Blogs Archive - Tea & Coffee Trade Journal

On 6 May 2026, I attended and helped run our 2nd Annual Women in Tea and Coffee Conference, held in London at The View.

In my eyes, this was not just a key event for Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, but also an exciting opportunity for me – as a man – to gain insight into the world of tea and coffee, strictly from a woman’s perspective. It was certainly enlight...

At this year’s International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA) Breakfast (held during World of Coffee San Diego in April), the keynote speaker was Helen Russell, co-founder and executive chair of

Touting a new name and taking place in a new city, the Specialty Coffee Association’s (SCA) annual specialty coffee show – now known as World of Coffee – took place in San Diego, California, 10-12 April, at the convention center downtown. The North American show, once known as the Specialty Coffee...

Coffee is one of the most consistent rituals in a traveler’s day and one of the most underutilised revenue drivers in hotel operations.

From the first cup in the morning to an afternoon reset or evening wind-down, coffee appears across multiple moments of a guest’s stay. Yet for many properties, it is still treated as a basic amenity rather than a strategic lever for g...