Demand for coffee is growing, and climate change threatens supply—yet consumers don’t want to pay more. In an intensified and unequal industry, however, someone always pays.
For paid subscribers: One of Howard Schultz’ final acts as Starbucks CEO was inflicting upon us a line of olive oil-infused coffee drinks. He was so confident the Oleato would change the world. It didn’t.
This week’s Roundup features several old favorites: an interesting Bloomberg look at the data behind this past year’s Starbucks unionization push, a report that says the big coffee buyers are buying more sustainable coffee, and Nespresso something something recycling something sneakers something coffeewashing something.
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)
