For paid subscribers: Nestlé is exploring a sale of Blue Bottle, and Luckin is reportedly interested. With such different approaches to coffee, however, it’s worth asking the question: why?
Coffee is increasingly at risk from the climate crisis, and corporate-driven incremental change won’t save it. The theory of degrowth offers hope for a better world and a fairer coffee industry.
One of the weirdest stories to ever grace this coffee news roundup: Dutch Bros Coffee vs Bees (and a good opportunity for some Nic Cage references). Plus, a coffee chain opening in high schools, and Stumptown ditches dairy.
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