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.
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What Does Success in Coffee Look Like? (Republish)
Denver’s Amethyst Coffee closed in 2022, two years after raising prices to better compensate staff. But that doesn’t mean the project was a failure—in fact, it still offers lessons for the industry today.
Why Do So Many Celebrities Claim To Have Never Tried Coffee?
For paid subscribers: What do Naomi Campbell, Tom Brady, Sydney Sweeney, and Ice-T have in common?
The Best of The Pourover 2025
Five favourite pieces from the past 12 months, plus some general thoughts about the newsletter.
Why Might Luckin Want To Buy Blue Bottle Coffee?
For paid subscribers: Nestlé is exploring a sale of Blue Bottle, and Luckin is reportedly interested. With such different approaches to coffee, however, it’s worth asking the question: why?
High Prices Are Changing Our Coffee-Drinking Habits
It's the Coffee News Roundup: Week Ending December 19th
How To Save Coffee: Lessons From the Degrowth Movement
Coffee is increasingly at risk from the climate crisis, and corporate-driven incremental change won’t save it. The theory of degrowth offers hope for a better world and a fairer coffee industry.
Starbucks vs Local Cafe Doesn’t Always End How You Might Think
It's the Coffee News Roundup: Week Ending December 12th
Dubai’s Chocolate-Based Propaganda Push
For paid subscribers: Coffee is increasingly used to burnish the United Arab Emirates’ international image. Now it is being supercharged by merging with the popularity of the Dubai chocolate trend.
Big If True: Nestle Considering Blue Bottle Coffee Sale
It's the Coffee News Roundup: Week Ending December 5th