Amidst the U.S. government’s crackdown at the border and a raft of anti-trans legislation in Texas, some coffee professionals are skipping the Specialty Coffee Association’s Expo in Houston.
Winter is coming to an end in the Southern Hemisphere, but a heatwave threatens Brazil’s first coffee flowering—it’s currently 20° Fahrenheit higher than usual for this time of year.
Starbucks broke federal law when it raised wages and increased benefits explicitly for non-union workers, a National Labor Relations Board administrative judge has ruled. The decision is the first nationwide ruling against the company since Starbucks Workers United started organizing two years ago.
To, er, celebrate National Coffee Day, Peet’s briefly launched its own version of the disloyalty card—where customers can collect stamps from a number of different cafes as a way to foster community over competition—but made it one-way traffic. Customers of chains like Starbucks and Dunkin’ could use their loyalty points at Peet’s, but not the other way around.
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