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.
Featuring a relaunched definitely-not-Starbucks in Russia
This week’s Coffee News Roundup features a very lackluster attempt to ape the Starbucks brand by the duo who have taken over the company’s Russian locations. Then there’s a coffee maker that makes coffee by reusing ground coffee, and a federal judge orders Starbucks to reinstate the fired Memphis Seven. Plus, coffee and cigarettes.
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If you missed it, you can read my latest non-Roundup post below
And as always, here’s Merlin:
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