Coffee companies are going all in on automation. We’re told that it improves efficiency, cuts costs, and yields a better product. But what does it mean for the baristas whose labour these automations displace?
For paid subscribers: Today, Sweden is famous for its love of coffee. But historically that hasn’t always been the case, and one particular ruler’s attempts to prove coffee’s harmful health impacts may have been the world’s first randomised controlled trial.
Pour one out for the demise of PBR's hard coffee
The International Coffee Organization thinks people will be drinking more coffee at home, a Starbucks manager claims he was instructed to retaliate against pro-union workers, and the tipping point for massive climate change-caused loss of coffee production is approaching.
Plus, the end of PBR’s hard coffee experiment.
Read about all this and more over at Fresh Cup Magazine:
And here’s Merlin lounging in the sun, back when we had sunshine here in the Scottish Highlands.
Look out for a new Pourover article this Friday, and see you next week for another news roundup!
Coffee News Roundup: Week Ending October 3rd
A newsletter about coffee—its culture, politics, and how it connects to the wider world.
