Ally Coffee Launches New Online Platform

Ally Open, created by green coffee company Ally Coffee for users to experience curated green coffee boxes and online courses, from sensory evaluation to roasting.
by Fresh Cup Staff | July 1, 2020

Winners of the 17th Guatemala Cup of Excellence

Alliance of Coffee Excellence announced the winners of this year’s Guatemala Cup of Excellence in a ceremony on YouTube.
by Fresh Cup Staff | June 24, 2020

Sustainable Sourcing

Five Pacific Northwest coffee companies share why their approach to sustainability begins by building fair relationships with farmers.
by Robin Roenker | April 1, 2020

World Coffee Research Shares Findings from a New Study

A World Coffee Research study traces the history of the Coffea arabica species.
by Fresh Cup Staff | March 17, 2020

Announcing “Thank My Farmer,” IBM Blockchain’s New Traceability App

Tech giant IBM Blockchain and its traceability platform, Farmer Connect, announced its new app, “Thank My Farmer,” which will allow coffee consumers to trace their coffee back to origin.
by Fresh Cup Staff | January 8, 2020

Understanding the Cost Crisis

For all we love about coffee, there is a growing awareness of an age-old undercurrent: a deceptive riptide that many are calling the “Cost Crisis,” whose forces are being felt more acutely during this…
by Michael Ryan | December 11, 2019

Surprising Changes in Japanese Tea Culture & Business

Why traditional tea culture in Japan is on the decline and what the industry is doing to fight back.
by Greg Goodmacher | November 25, 2019

Crowdfunding Campaign Launches to Help the Peruvian Amazon

Canadian roaster company Bean North Coffee Roasting Co. Ltd. recently announced its partnership with green coffee importers Coop Coffee in an effort to support a women-run reforestation project in the Peruvian Amazon, led by…
by Fresh Cup Staff | October 2, 2019

Celebrate Cerrado Mineiro Day

The Cerrado Coffee Growers Federation, in partnership with Ally Coffee, launched the first “Cerrado Mineiro Day,” to celebrate coffee from the Região do Cerrado Mineiro, Brazil’s first and only Designation of Origin for coffee.
by Fresh Cup Staff | October 2, 2019

Before + Now: How Photos Are Telling the Story of Coffee Farmers in Burundi

In the spring of 2018, the Long Miles Coffee Project launched a small venture that would eventually come to be known as “Before + Now.” Fresh Cup spoke with its creators to learn more…
by Stephanie Parker | September 25, 2019