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2021 Lavazza calendar: the new humanity – in pictures
With the world feeling more distant than ever, photographers were this year called on to translate their vision of the new humanity into images seen through their own eyes. David LaChapelle and Steve McCurry are among those who contributed
Continue reading...Higher ground: the expert guide to making the perfect cup of coffee at home
Over the past six months, many of us have been trying to replicate our morning takeout in our kitchens. From beans to milk, here’s how to get the most from your mug
As the world of work has changed this year, so has the world of coffee. With more people working from home, and fewer opportunities to grab a cup on the go, more of us are trying to replicate our morning takeout in our own kitchen. Of course there’s nothing wrong with just a jar of instant – but if you want to up your coffee-making game the choices are pretty much endless. For those on the quest for the ultimate, world-beating cup of coffee-heaven, here’s our expert guide.
Continue reading...From cool beans to has-beens? The Covid threat to Britain’s coffee shops
Why the chains and independents at the heart of Britain’s high streets are in deep trouble
It’s the multibillion-pound industry that kept on growing, based on a bean that Britons couldn’t seem to get enough of: coffee.
Until, that is, the pandemic struck. As is the case with many businesses hit hard by coronavirus, the ubiquitous coffee chains that have powered city centres and high streets across the UK are in deep trouble.
Continue reading...Why Britain’s 2.5 billion paper coffee cups are an eco disaster
With only one in 400 cups recycled, and even those barely ‘green’, the hunt is on for an alternative
Britain gets through 2.5 billion of them every year, and the number is set to increase. But despite a growing clamour for coffee chains to make their cups more environment-friendly, the vast majority are used only once, which critics say is a considerable waste of natural resources.
One company vying to produce a truly recyclable alternative claims that the UK’s caffeine addiction is responsible for the felling of a million trees a year. An independent study it commissioned suggests that almost 1.5 billion litres of water go into making the cups the UK uses annually.
Continue reading...Children as young as eight used to pick coffee beans for Starbucks
Nespresso also named in TV exposé of labour scandal in Guatemala
High street coffee shop giant Starbucks has been caught up in a child labour row after an investigation revealed that children under 13 were working on farms in Guatemala that supply the chain with its beans.
Channel 4’s Dispatches filmed the children working 40-hour weeks in gruelling conditions, picking coffee for a daily wage little more than the price of a latte. The beans are also supplied to Nespresso, owned by Nestlé. Last week, actor George Clooney, the advertising face of Nespresso, praised the investigation and said he was saddened by its findings.
Continue reading...George Clooney ‘saddened’ by alleged child labour on Nespresso coffee farms
Brand ambassador pledges ‘work will be done’ after children are filmed toiling on Guatemalan farms believed to supply company
George Clooney has said he is “surprised and saddened” by the alleged discovery of child labour on farms used by coffee giant Nespresso, the brand for which he has long served as ambassador.
The Oscar-winning actor and director, who during school holidays worked on his own family’s tobacco farm in Kentucky, vowed that “work will be done” to improve conditions after a Channel 4 Dispatches documentary, due to air next week, filmed children picking coffee beans and hauling sacks on six Guatemalan farms believed to supply Nespresso.
Continue reading...‘Always ask if there’s coffee in it’: Mormon church stands by rule with new advice
Church offers guidance to avoid unintentional rule-breaking, such as ‘the word coffee isn’t always in the name of coffee drinks’
The Mormon church has renewed warnings to its younger members that there’s no grey area when it comes to the temptations of coffee – don’t drink it.
“The word coffee isn’t always in the name of coffee drinks,” warns an official guidance in the August issue of a youth magazine for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Continue reading...Coffee beans not vital for human survival, Switzerland decides
Government proposes end to decades-old strategy of stockpiling bags of raw product
Switzerland has announced plans to abolish the emergency stockpiling of coffee, a strategy that has been in place for decades, saying the beans are not vital for human survival – though opposition to the proposal is brewing.
Nestlé, the maker of instant coffee Nescafé, and other importers, roasters and retailers are required by Swiss law to store bags of raw coffee. The country also stockpiles staples such as sugar, rice, edible oils and animal feed.
Continue reading...10 Weekend Reads
The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of Mocha Java coffee, grab a seat by the pool, and get ready for our longer form weekend reads: a Discuss : The End is Near for the Economic Boom: Growth will slow. The bull market will expire.
Former Mexico President Vicente Fox joins High Times board
File - In this Oct. 18, 2018, file photo, former Mexican President Mexico Vicente Fox speaks at the CATO Institute in Washington. Former Mexican President Vincente Fox calls himself a soldier in the global cam... .
Studies show groundwater holding own against drilling boom
The National Institutes of Health is shutting down a study that was supposed to show if a single drink a day could prevent heart attacks, citing ethical problems. . FILE - In this Sept.
Starbucks boss mulling – philanthropy to public service’ after leaving firm
Starbucks Corp's executive chairman is stepping down from the coffee company he helped transform into a global brand, and says public service may be in his future. Howard Schultz, 64, said he is considering many possibilities.
Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz stepping down
Starbucks Corp. says Howard Schultz is stepping down as executive chairman this month of the coffee chain he joined more than 30 years ago. Schultz, who oversaw the transformation of Starbucks into a global chain with more than 28,000 locations, had left the CEO job at the company last year to focus on innovation and social impact projects.
Black in America
Every single reader of this blog should read this amazing conversation about being black in public spaces. Jamelle Bouie, Tressie McMillan Cottom, Gene Demby, and Aisha Harris get at the heart of what being black means in performatively white spaces, such as at Starbucks.
Left-Wing Backlash Builds Over Starbucks Partnership With Jewish Group
A left-wing backlash against Starbucks is building after the coffee company included a Jewish group that recently criticized Women's March in its upcoming training sessions combating racial bias. The Anti-Defamation League , a mainstream Jewish civil rights organization, is one of several groups helping Starbucks conduct anti-bias training sessions.
Starbucks incident highlights perils of shopping while black
Demonstrators occupy the Starbucks that has become the center of protests Monday, April 16, 2018, in Philadelphia. Starbucks wants to add training for store managers on "unconscious bias," CEO Kevin Johnson said Monday, as ... .
Two black men arrested for the crime of waiting for a friend at Starbucks
At any given time, just about anywhere in the world, friends hang out at the local coffee joint. And if one friend shows up first, the other might order a coffee - or might just hold off until the other person arrives.
Sudden Consumer Data Outrage In The Age Of App Madness Is Bizarre And Dumb
According to reporting by The New York Times , Cambridge Analytica - a voter-profiling firm - amassed information on 50 million Facebook users in an attempt to predict people's personalities and psychological profiles. The company secured the data from a Cambridge University researcher named Aleksandr Kogan, who harvested it from a personality quiz app.
How hard is Irma hitting Miami? Cuban coffee 1 way to tell
To gauge Hurricane Irma's impact on Miami, some won't be watching just the weather; they'll be tracking Cuban coffee consumption. Cuban-style espresso, or cafecito, is a staple of daily life in Miami.