Coffee News Roundup: Week Ending March 17th

Unions doing good, unions doing... less good.

Coffee News Roundup: Week Ending March 17th

One of those weeks where it seems like nothing’s happening, but then if you dig down a bit there’s a lot going on. Like:

  • Keurig Dr Pepper is funding a study on farmer income. That’s right, a giant corporation wants to know what we as an industry can do to help improve the lives of the producers who underpin the entire thing. 🤔
  • Young doctors in the UK are fighting for better pay, so what does their union do? Compare their pay unfavourably with baristas, causing a backlash.
  • Heine Brothers’ Coffee, the second largest unionized coffee chain in the United States, has tentatively agreed a contract with its workers.

Read the full news roundup over at Fresh Cup Magazine:

If you missed it, you can read my interview with best-selling author and Youtuber John Green (!!!) about the Awesome Coffee Club, systems change in Sierra Leone, and whether or not he’ll ever return to Twitter:

‘No Billionaires Were Enriched Through The Sale Of This Coffee’: An Interview With Author John Green
Celebrity coffee brands are having a bit of a moment. Depending on your preference, you can buy coffee from A-list actors like Hugh Jackman and Tom Hanks, rock bands like Green Day and Korn, or rappers like Jadakiss and Snoop Dogg. Sadly, you can no longer

Until next week, it’s goodbye from Merlin:

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