This Coffee is Electric

It's the Coffee News Roundup: Week Ending May 1st

Fionn Pooler May 4, 2026

Starbucks and ChatGPT Offer a Glimpse Into Coffee’s Dystopian Future

Chatbots telling us what we want. Robots making our coffee. Baristas reduced to smiling servers. If Starbucks and other brands get their way, this is the future: a frictionless, interactionless, lifeless coffee experience.

Fionn Pooler May 1, 2026

The Coffee News Roundup

My Gut Says Coffee Is Good for You

It's the Coffee News Roundup: Week Ending April 24th

Fionn Pooler Apr 27, 2026

Corporate vs Specialty Coffee

The coffee industry is huge, and there is much tension between the corporate and specialty sectors. These articles explore those tensions.

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Coffee Retail / Coffee Features / Corporate vs Specialty Coffee

In Defense of Dark Roasts

Rabbithole Roasters’ David Lalonde wants specialty coffee to embrace the dark side.

Fionn Pooler Dec 2, 2022

A hand swirling coffee inside a glass Hario decanter

Corporate vs Specialty Coffee / Coffee Features

Coffee People Talk the Fourth Wave

Market research thinks we're entering coffee's fourth wave. But are we? I asked some folks.

Fionn Pooler Oct 7, 2022