Cannabis Coffee Shops Give New Meaning to Third Places

As recreational cannabis becomes more widely accepted, coffee-serving businesses from Amsterdam to Raleigh are offering a blueprint for how it may change traditional third spaces.
by Chloé Skye Weiser | July 9, 2025

Rethinking Robusta: Inside Mikołaj Pociecha’s Mission To Make Canephora Unignorable

The Amsterdam-based roaster’s new book, “Robusta/Canephora: A Brief Guide To Loving It,” brings together global voices to reframe coffee’s “second” species.
by Isabelle Mani | July 2, 2025

New Initiative Prioritizes Mental Health Care for Women Coffee Farmers

After a successful trial, the nonprofit SANA has launched a project to provide integrative psychosocial teletherapy sessions, as well as education and community support, for women coffee farmers in Colombia.
by Fionn Pooler | July 2, 2025

Uganda Emerges as Africa’s Top Coffee Exporter

Uganda has almost doubled its coffee production over the past 10 years. In May 2025, the country exported nearly 48,000 tons of coffee, compared to Ethiopia’s almost 43,500 tons, Uganda’s agriculture ministry said in…
by Fionn Pooler | July 1, 2025

Coffee News Club: Week of June 30th

A new resource compiles global coffee sustainability projects. Plus, a project in Colombia aims to provide mental healthcare to women coffee farmers, and Uganda overtakes Ethiopia as Africa’s largest coffee exporter. ‘New Initiative Prioritises…
by Fionn Pooler | June 30, 2025

ICO Unveils Global Database of 400+ Coffee Sustainability Projects

The ICO's new Coffee Sustainability Support Database features 440 sustainability initiatives, more than 600 organizations, and 170-plus donors. It is all visible from a navigable world map that is filterable by country, donors, goals,…
by Fionn Pooler | June 30, 2025

Roastery Breakdown: Wicked Joe Organic Coffees

Maine’s Wicked Joe Organic Coffees utilizes technology to roast quality coffee on a large scale—and still manages to prioritize sustainability in the process.
by Brit Alexandria | June 27, 2025

The Coffee Human Resource: Before Milk Steaming, Teach Workplace Communication

Good workplace communication is essential for growing coffee businesses, and helps workers thrive. Here are three key communication strategies companies can implement now.
by Eric Grimm | June 25, 2025

Wrenches at the Ready: Coffee Techs Battle in New Competition

Nuova Simonelli created a competition for technicians to demonstrate their skills and showcase the profession as a whole. 
by Fionn Pooler | June 25, 2025

Specialty Coffee Consumption Up 84% Since 2011, Says NCA Report

A new report shows an impressive rise in the popularity of specialty coffee: the number of people who drank specialty coffee in the last day had increased by 84% since 2011.
by Fionn Pooler | June 24, 2025