Sustainability in the Coffee Industry: From Dream to Permanent Crisis The coffee industry has centuries of history, but the story of specialty coffee and its sustainability is much more recent. When Erna Knutsen coined the… Sustainability Talks, Coffee Fairs Stay Silent
A few days ago, I had the opportunity to talk and exchange ideas with Amanuel Abenet, founder of Starabica (based in UAE), a platform connecting Coffee Roasters/Importers with Ethiopian Coffee Exporters and Farmers, and also… Sustainable Ethiopian Coffee: Starabica & Amanuel Abenet
By chance, last year I found myself sitting on a train from Barcelona to Madrid next to a guy who was brewing coffee with an Aeropress right there in his seat. It caught my attention,… Coffee from Cauca and a Chance Encounter on the Train
Coffee, Decolonization, and the Future: The Conversation We Never Had I often wonder: what would happen if Spain embraced its role as the first global empire — not with nostalgia or shame, but with a… Decolonizing Coffee: An Ethical Bridge Between Spain and Latin America
From Banana to Espresso: How Colonialism Gets Recycled in Your Cup In 1954, the United Fruit Company funded a coup d’état in Guatemala to protect its banana business interests. Today, companies like Starbucks and “ethical”… Fairtrade Coffee — Is It Really Fair?
From Purpose-Driven Coffee to Specialty Hypocrisy: My Chronicle as a Former Barista
At A Coffee & A Story, we are passionate about the world of coffee — not just as a drink, but as a window into stories, cultures, and human connections. But today we want to… The Hypocrisy of Specialty Coffee — and Why It’s Not So Special
