The Coffee Industry Is Unequal. A Marxist Economic Theory Explains How.
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.
Who the coffee industry chooses to support, and who it ignores, speaks volumes.
We're losing insect pollinators at an alarming rate, and that's bad for coffee.
Although it produces some of the world's best coffee, domestic consumption in Kenya remains low. A new generation of coffee professionals wants to change that.
Unbranded Starbucks stores divided opinion back in the 2000s, and there are echoes in modern corporate-backed specialty companies like Intelligentsia and Blue Bottle.
A coffee producer with a simple and affordable redistribution plan struggles to find industry backing.
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