Oregon Chai Founder Utilizes All-Natural Expertise to Launch New Beverage Company

Heather Howitt, one of the industry leaders credited for popularizing chai in the United States, is back in the beverage game. This time she’s utilizing her know-how for natural, high-quality ingredients and applying those…
by Fresh Cup Staff | August 28, 2019

Mexico’s Expo Café 2019 Kicks Off

Now in its 22nd year, Expo Café aims to increase the level of international interest in the crop and highlight Mexico’s status as the world’s 11th-largest coffee producer and leading grower of organic coffee.
by Fresh Cup Staff | August 28, 2019

Intelligentsia Opens First Location in Texas

Austin, Texas, is now on the roster of cities playing host to Intelligentsia Coffee. The brand’s new outpost brings exceptional seasonal coffees to Austin, all of which are directly sourced from Intelligentsia’s longtime partners…
by Fresh Cup Staff | August 28, 2019

Lights, Camera, Coffee! 

Coffee Fest Los Angeles 2019 is officially in the books. Find out what you missed with Fresh Cup’s recap!
by Fresh Cup Staff | August 28, 2019

More Than Mugs

A look at three different approaches to merchandising for coffee and tea shops around the world.
by Susan Johnston Taylor | August 28, 2019

Ancient Teas, Modern Digs

The serenity of tea ceremony and its exceptional counter balance to the fast-paced nature of life in Los Angeles is the guiding principle behind Steep LA.
by Fresh Cup Staff | August 21, 2019

SCA Coffee Price Crisis Response Initiative Mid-Year Update

SCA Chief Sustainability Officer, Kim Elena Ionescu, and Director of Strategy & Steering for Advocacy, Ellie Hudson, recently led a webinar presentation that walked through the organization’s research and approach to solving this complicated…
by Fresh Cup Staff | August 21, 2019

Integrating an Ideology

Across the country, many independent coffee and tea shops have embraced sustainability as part of their intrinsic brand. It’s a way of signaling to buyers, partners, and customers that they’re motivated by more than…
by Robin Roenker | August 21, 2019

The 2019 Los Angeles Tea Festival

With over 40 exhibitors and a comprehensive program of classes, workshops, and performances, the festival engaged and connected purists to casual tea drinkers with tea companies from California and beyond.
by Anna Mariani | August 14, 2019

Wax & Gold Debut

Described as “a visual poem evoking a nuanced narrative portrait,” Stumptown and Farm League’s short film Wax & Gold promises to evoke much of the magic that made the partners’ first project, Flower of…
by Fresh Cup Staff | August 14, 2019