Coffee’s Soft Power Shift
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.
Coffee News Roundup: Week Ending September 13th
A very hefty roundup this week. Here’s some of what happened:
Read more on all these, plus some Keurig coffeewashing, over at Fresh Cup Magazine:
If you missed it, you can catch up with my latest Pourover piece: the coffee shaming of Millennials by millionaire financial gurus and newspaper columnists:
And if that Oregon story piqued your interest and you want to read more about private equity in coffee, I have a whole series about that:
Until next week, it’s goodbye from a very sleepy Merlin:
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