Our Focus on Good Drives Growth in 2021
May 10, 2022 (Published: January 8, 2022)“Pouring a cup of coffee is about more than just enjoying a delicious drink,” says Crimson Cup Founder and President Greg Ubert. “It’s about focusing on the good the coffee can create.” This Focus on Good led Crimson Cup to an outstanding 2021. In our 30th anniversary year, we grew by sourcing exceptional coffees, serving […]
Brandon Bir is a 2021 Columbus Monthly Tastemaker
January 4, 2022 (Published: December 24, 2021)Kudos to Brandon Bir! Columbus Monthly magazine named our Director of Sustainability to its 2021 Tastemakers class of the capital city’s rising culinary stars. The Tastemakers feature in the magazine’s December 2021 issue highlighted the contributions of 10 rising culinary stars to the Columbus food scene. “I feel honored to be part of such an […]
Greg Ubert Talks Coffee + Community on Driving the CBUS Podcast
May 10, 2022 (Published: November 3, 2021)Heartland Bank CEO Scott McComb and co-host Kailyn Buckley recently interviewed our Founder and President Greg Ubert for their Driving the CBUS podcast. The team talked about Greg’s 30-year history in specialty coffee, his passion for entrepreneurship and his love of Columbus. They also touched on Crimson Cup’s focus on good and our drive to […]
Brandon Bir Participates in Coffee Equity Panel
October 9, 2021 (Published: October 9, 2021)On October 21, Director of Sustainability Brandon Bir will take part in a panel discussion presented by the Coffee Equity Lab at The Wond’ry, Vanderbilt University’s innovation center. The panel will discuss “Information and Education Access as a Consumer-Side Change Agent,” at 12 p.m. CDT. Register at this link for the free online series. Other panelists include […]
OSU Student Team Coached by Brandon Bir Wins Sustainability Award
July 22, 2021 (Published: July 22, 2021)A team of four students sponsored by Crimson Cup recently won the Fischer Pathways in Supply Chain Sustainability Competition at The Ohio State University. Made possible by a generous gift from the Central Ohio chapter of the Institute for Supply Management, 19 students on 6 teams worked on sustainability projects with six sponsor companies. Each […]
Introducing Crimson Cup Triple Ripple Nonalcoholic Coffee Stout
June 25, 2021 (Published: June 25, 2021)We’ve partnered with BrewDog to launch a tasty new brew: Crimson Cup Triple Ripple nonalcoholic coffee stout! Triple Ripple debuts in the June box of BrewDog & Friends, the world’s most sustainable nonalcoholic beer club. “We’re excited to partner with BrewDog in this first-of-its-kind beer club, which delivers delicious nonalcoholic beers with a low carbon […]
The Ripple Effect: How We Impact Communities Around the Globe
June 23, 2021 (Published: June 23, 2021)How can a coffee roaster centered in a city of less than a million people impact lives from the Americas to Africa? We call it The Ripple Effect. For over 30 years, Crimson Cup has set our stamp on the specialty coffee industry through a culture of responsibility, sustainability and innovation. We calculate every action […]