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Rebecca Connors • April 16, 2025

How to Build a More Sustainable Coffee Shop in 2025: 7 Practical Steps

For Gen Z and the growing number of environmentally conscious consumers, it’s a requirement and they choose brands that match their values. Ethical sourcing, zero-waste practices, carbon-conscious operations, and real transparency are non-negotiables. Here’s how to set achievable sustainability goals that make a real difference to your customers, your bottom line, and the planet.
Cold Foam-Topped Cold Brew with a Ripples Print. The drink and flip-flops are held near a poolStephanie Morrison • July 2, 2025

Summer 2025 Coffee Trends

See the top Summer 2025 coffee trends like sustainability, wellness drinks, and shareable designs, that drive café traffic and keep customers coming back.
Rebecca Connors • February 1, 2026

3 Simple Marketing Ideas to Get More Customers Into Your Café

Make your next event stand out with custom printed macarons! Perfect for weddings, corporate gatherings, and banquets, these personalized treats enhance branding, engagement, and social media reach. See how a dessert printing machine makes it simple.
Rebecca Connors • March 1, 2026

How ‘Pana’s Cafe’ and ‘The Daily Drip Coffee’ Created a Social Moment by Connecting Culture, Music and the Experience

“It was insane, at both our locations!”, from Pana’s Cafe. Brands that connect special moments to their environment stand out to a new customer base. Pana’s Cafe and The Daily Drip Coffee did exactly that. During the SuperBowl event, they created a visual experience that tied together the event, pop culture, and their in-store environment –
Rebecca Connors • March 14, 2024

Recipe: Sweet Sakura Latte

Cherry blossoms are starting to bloom from Kyoto to Washington D.C.!  We’re celebrating with Alaska Zwei, a vegan cafe we work with in Tokyo, who gave us this sweet sake sakura recipe to help us hold on to this gorgeous season just a bit longer. This recipe features Amazake, a traditional Japanese sweet drink made
Rebecca Connors • December 9, 2019

8 Great Foamy Cocktail Recipes (+How to Add Foam to Any Cocktail)

The recipes included here are our tried-and-true favorites for creating a perfect canvas to print your Ripples designs. You can add foam (and then Ripples creations!) to almost any cocktail using one of the ingredients or tools below.Let’s get bubbly, shall we? Add just one of these to any cocktail to create perfectly printable foam:
Cocktails Printed with 'Time to Celebrate'Rebecca Connors • June 15, 2023

Recipe: French Martini

The French Martini is a modern cocktail that gained popularity in the 1980s. Despite its name, it was created in the United States, with disputed origins. One story credits bartender Keith McNally, who mixed vodka, Chambord, and pineapple juice at “The Odeon” bar in New York City. Another version attributes its creation to a bartender
Valentine's day themed pink cocktailRebecca Connors • January 26, 2024

Recipe: The Pink Lady

The Pink Lady cocktail is a timeless classic with its roots tracing back to the early 20th century. Its origin isn’t known for sure, but my favorite story is that it was named after Broadway star Hazel Dawn, who played the titular character in the 1911 Broadway musical The Pink Lady. Just like Hazel, this
Rebecca Connors • June 5, 2024

Recipe: Iced Matcha Latte

This foam-topped iced matcha latte is a perfect summertime pick-me-up. Topped, of course, with a Ripples print
Rebecca Connors • July 12, 2024

Recipe: Fire of a Champion Cocktail

The Summer 2024 Olympic Games will kick off on July 26th, 2024. More than 10,000 athletes will gather from around the world to compete and billions of people will tune in to watch.  One way to bring the electrifying pride and excitement around this international competition to your bar is to serve up special Olympic-themed
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with Ripples
Whether you’re scaling up or just starting out, see how cafes and bakeries use the Ripple
Maker coffee printer to attract crowds, stay ahead of trends, and grow their brands.
Dante Kitchen & Bar
  Building on a storied history In 2015, Nathalie Hudson and her husband Linden Pride took over Caffe Dante, a much-loved 100-year-old neighborhood institution in New York City’s Greenwich Village. Under their leadership Dante has grown to be a trendsetting brand known for its personalized service, elegant details, and innovation. They’ve added locations in the … Read more
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Le Café V
Create a priceless experience for the price of a coffee.
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Isabelle’s Osteria
Isabelle’s Osteria, a cozy Italian restaurant nestled in the iconic Gramercy Park neighborhood, offers more than just delectable dishes — it’s a place where guests can create lasting memories. Named after Executive Chef James Tracey’s mother, “Isabelle’s” brings a personal touch to everything they do. And now, thanks to the Ripple Maker, Isabelle’s has found … Read more
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The Yeatman
Guests mingling at a luxury hotel
The Yeatman is an opulent wine hotel and spa in Porto, Portugal. They’ve been using the Ripple Maker daily since 2019 to delight every guest that orders a foam-topped drink, all with custom Ripples prints designed to enhance and highlight the experience at this luxury property in this gorgeous location. We were honored to sit … Read more
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Birdhouse Wingerie & Bar
birdhouse wingerie
Birdhouse Wingerie and Bar uses Ripples to enhance their vibe and create an amazing personalized experience.
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