2024 Was a Warning
The past year of climate shocks and surging coffee prices has felt portentous. Without significant investment and industry cooperation, coffee’s future seems increasingly uncertain.
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What We Say When We Say Nothing
Who the coffee industry chooses to support, and who it ignores, speaks volumes.
'Specialty Coffee Should be Enjoyed by Those Who Grow It': The Farmer's Daughter Joining Kenya's Coffee-drinking Revolution
Although it produces some of the world's best coffee, domestic consumption in Kenya remains low. A new generation of coffee professionals wants to change that.
Stealth Starbucks: A Premonition of Modern Specialty Coffee
Unbranded Starbucks stores divided opinion back in the 2000s, and there are echoes in modern corporate-backed specialty companies like Intelligentsia and Blue Bottle.
Can the Coffee Change Fund Save Coffee?
A coffee producer with a simple and affordable redistribution plan struggles to find industry backing.
Upcycled Coffeewashing
Putting coffee grounds into shoes and luxury watch straps isn't sustainable—it's a distraction.
Philly is a (Coffee) Union Town
A wave of unionizing swept Philadelphia's coffee scene. Now the workers want a contract.
South Korea's Coffee Wars
All coffee shop owners worry about another cafe opening in their neighborhood. Will you lose customers to the new place?
Camp Coffee, Colonialism, and the Evolution of a Brand
We’re used to being able to grab a coffee at any time, from a cafe on every corner, made
Defiance and Gay Frog Donuts: How Strange Matter Coffee is Navigating the Anti-LGBTQ+ Backlash
For Cara Nader, founder of Strange Matter Coffee, the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ protests isn’t an abstract issue on Twitter.
Clean Air and Coffee Shops
Ah, June. One of the nicest things about early summer is being able to sit outside a coffee shop, enjoying
"Carbon Neutral" Coffee: Climate Accountability or Marketing Spin?
Do you know the environmental impact of your morning cup of coffee? Coffee is an agricultural product produced in stages