Cost of Production Think Tank

Portland, Oregon’s coffee community gathered for an evening dedicated to learning where the industry is headed if changes aren’t made to current economics and buying decisions, as well as ideating how consuming countries can…
by Fresh Cup Staff | December 5, 2018

Cupping the World in 2018

After a year of traveling around the world, tasting thousands of coffees, and setting multiple auction records, the Cup of Excellence program culminated in an intimate showcase cupping of all the program’s top-graded coffees…
by Jordan Johnson | December 5, 2018

Barista League 2019

The scrappiest, yet deeply knowledgeable, coffee competition around will return to its Scandinavian stomping grounds to kick off 2019.
by Fresh Cup Staff | November 28, 2018

2018 Golden Bean Australia & New Zealand Recap

Australia’s annual quest to find the country’s best coffee was held over the weekend with multitudes of caffeine, an abundance of good times, and some serious slurping.
by Fresh Cup Staff | November 28, 2018

Camp Fire Relief Fund

To help their neighbors recover, Chico-based Six Degrees Coffee Service & Distribution has launched a new Camp Fire Relief Fund through their North Valley Community Foundation. Find out how to help the Northern California…
by Fresh Cup Staff | November 28, 2018

Drone-Delivered Coffee Takes Off

The citizens of Canberra, Australia, are—willingly or unwillingly—the test subjects of the first real-life drone food delivery service trial.
by Fresh Cup Staff | November 20, 2018

Bitter Beverage Brief

Tea or coffee? Your response may be determined before you’re even born.
by Fresh Cup Staff | November 20, 2018

2018/19 Estimated Brazilian Crop

This year was already expected to be the largest coffee harvest on record for Brazil. The latest report from the USDA just increased that estimate by another 3.2 million bags.
by Fresh Cup Staff | November 20, 2018

USA takes WAC Gold

56 competitors from countries including Croatia, Japan, Spain, Qatar, and Turkey competed in a series of coffee brewing rounds using the AeroPress.
by Anastasia Prikhodko | November 20, 2018

Costa Rica, Part 3: Innovating Together

Costa Rica coffee buyers and suppliers can work together around supply and demand to help move the coffee industry forward.
by Perry Czopp | November 19, 2018