For paid subscribers: From the preposterous tech startup that wanted to roast coffee in space to espresso on the International Space Station, there’s a lot of coffee up there.
Many people visit cafes during the workday—but for those who work nights, good coffee remains woefully scarce. Now, one enterprising Australian is trying to change that.
Winter is coming to an end in the Southern Hemisphere, but a heatwave threatens Brazil’s first coffee flowering—it’s currently 20° Fahrenheit higher than usual for this time of year.
Starbucks broke federal law when it raised wages and increased benefits explicitly for non-union workers, a National Labor Relations Board administrative judge has ruled. The decision is the first nationwide ruling against the company since Starbucks Workers United started organizing two years ago.
To, er, celebrate National Coffee Day, Peet’s briefly launched its own version of the disloyalty card—where customers can collect stamps from a number of different cafes as a way to foster community over competition—but made it one-way traffic. Customers of chains like Starbucks and Dunkin’ could use their loyalty points at Peet’s, but not the other way around.
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)
