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It’s the end of another week, and here in Michigan the weather has finally broken, giving a bit of respite before the inevitable return to stifling heat. In coffee news there’s not much this week, but if you haven’t yet you might be interested in reading my
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Back in March, when the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning to become starkly apparent, many (if not most) coffee companies went into hibernation. They shut down, furloughed or laid off their staff, applied for government assistance, and waited. Starbucks was different. Although they claimed to be “closing” their
Coffee News Roundup
Welcome to another edition of the Coffee News Roundup, this week brought to you by heat-induced fatigue. While my frail Scottish body bakes in 90+ degree weather, why not enjoy the latest roundup of news from around the coffee industry. I’m off to make myself an iced pour-over. As
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Hello and welcome to another Coffee News Roundup. Over the next little while, I’m going to be transitioning the Pourover over to Substack. It’s smoother, easier to use and, hopefully, gives a more streamlined experience. I’m also just a bit fed up with Squarespace. So, check it
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Hello and welcome to another Coffee News Roundup. Today is Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the day in 1865 when word of the Emancipation Proclamation ending slavery in the United States finally reached Texas, two and a half years after the original declaration. “Juneteenth is both a celebration and a reminder,
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Hello and welcome to another edition of the Coffee News Roundup. Let’s get right to, it shall we? Sprudge’s coverage of racism in the specialty coffee industry Over the past two weeks, the specialty coffee industry has been rocked by accounts of racism within some major—and previously
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Like the title says. There are more important things going on in the world. The specialty coffee industry itself has a serious racism problem, something that is starting to be openly discussed by industry pros on Twitter and beyond. On a basic level there are too many white people in
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I don’t really know where to start this week. Writing about coffee seems absurd in the current moment. But I don’t know what else to do, aside from give to community organizations and bail funds—literally the least I can do, I know, but it’s something. You
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Hello and welcome to another Coffee News Roundup, this week coming from a hot and humid Michigan. A bit too hot and much too humid if you ask me, but I am Scottish. This weekend is also the Memorial Day holiday and traditionally the start of summer, although with a
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Short answer: yes, I believe so. Long answer: well, read the article. Last year, while doing research for this article in Sierra Magazine detailing ways to lower your personal coffee carbon footprint (a slightly futile activity, it turns out), I decided to take my own advice and replace my paper
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How is it already mid-May? Is time just meaningless these days? Why does it seem to stand still while also simultaneously roaring through the year like a runaway freight train carrying Steven Segal? Hopefully somebody is studying this, because I’d like to know. Anyway, what’s been happening in
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Hello and welcome to another Coffee News Roundup, where this week there… Ah. Um. [tumbleweed rolls past] I see. Yes, not a lot has happened over the past seven days, at least in the coffee world. Out in the real world, of course, it’s a maelstrom of ridiculousness and