For paid subscribers: Eight years ago, the media got very excited about a patent for a drone that could monitor and deliver coffee to the those it deemed under-caffeinated. It never became reality—why not?
Tech CEOs and other prognosticators have described drones as the future of coffee delivery for more than a decade. Why haven’t they materialised yet?
Stop the presses: coffee is popular
Quite a slow week, news-wise, but there was still time for:
Read the full Roundup over at Fresh Cup Magazine:
I’ll be back on Friday with a new piece on the Pourover, but until then it’s goodbye from me and young Merlin, who is enjoying the Scottish spring sunshine:
It's the Coffee News Roundup: Week Ending May 15th
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