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It's the Coffee News Roundup: Week Ending April 25th
Articles covering corporate and independent coffee shops and roasters and the consumption side of the coffee supply chain.
For many, elite coffee competitions represent the pinnacle of the industry. But the huge costs to compete prevent those without financial support from participating—and harm the industry as a whole.
Coffee gear is expensive. Chris McAuley and the Getchu team are making it accessible.
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 wave of unionising swept Philadelphia's coffee scene. Now the workers want a contract.
From wildfire smoke to Covid, indoor air can be hazardous. But it doesn't need to be.
The bestselling author on being a coffee influencer, raising money for Partners In Health, and his love-hate relationship with Twitter.
Decaf has come a long way over the last hundred years, but can it join the third wave?
There are a lot of coffee gadgets on Kickstarter. Some are successful, others less so. This is the story of the latter.
Rabbithole Roasters’ David Lalonde wants specialty coffee to embrace the dark side.
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