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A Slight Change of Plans
The updated use class regime creates new opportunities for coffee businesses
Think Pieces
Is the price right? Let’s make the alt-milk surcharge fit-for-purpose in 2021
United Baristas analysis shows how we can get better environmental outcomes and enhance shop viability by updating our coffee menu pricing.
Life & Work
Beyond a Bag of Beans: 10 Things Baristas Really Want this Christmas
United Baristas unpacks gifts to delight the coffee person in your life.
Industry News
New Openings – Winter 2021/22
Roundup of the new shops catching our attention over Winter 2021/22, plus the trends shaping the industry.
Latest Editor’s Note
The Year in Review – Well done, you’ve made it!
Here’s what been happening at United Baristas this year. Plus a sneak-peak at what’s happening in 2022.
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Nicole Ferris – There’s an opportunity for specialty to make ‘quality’ synonymous with both sustainability and taste
There’s an opportunity for specialty to make ‘quality’ synonymous with both sustainability and taste.
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Climate Change & Coffee
The World is Getting Warmer – Graphic Evidence
In 2021 the world emitted near record levels of greenhouse gases.
Toby Weedon – It’s going to take innovation, diversity and collaboration to lower coffee’s carbon footprint
Head of the barista team at Oatly, Toby explains why plant-based foods are going to be key to tackling climate change
Coffee Shop Management
Lisa Lawson – Coffee’s sustainability journey can be supported by the B Corp framework
Dear Green founder explores how the industry can be more sustainable and why it’s not always easy having ‘green’ in your name
Coffee Shop Financial Performance series
Industry Sustainability
Ideas to help the coffee community succeed in 2022
We’re heading into the new year with ideas from some of the coffee community’s leading thinkers.
Milk Matters: Small changes can dramatically lower your coffee’s carbon footprint
Want to reduce your coffee’s environmental impacts? Milk is responsible for the majority of a cup’s carbon footprint, so lower your impacts in 2020 […]
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