For paid subscribers: Iāve written before about Starbucksā myriad climate issues, but now conservative activist shareholders are trying to weaponise those failings in service of a climate denialist goal.
How can supposedly ethical coffee brands pitch themselves as environmentally conscious while partnering with airlines?
Would you like a donut with your stolen wages? š©
Krispy Kreme agrees to pay nearly $1.2 million in unpaid back wages, while the unionization wave washes over Peetās, and Colombia once again considers leaving the commodity coffee market.
Read all the news over at Fresh Cup Magazine:
If you missed it, you can catch up on my latest article, an interview with Rabbithole Roastersā David Lalonde on the promise of specialty dark roasts:
And a special guest star to close us out, my sisterās cat Maru!
(Iām running low on Merlin photos, so if you have a cat who would like to be featured here, send me aāpreferably landscape aspect ratioāphoto to thepouroverblog@gmail.com šŗ)
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