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DOJ Investigating New York Coffee Chain After Ban of Pro-Israel Congressman

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into New York-based independent coffee shop chain Poetica Coffee after the company took to social media to refuse future...

2026.06.23

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SCA’s World Coffee Championships Changes ‘Taiwan’ to ‘Chinese Taipei’

The World Coffee Championships (WCC), produced by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), has changed the national designation for Taiwanese competitors from “Taiwan” to “Chinese Taipei.”...

2026.05.05

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SCA’s World Coffee Championships Changes ‘Taiwan’ to ‘Chinese Taipei’

The World Coffee Championships (WCC), produced by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), has changed the national designation for Taiwanese competitors from “Taiwan” to “Chinese Taipei.”...

2026.05.05

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U.S. Legislators Introducing Bipartisan Bill to Exempt Coffee from Tariffs

Amid soaring prices for coffee at U.S. grocery stores, legislators are planning to introduce a bipartisan bill to exempt coffee from recently imposed U.S. tariffs, which are fees paid...

2025.09.20

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The 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...

2025.02.06

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El Salvador President Bukele Launches Coffee Brand with US Business Ties

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has launched of a new high-end coffee brand called Bean of Fire, targeting the United States market for sales. The exact connection to between Bukele,...

2024.07.23

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