Verve Coffee Will Pay $180k After Baristas Flag Healthcare Benefit Violations
The settlement will go to current and former staff at one of the California-based company’s San Francisco locations.
Coffee News Club: Week of October 20th
There can be only one death-themed coffee brand. Plus, how post-harvest processing can improve underripe coffee, and Blue Bottle Coffee achieves carbon neutrality—but does that mean anything?
Fermentation Might Hold the Key to Elevating Underripe Coffee Beans
What if there was a way to process underripe cherries so they taste as good—if not better than—ripe ones? Fermentation might hold the answer.
Hotels Are Upping Their Coffee Game—Here’s How
In recent years, a number of luxury hotels have revamped their coffee programs. The result has been a better experience for guests—and a new way to stand out from the competition.
Roastery Breakdown: Afterglow Coffee Cooperative in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond’s Afterglow Coffee Cooperative, which operates in a shared cafe and roastery space, is making waves with its revolutionary worker-owner structure.
New Study Confirms: Higher Elevation Means Better Coffee
New research analyzed four coffees grown at different elevations to see if altitude impacts flavor and quality.
Coffee News Club: Week of October 13th
Researchers are finding more uses for coffee waste, a union win for Anodyne workers, and another study confirms that, yes, coffee is good for you.
New Tech Turns Coffee and Plastic Waste Into Clean Air
Researchers have patented a new technology that uses ground coffee and plastic waste to capture carbon dioxide from industrial emissions.
Coffee Is a Fruit: Why Cascara Is Key to a More Circular Coffee Industry
Only 1–5% of the original coffee cherry ends up in your cup—but it doesn’t have to be that way. Here’s how the coffee industry can move beyond the bean.
Maxwell House Pokes Fun at Housing Crisis with “Apartment” Rebrand
Maxwell House is rebranding as Maxwell Apartment. Why? The joke is that most people can’t afford to buy a home.