A Fundraiser for Gaza Hopes to Wake Up the Coffee Industry
For 18 months, the coffee industry has remained mostly silent about the ongoing destruction of Gaza. A new fundraiser hopes to raise money—and jolt the industry awake.
What does "100% responsibly-sourced coffee" actually mean?
This week, in coffee:
Read the full Roundup over at Fresh Cup Magazine:
Speaking of coffeewashing, my latest Pourover piece looks at Nespresso’s relationship with George Clooney and how the suave superstar helps the coffee giant burnish its image as a sustainability pioneer even as it’s hit by scandal after scandal:
And Fresh Cup continues to update and republish some articles from the Pourover’s archives, this week featuring an exploration of Kenya’s homegrown coffee scene: ‘Enjoyed by Those Who Grow It’: Wangeci Gitata-Kiriga And Kenya’s Coffee-Drinking Revolution
Until next week, it’s goodbye from Merlin:
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