39. Climate change and the “core business model”
The term “business model” is just a fancy way to refer to the way companies make money. In my experience, people usually add the modifier “core” when the company is focused on making money more...
View Article40. Climate change: Coffee Under Pressure
On Monday, I mentioned an industry-supported climate change initiative in Rwanda involving Thanksgiving Coffee. Today, I want to share a bit about another industry-supported climate change project...
View Article45. What are coffee companies investing in at origin?
Over the past week and a half, I have been posting on the issue of how coffee companies are investing at origin. Today: what they are investing in, and how that may be changing. Beyond a shadow of a...
View Article165. The coffee cupper’s prayer
Until recently, the most memorable reference to coffee cupping I had ever read was the analogy made in The Coffee Cupper’s Manifesto by Paul Katzeff — founder of Thanksgiving Coffee, former SCAA...
View Article202. CAFE Livelihoods draws to a close
Today, the CAFE Livelihoods project that I have been working on in one capacity or another since late 2007 draws to a close. As we prepare the final project report in the coming weeks, I will share...
View Article265. Nice guys (don’t always) finish last
The 2012 edition of the SCAA Expo proved that nice guys don’t always finish last — among the event’s big winners were some of the nicest guys in coffee. 2012 SCAA Sustainability Award. This year’s...
View Article299. Industry leaders urge action on water in the coffeelands
I have been writing this summer on the relationship between coffee and water resources in the coffeelands — a sleeper issue that hasn’t attracted as much attention among the coffee industry’s...
View ArticleGeorgia on my mind
Nearly two months have passed since the curtains closed on the 2016 SCAA events in Atlanta, but like the great Ray Charles, I still have Georgia on my mind. Three Ps stand out in my reflections:...
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