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For Cara Nader, founder of Strange Matter Coffee, the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ protests isn’t an abstract issue on Twitter. Since 2014, Lansing, Michigan-based Strange Matter has built a reputation for offering a welcoming, inclusive environment—flying a progress pride flag, hosting events, and raising funds for local LGBTQ+ organizations.
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Celebrity coffee brands are having a bit of a moment. Depending on your preference, you can buy coffee from A-list actors like Hugh Jackman and Tom Hanks, rock bands like Green Day and Korn, or rappers like Jadakiss and Snoop Dogg. Sadly, you can no longer buy your coffee from
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In any other year, in any other timeline, the 2020 Glasgow Coffee Festival would have already taken place. It was due to be held back in May within the grandeur of The Briggait, the soaring 19th century fish market that has been the festival’s home since its inception in
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Back in March, when the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning to become starkly apparent, many (if not most) coffee companies went into hibernation. They shut down, furloughed or laid off their staff, applied for government assistance, and waited. Starbucks was different. Although they claimed to be “closing” their
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Born and raised in the city of Serra Negra, in Southeast Brazil’s São Paulo state, Jonas Leme Ferraresso is an agronomist and coffee jack-of-all-trades who has held many jobs within the coffee supply chain: he has dabbled in roasting, farming, consultancy, and exporting just to name a few. Jonas
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This is part 2 of my interview with Catherine Franks, founder and owner of Steampunk Coffee Roasters in North Berwick, Scotland. Part 1 can be found here. This interview has been lightly edited for clarity. You changed your packaging recently—can you tell me about that? Changing our packaging was
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Steampunk Coffee Roasters is one of my all-time favourite coffee companies. My first published review on this site was their Costa Rica Mirian 1 (it was delicious, since you asked), and the Warehouse in North Berwick is a wonderful, welcoming cafe full of warmth and puppies. If you're
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Equator Coffees & Teas is one of the true pioneers of coffee’s third wave. Since the mid-90s, Brooke McDonnell and her partner and co-founder Helen Russell have been a driving force in the growth and development of the Bay Area’s coffee scene, from humble origins roasting in a