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?
Coffee is increasingly at risk from the climate crisis, and corporate-driven incremental change won’t save it. The theory of degrowth offers hope for a better world and a fairer coffee industry.
Starbucks Workers United released the sequel to last year’s Red Cup Rebellion, creating the largest work stoppage in the company’s history on its busiest day.
Coffee pods are a big deal, and they’re often touted as a more sustainable alternative to other brewing methods. But how sustainable are they? Unsurprisingly, it depends on what they’re made of.
Millennials rejoice/feel old: Death Cab For Cutie’s Transatlanticism and The Postal Service’s Give Up turn 20 this year. To celebrate, both of Ben Gibbard’s bands have released coffees in collaboration with fellow Pacific Northwesters Camber Coffee.
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)
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