Coffee News Club: Week of September 8th

Is that a milk frother or a USB stick? Why espresso machines are now computers. Plus, your coffee cup is leaching microplastics. How much? Click to find out.
by Fionn Pooler | September 8, 2025

Coffee News Club: Week of September 2nd

Keurig Dr Pepper acquires JDE Peet’s in a major coffee consolidation. Plus, saving forests beats planting new trees, and Verve’s healthcare surcharge has people irked.
by Fionn Pooler | September 2, 2025

Coffee News Club: Week of August 25th

Science now backs the saying, “Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my coffee.” Plus, outrageous incentives for Starbucks CEOs and lots about ants.
by Fionn Pooler | August 25, 2025

Coffee News Club: Week of August 18th

Starbucks locations in Korea are asking customers to leave the printer at home. Plus coffee myths debunked and community rallies after shop owner is detained by ICE.
by Fionn Pooler | August 18, 2025

Coffee News Club: Week of August 11th

Click to find out which city is the next VC-funded coffee shop hub. Plus, record-breaking coffee prices in Panama is met with mixed reactions and more tariff news.
by Fionn Pooler | August 11, 2025

Coffee News Club: Week of August 4th

Afraid of ordering from a barista? You’re not alone. Also: coffee’s possible tariff exemption, and a Philz buyout leaving some workers with nothing.
by Fionn Pooler | August 4, 2025

Coffee News Club: Week of July 28th

Starbucks’ CEO rakes in 6,666 more than what workers earn. Plus, tariffs won’t just hurt Americans, and Disneyland Starbucks workers walk off the job.
by Fionn Pooler | July 28, 2025

Coffee News Club: Week of July 21st

Is it safe to drink coffee during a heatwave? Experts weigh in. Plus more tariff news and confronting the generational gap that threatens the future of coffee.
by Fionn Pooler | July 21, 2025

Coffee News Club: Week of July 14th

Click to find out what country may be facing a 50% tariff on coffee exports. That and more—here's the news for the week of July 14th.
by Fionn Pooler | July 14, 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