For paid subscribers: Coffee is increasingly used to burnish the United Arab Emirates’ international image. Now it is being supercharged by merging with the popularity of the Dubai chocolate trend.
The coffee scene in Dubai is thriving, and the city is set to welcome the Specialty Coffee Association’s World of Coffee event next month. But underneath the glitzy facade and marketing buzz lies a moral quagmire.
Coffee companies large and small are still falling short on diversity targets three years after many pledged to address the issue
The Nairobi Coffee Exchange has reopened after more than a month as the Kenyan government looks to make major reforms to the sector and empower farmers
Cornell University will not renew its contract with Starbucks after pressure from students and union activists
And both coffee and music can enhance cognitive function by increasing “beta band” brain wave activity, “a state associated with peak cognitive performance.”
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