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.
For paid subscribers: What Starbucks’ CEO Brian Niccol’s meeting with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. says about the company’s embrace of coffee’s wellness trend—and the trend’s darker side.
Ethiopian coffee is becoming ever more popular in China, and Ethiopian exporters are looking to take advantage.
Australia’s much-vaunted coffee industry is suffering under the strains of inflation and the worldwide cost-of-living crisis. This is causing many cafes to close (while, predictably, blaming rising wages).
Researchers in Hawaii have found that cultural control-focused management—field sanitation, frequent harvesting, and strip-picking with relatively little applied pesticide—is more effective against the coffee berry borer than simply spraying the plants with pesticides. Bonus: higher net profits.
Plus there’s lots more union happenings. Read the full roundup over at Fresh Cup Magazine:
I'm the creator and writer of The Pourover. Based in Scotland, I have over a decade of experience in the specialty coffee industry as a barista, roaster, and writer. Ask me about coffeewashing.
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