On Becoming a Coffee Luddite
For paid subscribers: The coffee industry is embracing automation, and consumers increasingly demand convenience and speed. Me? I’m happy to wait for my coffee to be made by a human.
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.
Read the full Roundup on Fresh Cup Magazine 👇
If you missed it, you can read my latest non-Roundup post below
And as always, here’s Merlin:

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