Specialty Coffee Is Now Mainstream. Is That a Good or Bad Thing?
Specialty coffee’s explosive growth has forced a reckoning between authenticity and scale. Some brands are proving they can honor core values while also reaching new markets.
A New Single-Use Pod Claims To Reduce Waste. But Does It?
A new machine from Lavazza uses plastic-free tabs to make coffee. But is the machine actually more sustainable if you have to buy a new machine to use the tabs?
Coffee Tech Stacks: Mnemonic Coffee Wants To Use As Little Tech As Possible
Using tech tools doesn’t always equal growth or greater efficiency. Mnemonic in San Diego makes the case for cutting back and investing in the customer experience instead.
Deforestation Rules Could Hamper Small Farmers. A New Mapping Tool Can Help.
Last week, Fairtrade International launched a tool called Plot Insights that aims to help its members manage, analyze, and share geolocation data.
Coffee News Club: Week of June 22
Greenhouse coffee is harder to grow than you think. Plus, coffee pods become more sustainable, but you need to buy a new machine to use them.
Coffee Consulting: What the Work Costs, Sustains, and Reveals
It used to be the case that, when coffee shops confronted business challenges, they had to handle them on their own. Today, however, external support has become more widely available in the coffee industry.…
Researchers Figured Out You Can Use Sound Waves to Brew Espresso
A team of Australian researchers used ultrasonic soundwaves to brew espresso. They claim the it reduces energy consumption during brewing by 75%.
Twenty Years of the Coffee Barometer
Since 2006, the Coffee Barometer report has monitored and critiqued the coffee industry. After two decades, the latest edition asks: Has anything in coffee changed for the better?
New Report Points to Farmer Inequity, Value Extraction As Critical Coffee Issues
This year's Coffee Barometer report notes that despite a rise in corporate sustainability commitments, structural and systemic problems remain.
Coffee News Club: Week of June 15
Could ultrasonic waves brew your next shot of espresso? Plus, the latest Coffee Barometer report describes persistent sustainability challenges for the industry.