Coffee without filter: honest analysis about the coffee industry. We uncover the reality of prices, fairs and false promises of sustainability.
Coffee farmer data ownership begins with a visit: someone arrives at the farm with a smartphone and saves its coordinates. As of December 30, any coffee sold in the European Union must come from farms…
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…
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…
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”…
The First Encounter: When Coffee Stopped Being Just a Drink My journey from a regular coffee consumer to purpose-driven coffee began at a crêperie in Highbury & Islington, London, where coffee was just another item…
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…
