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.
For paid subscribers: What Starbucks’ CEO Brian Niccol’s meeting with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. says about the company’s embrace of coffee’s wellness trend—and the trend’s darker side.
Liberica, a newly rediscovered coffee species, could help the industry combat climate change. Meanwhile, Hawaiian officials mull releasing a tiny parasitic wasp to fight the coffee berry borer beetle, and workers at Intelligentsia in Chicago have ratified their first contract, a process that took less than two months.
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.
