Coffee News Club

As Starbucks pulls back from Boston, indie cafes benefit. Plus, Bodum recalls 5.9 million French presses, and China’s Pan Wei is the new World Barista Champion.

Biohackers think they can offset caffeine’s consequences. Plus, low stockpiles weigh on coffee prices despite Brazil’s harvest, and the U.S. funds new research.

Is that Gesha really Gesha? Researchers find that sometimes it’s not. Plus, Starbucks opens in Xinjiang, and coffee is linked to lower mouth and throat cancer risk.

Would you like a burrito with your coffee? Starbucks reportedly mulls Chipotle takeover. Plus, bacteria-boosted Liberica, and coffee farming in Sicily.

Spent coffee grounds become insulation, the UN recognizes International Coffee Day, and a new data platform tracks global coffee trade.

Cafe Imports goes 100% employee owned. Plus, the SCA and UC Davis fund a new coffee research fellowship, two notable union wins, and wildfires threaten Colombian coffee farms.

The best coffee city in the U.S. is… Orlando? Plus, according to the National Coffee Association, specialty coffee consumption keeps rising, and researchers debunk online coffee health myths.

Has pumpkin spice had its day? McDonald’s thinks so. Plus, climate-resilient robusta may not be so hardy after all, and it's a good idea to let hot coffee cool before drinking.

Extreme weather events are ravaging coffee farms globally. Plus unionized Starbucks baristas ask supporters to boycott the brand.

Unicorn Frappuccino? Not at these unionized Starbucks stores. Plus, Colombian coffee farmers recovering from the recent earthquake fear the impact of El Niño, and why do so many specialty coffee shops look the same?…