Garrett Oden

2 weeks ago | freshcup.com | Garrett Oden

Listen to the Coffee Think Tank Podcast, a show about trends, ideas, and innovations in coffee, on: Apple, Spotify, YouTube. And a big thanks to this season’s sponsor, SumUp, a modern point of sale and loyalty system for cafes. Coffee sourcing is undergoing a quiet, tech-enabled revolution—and there are few people who are better-equipped to talk about that than Kat Melheim.

3 weeks ago | freshcup.com | Garrett Oden

President Trump announced sweeping “reciprocal tariffs” on April 2, 2025, dubbed “Liberation Day.” The order imposes country-specific tariffs ranging from 10% to over 40% on goods from more than 180 countries with a baseline 10% tariff on all nearly countries effective April 5, 2025. With the U.S. importing over $8.2 billion worth of coffee in 2023, the National Coffee Association warns these tariffs could significantly increase consumer prices and disrupt established supply chains.

3 weeks ago | freshcup.com | Garrett Oden

Listen to the Coffee Think Tank Podcast, a show about trends, ideas, and innovations in coffee, on: Apple, Spotify, YouTube. And a big thanks to this season’s sponsor, SumUp, a modern point of sale and loyalty system for cafes. The coffee industry has found itself in a change-or die-moment, and companies are having to rethink their operations to make sure the numbers add up.

1 month ago | freshcup.com | Garrett Oden

Listen to the Coffee Think Tank Podcast, a show about trends, ideas, and innovations in coffee, on: Apple (asap), Spotify, YouTube. And a big thanks to this season’s sponsor, SumUp, a modern point of sale system for cafes. Everyone wants to build a recurring and predictable source of revenue into their business.

1 month ago | freshcup.com | Garrett Oden

This coffee shop opens at 9 p.m. Plus, the National Coffee Association asks for a tariff exemption and a new method for detecting stones in your coffee grinder. ‘US Coffee Industry Asks Trump Administration to Exempt Product from Tariffs’ – via ReutersThere are many reasons why coffee prices are spiking right now. Among them is the uncertainty surrounding Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on countries like Canada, Mexico, and Colombia.