"The coffee price inflation in cafes and grocery stores follows more than a year of historically high commodity coffee prices - both for arabica and robusta - that have caused many roasting companies to pass increased green coffee costs down to consumers. Price pressures have been compounded by President Trump's tariffs on goods from most of the world's coffee-producing countries, including a 50% tariff on imports from Brazil."
"Toast says it serves roughly 148,000 restaurant locations across the United States, giving it a broad window into list prices and ordering patterns at independent cafes and multi-unit operators. The coffee analysis focuses on median menu prices by state and in select cities for two products - regular hot coffee (drip or pourover) and cold brew - with comparisons between August 2024 and August 2025, plus some seasonality trends."
Regular hot coffee and cold brew prices in U.S. cafes rose substantially year-over-year, with a national median hot coffee price of $3.52 and cold brew at $5.47 in August 2025. Packaged coffee at retail recorded its fastest monthly CPI jump in nearly three decades, with whole bean/ground and instant coffee costing consumers nearly 21% more versus a year earlier. More than a year of historically high arabica and robusta commodity prices prompted many roasters to pass higher green-bean costs to consumers. Tariffs on imports from major coffee-producing countries, including a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports, intensified price pressures. Private point-of-sale data spanning tens of thousands of cafes underpinned the menu-price comparisons between August 2024 and August 2025.
Read at Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine
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