For paid subscribers: Donald Trump’s latest arbitrary tariff threat, this time against Brazil, has once again enveloped the coffee industry in chaos and uncertainty. When will it end?
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.
While certain unnamed companies release luxury watches containing tiny amounts of coffee grounds, researchers in Australia have discovered that adding coffee grounds to concrete not only saves on sand (a precious and depleting resource) but actually makes the concrete stronger.
World Coffee Research has launched an open-access coffee genetic fingerprinting database, which among other things could put an end to variety mislabeling (so you can be sure that gesha you bought is actually a gesha).
Coffee capsule manufacturers in Europe are worried about new EU legislation that could force them to produce more sustainable pods. The horror.
I'm the creator and writer of The Pourover. Based in Scotland, I have over a decade of experience in the specialty coffee industry as a barista, roaster, and writer. Ask me about coffeewashing.
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