A Lebanese consumer’s response to climate change
By Zeinab Makki There are two staple foods present in a Lebanese person’s diet: hummus and coffee. Both are a part of the country’s...
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The fallacy that is Fairtrade
By Phoenix Cronin In roughly six months, the price of ‘Fairtrade cocoa’ will rise by 20 per cent, going from $2,000 to $2,400. At face...
How hot is coffee in China?
By Sam Balf In China, many would think of tea, or maybe even some bubble tea, as the drink of choice after a meal. But with the global...
A solution to the disposable cup catastrophe
By Ben Malandrinos Currently the UK only recycles 1 in 400 disposable cups according to the 2017/2018 report by the Environmental Audit...
Coffee shops: a secret place for cocaine consumption
By Maria Gomez de Sicart The closing sign hangs from the main door. It is a cold early morning, filled with the smell of alcoholic drinks...
Coffee sustainability: trend or truth?
By Zeinab Makki Coffee and sustainability: two words frequently heard together in our society where environmental friendliness is...
Three cups a day keeps the doctor away, apparently
By Phoenix Cronin Research by The British Journal of Medicine (BMJ) has concluded that "three cups [of coffee] a day confers greatest...
Coffee shows the plight of Venezuela’s masses
By Sam Balf At the end of 2016, over half a decade into the socioeconomic crisis that continues to plague Venezuela, Bloomberg released...
The UK needs more cafés that employ people with Down Syndrome
By Maria Gomez de Sicart It might be an average coffee, but it is not an average service. Down Syndrome charity Sunshine & Smiles has...
Have the hipsters gone too far?
By Ben Malandrinos A mushroom sits perfectly next to a hash brown in a full English, or in a lovingly made Italian risotto. But not in my...
Black coffee consumers can portray psychopathic tendencies, research reveals
By Phoenix Cronin If you prefer black coffee you may well be a psychopath, at least, that’s what research published in the journal...
Prepare for the extinction of your favourite coffee
By Zeinab Makki The effects of climate change are gradually taking its toll on our planet. Carbon emissions are causing temperatures to...
Is cannabis with your coffee the new trend?
By Sam Balf Last year, following a host of state laws in the US on the prohibition of cannabis going up in smoke, cannabis culture across...
The most expensive coffee in the world draws animal cruelty issues
By Maria Gomez de Sicart Kopi luwak, the coffee made from cherries defecated by wild Asian civets, is raising ethical concerns over its...
Starbucks makes deal with cryptocurrency platform Bakkt
By Ben Malandrinos Global coffee conglomerate Starbucks has made a deal with US cryptocurrency platform Baktt to allow customers to use...
No more Nestle? The call to end the exploitation of the world’s largest food company
By Phoenix Cronin Mexican farmers and locals are on a mission to ban the unethical practices of Nestle. Fernando Morales and Cirilo Diaz...
The relationship between Colombian coffee and cocaine
The role of coffee in the ‘War of Drugs’ By Maria Gomez de Sicart Colombia, in the northwest of South America, is one of the few...
The disposable cup fallacy
By Ben Malandrinos I’m minding my own business sitting in a café on the edge of London’s banking district. It’s one of those speciality...
China is waking up to the smell of coffee
Chinese consumers are ditching traditional tea drinks for coffee and market growth is higher than ever By Sam Balf When you think of a...
Lebanon's coffee culture under threat of lower quality beans
By Zeinab Makki Coffee and climate change, three words and two ideas that are increasingly playing an important role in people’s lives....
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