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

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

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

SAME CUP Launches Coffee Subscription

“The goal is to create cash flow so we can keep doing good things. We are proud of what we’ve achieved, but we want to go bigger and lift more people.”
by Anastasia Prikhodko | August 7, 2019

Final Words from Founder of India’s Largest Café Chain Point to Business Troubles

V.G. Siddhartha focused on building a business to create income and opportunities for his countrymen.
by Fresh Cup Staff | August 7, 2019

In Memory of Donald Harrell

Donald “Donnie” Harrell passed away on July 28, 2019 after a battle with bladder cancer. Harrell had been a regular fixture of the specialty coffee industry since 1994 when he was hired as one…
by Fresh Cup Staff | August 7, 2019

Chiques Creek Hemp Tea Release

While Pennsylvania-grown may seem like a strange title to promote hemp, one tea company is proud to continue a centuries-long tradition.
by Fresh Cup Staff | August 7, 2019