For paid subscribers: A fascinating academic paper delves into the ways Korean Buddhists, after centuries of drinking tea, have started to embrace coffee.
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.
Colombia, Brazil, and Kenya are all predicting lower coffee production because of the climate crisis. Meanwhile at the other end of the supply chain, coffee companies are “eyeing” rapid expansion and growth. No disconnect there at all.
Plus, somewhat connectedly, Nestlé is putting (a portion of) its money where its mouth is by announcing a $1 billion investment in sustainability over the next eight years. This is the same company that brought in $25 billion from coffee in 2021 alone, but hey it’s a start.
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)
