For paid subscribers: Nestlé is exploring a sale of Blue Bottle, and Luckin is reportedly interested. With such different approaches to coffee, however, it’s worth asking the question: why?
Lots of little stories in the coffee world this week, so I did a speedrun through some of the more interesting ones, including:
A new catalogue of robusta coffees
Vietnamese coffee production falls as farmers look to more profitable fruit
FairWave Coffee Collective is hoovering up more midwestern brands
The Weeknd teams up with Blue Bottle
And lots more, including new (hopefully more sustainable) packaging options and some health news about coffee thickening the macular retinal nerve fiber layer—which is good.
I’m taking a wee break so no article this Friday, but I’ll be back probably next week with a new interview. Until then, here’s Merlin guarding the alley:
I'm a coffee writer and creator of The Pourover. Based in Scotland, I have over a decade of experience in the specialty coffee industry. Ask me about coffeewashing. It's pronounced Fin (he/him)
