Amidst the U.S. government’s crackdown at the border and a raft of anti-trans legislation in Texas, some coffee professionals are skipping the Specialty Coffee Association’s Expo in Houston.
While certain unnamed companies release luxury watches containing tiny amounts of coffee grounds, researchers in Australia have discovered that adding coffee grounds to concrete not only saves on sand (a precious and depleting resource) but actually makes the concrete stronger.
World Coffee Research has launched an open-access coffee genetic fingerprinting database, which among other things could put an end to variety mislabeling (so you can be sure that gesha you bought is actually a gesha).
Coffee capsule manufacturers in Europe are worried about new EU legislation that could force them to produce more sustainable pods. The horror.
I'm the creator and writer of The Pourover. Based in Scotland, I have over a decade of experience in the specialty coffee industry as a barista, roaster, and writer. Ask me about coffeewashing.
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