Usher In The Era of Plant Milks: New Rules Expand Milk Options for Barista Competitors

In one of its most significant changes to competition rules ever, the Specialty Coffee Association will allow baristas to use plant milks.
by Miranda Haney | January 6, 2023

The Best of Fresh Cup 2022

Our favorite Fresh Cup stories of 2022.
by Ashley Rodriguez | December 30, 2022

The Top 10 Most-Read Fresh Cup Articles of 2022

We used a "fancy" math equation to determine the most popular Fresh Cup stories of 2022.
by Garrett Oden | December 28, 2022

The Biggest News Stories of 2022

Global geopolitics, a surging coffee labor movement, and a whole lot of greenwashing: welcome to the Fresh Cup 2022 Year in Review.
by Fionn Pooler | December 26, 2022

Coffee News Club: Week of December 19th

Could a rediscovered coffee species save the industry? Could a tiny wasp save Hawaiian coffee? Could drinking coffee save your hips?
by Fionn Pooler | December 19, 2022

Coffee News Club: Week of December 12th

Happy birthday, Starbucks Workers United! And breaking news: coffee wakes you up!
by Fionn Pooler | December 12, 2022

Coffee News Club: Week of December 5th

Krispy Kreme agrees to pay nearly $1.2 million in back wages. Plus, Colombia again considers leaving the commodity coffee market, Peet’s Coffee workers move to unionize, and caffeine could help you run really, really…
by Fionn Pooler | December 5, 2022

Welcome To The New Fresh Cup!

The reimagined Fresh Cup reflects our transition to an online-first magazine and our optimism for a better coffee future.
by Garrett Oden | December 1, 2022

Coffee News Club: Week of November 28th

Topsy-turvy coffee predictions from Brazil, a survey to promote wage transparency, and Starbucks continues closing unionized stores.  Here’s a roundup of this week’s biggest coffee headlines.  ‘Brazil Farmers, Agronomists Downgrade 2023 Coffee Crop Expectations’…
by Fionn Pooler | November 28, 2022

Take The Coffee Wage Survey With GoFundBean

Wage transparency has been a hot topic in coffee. A new survey from GoFundBean hopes to promote greater wage transparency, act as a nexus for information, and track how wages have changed since the…
by Ashley Rodriguez | November 22, 2022