Coffee News Club: Week of September 28
Cafe Imports goes 100% employee owned. Plus, the SCA and UC Davis fund a new coffee research fellowship, two notable union wins, and wildfires threaten Colombian coffee farms.
Latest Stories
Did We Get It Wrong on Robusta? Clarifying the ‘Resilience’ Narrative
A robusta sustainability study reignited debate over long-term resilience, and media response amplified it. Advocates for species diversity say we’ve missed the point.
How an Assam Tea Estate Produced India’s First Homegrown Matcha
After decades of development, Chota Tingrai Tea Estate released India’s first commercial batch of matcha this summer. But while it takes inspiration from Japanese matcha, this “matcha Assamica” is its own unique product.
The Death of the Pumpkin Spice Latte Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
Is the Pumpkin Spice Latte actually losing its grip on fall, or is it all wishful thinking?
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Resource Library
The Water Filtration Best Practices for Coffee Shops
Water is the unsung hero of coffee quality and equipment lifespan.
Live Session Replay: Modern Tech Stacks for Growing Roasters and Coffee Shops
We talked about the evolving coffee tech stack ecosystem, and how roasters and cafes can operate efficiently and smartly with their tech decisions, with Cropster and Odeko.
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Industry Reports
Specialty Coffee Is Now Mainstream. Is That a Good or Bad Thing?
Specialty coffee’s explosive growth has forced a reckoning between authenticity and scale. Some brands are proving they can honor core values while also reaching new markets.
Coffee Tech Stacks: Mnemonic Coffee Wants To Use As Little Tech As Possible
Using tech tools doesn’t always equal growth or greater efficiency. Mnemonic in San Diego makes the case for cutting back and investing in the customer experience instead.
Coffee Tech Stacks: How Spro Coffee Lab’s POS Data Helped the Brand Grow to Six Locations
Rich Lee and Liza Otanes bet everything on a coffee trailer in San Francisco in 2017. Now, their brand, Spro Coffee Lab, has five locations—and is still growing, thanks to smart tech choices made…
