Roastery Breakdown: La Prima Espresso Co. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Roastery Breakdown series is presented by our partner, Loring. Picture a coffee roastery: you might imagine a space with rows of shelving, burlap bags of green coffee stacked high, and large roasters towering inside…
by Brit Alexandria | July 24, 2024

Roastery Breakdown: Three Keys Coffee in Houston, Texas

Art and coffee live harmoniously at Three Keys Coffee, a Houston-based roastery that uses music to evoke a multi-sensory coffee experience.
by Arielle Rebekah | June 21, 2024

Turkish Engineering Goes Global With Toper Roasters

Based in Turkey, Toper Roasters has roasting machines in 132 countries worldwide. Find out how they're redefining coffee roasting equipment.
by Haley Greene | June 7, 2024

Roastery Breakdown: Black and White Coffee Roasters in Raleigh, North Carolina

Teamwork and staff wellbeing guide roastery decisions at the ever-growing Black and White Coffee in Raleigh. 
by Brit Alexandria | May 8, 2024

Roastery Breakdown: Orgullo Coffee in Austin, Texas

Marco Fuentes and Brigid Shaw of Orgullo Coffee took their dream of roasting coffee to the next level through Rising Tide, a co-roasting facility and educational hub.
by Miranda Haney | March 20, 2024

Roastery Breakdown: Nirvana Soul Coffee in San Jose, California

Most roastery warehouses are sparse and industrial-looking, but Nirvana Soul embraces vibrancy in their easy-to-navigate (and open to the public) roasting facility.
by Ashley Rodriguez | February 23, 2024

Introducing The Roastery Breakdown Series, Presented By Loring

Coffee roasting is rarely straightforward. Along with ensuring coffee quality standards, roasters have to navigate new challenges daily, from ever-evolving evolving technologies to changing regulations to greater demands for sustainable solutions.  But if roasters…
by Garrett Oden | February 21, 2024

Three Ways Automation Can Benefit Your Cafe (And How to Get Started)

Automation can help cafes improve efficiency, quality, and service without losing the quintessential craft. Learn how your shop can strike this balance.
by Zoe Stanley-Foreman | January 19, 2024

The Fresh Cup Gift Guide 2023

What should you give the coffee lover in your life? Here’s a curated list of coffee goodies from our team of Fresh Cup contributors.
by Fresh Cup Staff | November 29, 2023

We Asked 3 Cafe Managers for Their Must-Have Work Tools—Here’s What They Said

Hear from three seasoned cafe operators as they reveal their favorite work tools, from software to brewing equipment, for effective cafe management.
by Zoe Stanley-Foreman | November 3, 2023