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The Brexit debate was hotter than a steam boiler. Now, six years after the referendum, the conversation has cooled. And, like when cupping coffee, that makes it easier to grade. Here’s what Brexit has served up to the coffee community.
More Opportunities and challenges for coffee after Brexit
United Baristas starts a new series exploring the carbon footprint of coffee businesses. We want to equip the industry to reduce its impacts and build a more sustainable future.
More Here’s how coffee businesses can tackle climate change
The updated use class regime creates new opportunities for coffee businesses
More A Slight Change of Plans
How we think about coffee businesses – and how it can help you
More One Size Doesn’t Fit All
It might have been a good year for climate change negotiations, but in 2021 the world still emitted record levels of greenhouse gases
More The World is Getting Warmer – Graphic Evidence
Finding the right person adds value to your operations, culture and profitability. Follow these tips gathered from United Baristas and from across the coffee industry to better your barista recruitment and increase business performance.
More Tips for hiring great baristas
Coffee drinking is both fun and an essential part of life as a barista. But how much coffee should a barista drink? Why does coffee make people poo? And how can coffee professionals best manage their caffeine habit?
More Drinking Coffee for Shits and Giggles: What baristas need to know about their caffeine habit
United Baristas analysis shows how we can get better environmental outcomes and enhance shop viability by updating our coffee menu pricing
More Is the price right? Let’s make the alt-milk surcharge fit-for-purpose in 2021
Why United Baristas has been investing in the future of the coffee industry
More What a year it’s been! And three reasons why 2021 will be much better
It just doesn’t stack up. United Baristas fact checks KeepCup’s claims about their Thermal cup.
More Why KeepCup can’t save the world
When lockdown lifts to permit coffee shop trade, we should end the customer discount for reusable cups. Here’s why, how we should use the money instead, and why this is the best moment to implement this change.
More Strengthening the coffee industry by eliminating the reusable cup discount
Analysis comparing wage, revenue and inflation over the past two years shows the coffee industry is paying its staff more by raising prices
More We’ve made progress on wages, but there’s still much more work to be done
Raising coffee’s value in the eyes of consumers: a starting point
More Not All Coffee is Equal
