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?
My first Coffee News Year in Review for Fresh Cup Magazine is a big one, featuring an ascendant labor movement, the entanglement of the coffee industry with global geopolitics, and a whole bunch of pretty explicit coffeewashing.
Of course the most important question—was coffee good for you in 2022?—is also addressed.
I'm the creator and writer of The Pourover. Based in Scotland, I have over a decade of experience in the specialty coffee industry as a barista, roaster, and writer. Ask me about coffeewashing.
