Business OperationsU.S. Coffee Prices Soar at the Supermarket
Prices for roasted coffee at United States grocery stores rose 21.7% in August over the same period a year ago, representing the biggest price jump since 1997, according to recently...
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advertisingDe’Longhi’s “Computer That Makes Coffee” Trolls U.S. Tariffs
Italian appliance giant De’Longhi has turned United States trade policy into a marketing opportunity with a cheeky new campaign that reimagines one of its connected coffee machines as “the...
Business OperationsFormer USAID Employee Launches First Light Coffee in Maryland
First Light Coffee is on the rise in Maryland, helping customers meet the dawn with freshly roasted and delivered coffees. Former USAID employee Annie Leverich founded the online coffee...
Andrew BaileyMissouri AG’s Sues Starbucks, Cites ‘More Female and Less White’ Workforce
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit against Starbucks Coffee Company last week, alleging unlawful hiring practices tied to diversity and inclusion. In one particularly coarse assertion of fact in...
Andrew BaileyMissouri AG’s Sues Starbucks, Cites ‘More Female and Less White’ Workforce
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit against Starbucks Coffee Company last week, alleging unlawful hiring practices tied to diversity and inclusion. In one particularly coarse assertion of fact in...
ColumnsThe Freezing of USAID is an Abject Disaster for the Global Coffee Sector
The phrase “political instability” is commonly cited as a threat to sustainability in coffee. Among organizations and analysts in the Global North, the phrase is most often applied to coffee-producing...
AsoexportCoffee Industry on Edge as Trump Briefly Proposes 25% Tariffs on Colombian Goods
A dramatic escalation of diplomatic tensions between United States President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro sent a shockwave through a global coffee industry over the weekend. In a...