I have written a post at Daily Coffee News providing an overview and fresh update on the coffee sourcing standards of Starbucks, known as the CAFÉ Practices program. Check it […]
Revised on December 11, 2018Retail and specialty roasters
Unfortunately, Caribou no longer discloses the amount of coffee they buy, but it is still all Rainforest Alliance certified.
Revised on November 14, 2019Keurig Green Mountain is buying more and more coffee, but less of it is eco-certified.
Revised on November 14, 2019K-Cups still can’t be recycled. Same old, same old.
Revised on December 13, 2019Some greenwashing in the Keurig Green Mountain sustaianbility report.
Revised on December 13, 2019What is a certified B Corp, and which coffee companies have the certification?
Revised on December 13, 2019An update on the accelerating pace of land use for coffee growing in China and its environmental impact.
Revised on November 14, 2019Recent actions by the new owners of Caribou Coffee (Joh. A. Benckiser Group, a private German holding company), seem to indicate a move towards away from sustainably-sourced and 100%-certified coffees. Just what I was afraid of.
Revised on November 14, 2019Caribou Coffee Co., the first U.S. major coffee company to source all its beans from Rainforest Alliance certified farms has been acquired by a private German holding company.
Revised on November 14, 2019A compilation of all the posts I have done on major coffee brands, retailers, coffee shops, and fast food coffee…so far.
Revised on November 14, 2019Allegro Coffee’s latest Special Reserve selection is Nicaragua El Jaguar. This farm preserves a beautiful high-elevation cloud forest, grows coffee in over a dozen plots interspersed with managed forest, and is Rainforest Alliance certified.
Revised on November 14, 2019A look at Archer Farms brand coffee by Coffee Bean International, available at Target.
Revised on November 14, 2019Starbucks news: the good, the better, and the ugly.
Revised on November 14, 2019Industry report shows five
Revised on November 14, 2019Starbucks has been assessing the impacts of its CAFÉ Practices coffee sourcing program. While other big coffee companies trumpet their empty sustainability claims, Starbucks has been releasing these reports with a minimum of flag-waving and no attempt at greenwashing.
Revised on November 14, 2019
