Coffee’s Soft Power Shift
The United States has long been at the centre of the global coffee industry. But as policies shift under the Trump administration, that dominance is under threat.
Who's drinking five Pret coffees every day, anyway?
This week, in coffee:
Read more on all these stories, plus some news about Nestlé saving coffee through the use of proprietary “high-yielding” varieties, over at Fresh Cup Magazine:
If you missed it, you can check out my latest piece that looks at where all the money in coffee is going (spoiler: it’s not going to farmers or workers):
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