The Many Reasons for the Latest Coffee Price Spike
It's the Coffee News Roundup: Week Ending October 24th
While Starbucks tries to return to its coffeehouse roots, a new wave of cafes spreading across the United States show how to really build a welcoming third place.
For paid subscribers: Competition among coffee chains in China is driving prices to ridiculous new lows. Where will it end?
Big brands love to bemoan the plight of coffee farmers without acknowledging their role in creating that plight.
For paid subscribers: Donald Trump’s latest arbitrary tariff threat, this time against Brazil, has once again enveloped the coffee industry in chaos and uncertainty. When will it end?
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.
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