Coffee News Club: Week of November 21st

It’s a Red Cup Rebellion! Unions strike back at Starbucks while coffee’s commodity price is falling—but news outlets continue to focus on consumers rather than farmers.  ‘Coffee Prices are Crashing. What it Means for…
by Fionn Pooler | November 21, 2022

Coffee News Club: Week of November 14th

Could better-tasting, more climate-resilient coffee be in our future? Plus, a raging debate over alternative milk at barista competitions and your favorite Starbucks hacks pour money into the company's coffers.
by Fionn Pooler | November 14, 2022

Coffee News Club: Week of November 7th

Could coffee power your car? Plus, producers in Brazil default on their coffee contracts, and drinking coffee while pregnant could lead to shorter children.
by Fionn Pooler | November 7, 2022

Coffee News Club: Week of October 31st

Coffee isn't free of child labor, despite third-party efforts. Plus, the founder of scandal-hit Luckin Coffee is back with a new venture, and Starbucks agrees to bargain with unionized workers—only to walk out immediately.
by Fionn Pooler | October 31, 2022

Coffee News Club: Week of October 24th

At Starbucks, the facade of progressivism is cracking from the inside out, more crystal ball gazing about the future of coffee, and how to biohack your brain using coffee (sort of).
by Fionn Pooler | October 24, 2022

Coffee News Club: Week of October 17th

Are we all just destined to drink coffee at home from now on? Are we doing enough to combat climate change to preserve the future of coffee? We ask these questions and pour one…
by Fionn Pooler | October 17, 2022

Coffee News Club: Week of October 10th

The climate crisis continues to ravage coffee crops in Colombia, Brazil, and Kenya. And yet, big conglomerates continue to expand unabated and unphased.  
by Fionn Pooler | October 10, 2022

Coffee News Club: Week of October 3rd

Announcing the 2022 World Coffee Champions, Brazil admits coffee projections are flawed, and Nespresso enlists George Clooney to warn us about climate change.
by Fionn Pooler | October 3, 2022

Can Lasers Change The Way We Make Cold Brew?

Lasers are objectively awesome. But they might also help us make cold brew in a zap.
by Fionn Pooler | September 30, 2022

Coffee News Club: Week of September 26th

Coffee stockpiles are lower than ever in Brazil, Gen Z drives the ‘fourth wave,’ and coffee may help some men with prostate cancer live longer.
by Fionn Pooler | September 26, 2022