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...
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...
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....








