The $10 Latte is Coming—But Who Will Buy It?
A complex web of pressures, from climate change to tariffs, are pushing up coffee prices. But the industry has a challenge: How to communicate necessary price rises to consumers without scaring them off.
A complex web of pressures, from climate change to tariffs, are pushing up coffee prices. But the industry has a challenge: How to communicate necessary price rises to consumers without scaring them off.
Coffee News Roundup: Week Ending May 16th
For paid subscribers: deleted scenes from last week's lexicon. Musings on the words "Sustainability", "Specialty", and the old-school buzzwords like "Artisan" and "Gourmet".
This is an archive of the Coffee News Roundup newsletters. New posts can be found at Fresh Cup Magazine, while subscribers receive a summary every Monday.
494 articlesReviews of coffee shops and coffee roasters
32 articlesArticles covering corporate and independent coffee shops and roasters and the consumption side of the coffee supply chain.
32 articlesCoffee is political. There's no getting away from it, no matter how much the industry would like to ignore its connection to the wider world.
21 articlesCoffee is a complicated and fascinating plant, and these articles look at how it's grown and the people who grow it.
16 articlesFrom the producers who grow and process the coffee, to the ways it moves around the world and those who control the system, coffee's supply chain is long and opaque.
14 articlesCoffee industry stakeholders share their insights. Featuring coffee farmers, roasters, researchers, baristas, economists, union leaders, and YouTubers.
13 articlesThe coffee industry is huge, and there is much tension between the corporate and specialty sectors. These articles explore those tensions.
12 articlesCoffee is under threat from climate change. This is not a future problem, it's here now—how is the industry preparing?
11 articlesFrom Starbucks to specialty coffee companies across the United States, the unionisation wave has been fascinating to watch.
9 articlesCoffeewashing, noun. When coffee companies deceive or mislead the public about the positive social, economic and environmental impact of their products or actions.
8 articlesSustainability is a popular, and often overused, buzzword in the coffee industry. These articles look at the topic from all angles, the good and the bad.
7 articlesCoffee is big and complex, and with lots of room for weirdness. These articles look at the strange underbelly of an ever-changing industry.
7 articlesStarbucks is one of the world's biggest coffee companies. It is also one of its most controversial.
7 articlesA series of articles looking at how coffee is portrayed in cinema, including films such as The Big Lebowski, Pulp Fiction, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, and more.
7 articlesFor paid subscribers to The Pourover. These pieces offer extra analysis and opinion around major stories in coffee.
6 articlesThe history of coffee is long, dark, and often very strange. These articles dig into that history.
4 articlesA place for some coffee advice, whether you can't decide on what kind of filters to buy, or are interested in learning more about flat whites or decaf coffee.
2 articlesA newsletter about coffee—its culture, politics, and how it connects to the wider world.