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.
Three years (!) after announcing their union campaign, workers at Colectivo Coffee in Wisconsin and Illinois have finally ratified a contract with the company.
California looks to Amsterdam’s ubiquitous koffieshops to revitalize the state’s ailing cannabis industry.
Starbucks keeps fighting its union, and keeps racking up the Ls with the NLRB: of 17 cases the labor board has adjudicated in the past eight months, the company has lost 16.
And much more! Read the full Roundup over at Fresh Cup Magazine:
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.
