Fair Trade USA Opens Pilot Pop-up Shop in NYC

The country’s leading fair trade certifier, Fair Trade USA, is celebrating Fair Trade Month all October with its first pop-up shop.
by Fresh Cup Staff | October 16, 2019

The Art of the Competition Mixtape

Luke Daugherty talks to Michelle Johnson, Rock Baijnauth, Nathanael May, Hannah Craig, and Matt Foster about the important role music plays during a competition routine.
by Luke Daugherty | October 9, 2019

Baristas Begin Crowdsourcing Wage Information

Philly baristas are sharing their salaries and benefits in a shared spreadsheet. In the days since news of this spreadsheet broke, the list, which reflects baristas from more than 60 cafés in the Philadelphia…
by Fresh Cup Staff | October 9, 2019

Seattle Baristas Organize Protest of Caffe Vita

On Wednesday, October 2, a group of Seattle baristas organized a walkout and protest at Caffe Vita’s Capitol Hill location in response to a flurry of firings and resignations over the “sudden harsh enforcement…
by Fresh Cup Staff | October 9, 2019

The Power of Visual Messaging

In search of a way to succinctly convey your sustainability mission and approach to your customers? Consider a few carefully placed, well-designed signs.
by Robin Roenker | October 2, 2019

The Walkout That Inspired A Movement: Everything You Need To Know About Coffee At Large

Three Months After The Walkout, Coffee At Large Members Forge A New Road To Activism
by Mark Van Streefkerk | September 25, 2019

Fanning the Flame

Co-roasting spaces open the door for new roasters around the globe
by Luke Daugherty and Anastasia Prikhodko | September 25, 2019

Glitter Cat Bootcamp Announces 2020 Cohort

Glitter Cat has revealed its participants in this year’s Bootcamp, which will train coffee professionals from around the country to compete in the 2020 U.S. Coffee Championships.
by Fresh Cup Staff | September 18, 2019

Golden Bean North America 2019 Awards

The 2019 Golden Bean Coffee Roasters Competition and Conference wrapped up last weekend in Nashville, Tennessee, after four days filled with cupping, camaraderie, and lots and lots of coffee.
by Fresh Cup Staff | September 18, 2019

Boon Boona Coffee Goes Back to the Source

As both “boon” and “boona” are East African terms for coffee, the name “Boon Boona Coffee” delivers triple-shot branding for this community gathering place in Renton, a suburban city just south of Seattle. Since…
by Barbara Lloyd McMichael | September 17, 2019