism for a better coffee future.
by Garrett Oden | December 1, 2022

Stop Scrolling: Five Tips to Build Your Instagram Following

Most coffee businesses rely on social media—particularly Instagram—to communicate with customers. Here’s everything you need to know to be successful on the 'gram.
by RJ Joseph | November 30, 2022

Coffee News Club: Week of November 28th

Topsy-turvy coffee predictions from Brazil, a survey to promote wage transparency, and Starbucks continues closing unionized stores.  Here’s a roundup of this week’s biggest coffee headlines.  ‘Brazil Farmers, Agronomists Downgrade 2023 Coffee Crop Expectations’…
by Fionn Pooler | November 28, 2022

New Names, Same Faces: Genetic Accuracy for Yemeni Coffee

In Yemen, coffee varieties are often referred to by colloquial names, which are often inaccurate and don’t reflect real varieties. But a new study is giving farmers more definitive names and greater access to…
by Valorie Clark | November 23, 2022

Take The Coffee Wage Survey With GoFundBean

Wage transparency has been a hot topic in coffee. A new survey from GoFundBean hopes to promote greater wage transparency, act as a nexus for information, and track how wages have changed since the…
by Ashley Rodriguez | November 22, 2022

Coffee News Club: Week of November 21st

It’s a Red Cup Rebellion! Unions strike back at Starbucks while coffee’s commodity price is falling—but news outlets continue to focus on consumers rather than farmers.  ‘Coffee Prices are Crashing. What it Means for…
by Fionn Pooler | November 21, 2022