UnfilteredMar 10, 20192 min readA 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...
UnfilteredMar 10, 20192 min readThe 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...
UnfilteredMar 10, 20192 min readHow 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...
UnfilteredMar 10, 20192 min readA solution to the disposable cup catastropheBy Ben Malandrinos Currently the UK only recycles 1 in 400 disposable cups according to the 2017/2018 report by the Environmental Audit...
UnfilteredMar 10, 20192 min readCoffee 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...
UnfilteredMar 9, 20192 min readCoffee sustainability: trend or truth?By Zeinab Makki Coffee and sustainability: two words frequently heard together in our society where environmental friendliness is...
UnfilteredMar 9, 20192 min readThree cups a day keeps the doctor away, apparentlyBy Phoenix Cronin Research by The British Journal of Medicine (BMJ) has concluded that "three cups [of coffee] a day confers greatest...
UnfilteredMar 9, 20192 min readCoffee 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...
UnfilteredMar 9, 20192 min readThe 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...
UnfilteredMar 9, 20192 min readHave 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...
UnfilteredMar 8, 20192 min readBlack coffee consumers can portray psychopathic tendencies, research revealsBy Phoenix Cronin If you prefer black coffee you may well be a psychopath, at least, that’s what research published in the journal...
UnfilteredMar 8, 20192 min readPrepare for the extinction of your favourite coffeeBy Zeinab Makki The effects of climate change are gradually taking its toll on our planet. Carbon emissions are causing temperatures to...
UnfilteredMar 8, 20192 min read 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...
UnfilteredMar 8, 20192 min readThe 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...
UnfilteredMar 8, 20192 min readStarbucks makes deal with cryptocurrency platform BakktBy Ben Malandrinos Global coffee conglomerate Starbucks has made a deal with US cryptocurrency platform Baktt to allow customers to use...
UnfilteredMar 7, 20197 min readNo 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...
UnfilteredMar 6, 20195 min readThe relationship between Colombian coffee and cocaineThe 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...
UnfilteredMar 5, 20195 min readThe disposable cup fallacyBy 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...
UnfilteredMar 4, 20196 min readChina 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...
UnfilteredMar 3, 20195 min readLebanon'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....
