Coffee News Club: Week of January 30th
Not the bees! Why syrup-heavy Dutch Bros Coffee has a pollinator problem. Plus, a coffee chain is opening franchises in high schools, and Stumptown becomes the latest company to ditch dairy.
Coffee News Club: Week of January 23rd
Competition amongst coffee shops ramps up in Korea, Luckin Coffee swings again for international expansion, and the NLRB may order Starbucks to bargain with a shop that formerly voted against unionizing.
Coffee News Club: Week of January 16th
Coffee prices continue to fluctuate, Hawaii faces a coffee’ farmageddon,’ and could science create a decent cup of decaf? ‘Arabica Steadies After Touching More Than 1-1/2 Year Lows’ – via Reuters Bad weather and supply constraints…
The Barista League Plans For Its Biggest Year Yet
The international coffee competition has big plans for 2023!
Coffee News Club: Week of January 9th
New year, new coffee health stories. Plus: which brew method has the smallest carbon footprint?
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.
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.
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.
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?