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.
Alaska Airlines has switched its coffee supplier from Starbucks to Stumptown Coffee, with the press release really leaning into how hard they worked to create a coffee that tastes good in a pressurized container at altitude.
Your La Marzocco espresso machine can now talk to your Mahlkönig coffee grinder and make automated grind adjustments in real time. Well, so long as you have very specific models from both manufacturers.
A National Labor Relations Board judge ruled that former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz illegally threatened a union supporter during a “listening tour” in 2022. Schultz’ comment that the barista should “go work for another company” amounted to “a warning that protected pro-union speech was not compatible with employment at Starbucks,” according to Reuters.
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.
