Fair Trade USA Opens Pilot Pop-up Shop in NYC

The country’s leading fair trade certifier, Fair Trade USA, is celebrating Fair Trade Month all October with its first pop-up shop.
by Fresh Cup Staff | October 16, 2019

The Art of the Competition Mixtape

Luke Daugherty talks to Michelle Johnson, Rock Baijnauth, Nathanael May, Hannah Craig, and Matt Foster about the important role music plays during a competition routine.
by Luke Daugherty | October 9, 2019

Baristas Begin Crowdsourcing Wage Information

Philly baristas are sharing their salaries and benefits in a shared spreadsheet. In the days since news of this spreadsheet broke, the list, which reflects baristas from more than 60 cafés in the Philadelphia…
by Fresh Cup Staff | October 9, 2019

San Francisco Coffee Festival Expands for 2019

Taking place November 2–3, the 2019 San Francisco Coffee Festivals hosts an expanded lineup of more than 80 specially curated exhibitors, including the Bay Area’s top coffee roasters, for a uniquely immersive coffee experience.
by Fresh Cup Staff | October 9, 2019

Seattle Baristas Organize Protest of Caffe Vita

On Wednesday, October 2, a group of Seattle baristas organized a walkout and protest at Caffe Vita’s Capitol Hill location in response to a flurry of firings and resignations over the “sudden harsh enforcement…
by Fresh Cup Staff | October 9, 2019

Crowdfunding Campaign Launches to Help the Peruvian Amazon

Canadian roaster company Bean North Coffee Roasting Co. Ltd. recently announced its partnership with green coffee importers Coop Coffee in an effort to support a women-run reforestation project in the Peruvian Amazon, led by…
by Fresh Cup Staff | October 2, 2019

Celebrate Cerrado Mineiro Day

The Cerrado Coffee Growers Federation, in partnership with Ally Coffee, launched the first “Cerrado Mineiro Day,” to celebrate coffee from the Região do Cerrado Mineiro, Brazil’s first and only Designation of Origin for coffee.
by Fresh Cup Staff | October 2, 2019

Five Minutes With: Karla Mancio, Red Bay Coffee

First-time Golden Bean attendee Karla Mancio, head roaster at Red Bay Coffee, sat down with Fresh Cup to discuss her background in the industry, her Golden Bean experience, and why representation matters.
by Caitlin Carter | October 2, 2019

The Power of Visual Messaging

In search of a way to succinctly convey your sustainability mission and approach to your customers? Consider a few carefully placed, well-designed signs.
by Robin Roenker | October 2, 2019

America’s Most Caffeinated Holiday: National Coffee Day Roundup

National Coffee Day is here once again! Cafés and roasteries all around the country celebrate September 29 with deals, discounts, specials, and freebies.
by Rachel Sandstrom Morrison | September 25, 2019