Coffee News Roundup: Week Ending October 20th

We're losing insect pollinators at an alarming rate, and that's bad for coffee.

This week, in coffee news:

• A new study shows that climate change and loss of habitat are massively impacting pollinating insects in the tropics, which is bad news for coffee.

• Nespresso and Peet’s have agreed to end a trademark dispute over their coffee pods. (Incidentally, Nespresso has been involved in a lot of lawsuits around its pods over the years.)

• Starbucks is taking its union to court over a social media post in support of Palestine, while the union countersued for defamation.

• And workers at three separate US specialty coffee companies announced their intent to unionize in the same week.

Read the full Roundup over at Fresh Cup Magazine:

In case you missed it, here’s my latest piece on the growth of coffee consumption within Kenya:

Until next week, here’s Merlin to say goodbye/ignore me while I try to take a photo of her: