Who Will Fund the Future of Coffee?
For paid subscribers: some thoughts on the loss of USAID funding for coffee research, and the possibly misguided hope that corporations will step up.
Happy Birthday, Starbucks union!
EU regulators agree a new law to prohibit the purchase of deforestation-linked coffee, Dublin’s 3FE launches the “KeepCup but for beans”, and new research shows that coffee wakes you up. Incredible, I know. Plus, it’s a year since the Starbucks union launched.
Read the full Roundup over at Fresh Cup Magazine:
See you Friday for a new article, and in the meantime it’s goodbye from me and goodbye from (an angry-looking) Merlin
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