Space: The Final Coffee Frontier
For paid subscribers: From the preposterous tech startup that wanted to roast coffee in space to espresso on the International Space Station, there’s a lot of coffee up there.
The Starbucks union is 300 not out.
This week, the Specialty Coffee Association launches its re-evaluation of coffee, well, evaluation. Plus, the International Coffee Organization predicts another year of coffee supply deficit, and the Starbucks union racks up 300 victories.
Read the full Roundup over at Fresh Cup Magazine:
I’ll be back with a new article this Friday, but until then it’s goodbye from young Merlin:

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