Coffee News Roundup: Week Ending February 3rd

The recent trend of acquisitions in specialty coffee has come for green coffee traders, the caffeine content of high street chain’s cappuccinos varies wildly, and the union-busters are running scared.

Read the whole thing over at Fresh Cup Magazine:

If you missed it you can also check out my deep dive into the wild world of coffee Kickstarters:

The Graveyard of Coffee Kickstarters

Everyone loves a coffee gadget. If you search “coffee” on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter, you get 4,542 results. They’re not all gizmos, of course; some are coffee table books, espresso-infused beauty products, or small companies trying to open a cafe.

The Pourover

And it’s goodbye from a very witchy Merlin: