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The Women-Powered Coffee Summit in Córdoba, Veracruz brought together over 250 women from across Latin America and beyond to celebrate gender equity, sustainability, and empowerment in coffee. Hosted by Bean Voyage, the event featured inspiring talks from producers, activists, and global leaders—highlighting coffee as a force for good and women as key changemakers. From dancing at the Museo del Café to discussions on data, art, and policy, the summit radiated collaboration, creativity, and a shared belief in women’s power to transform the coffee industry.

Fika has a long history in Sweden, and the tradition remains alive. But while the ritual is broad enough to include many different interpretations, it is neither a ‘coffee break’, nor ‘afternoon tea.’  
To “have fika” does not mean grabbing a quick coffee at your desk or in an office kitchen. Fika lingers because it means pleasurable conversation with others. Our writer Erika sits down to learn about a part of the coffee drinking culture in Sweden and fika. 

From instant to fresh ground, to soaking and rubbing, there are ample ways to incorporate coffee into your meals.

Coffee seems like a simple beverage, something you wouldn't need a recipe for. How hard can it be to combine two ingredients—ground coffee and water—to create something delicious? 

But it's because of coffee's simple ingredient list that nuance, technique, and preparation methods become vital factors in determining how your final brew tastes. Changing one seemingly small thing, like grind size or water temperature, can drastically affect how your coffee tastes. 

To compare what you make at home with what the pros make with commercial equipment, a rotating selection of beans, and years of practice and skill would be like comparing apples to oranges—but that doesn't mean you can't get closer. Many of the most impactful tips and tricks are also the easiest to implement: here are five ways to up your morning game and make your coffee taste fantastic at home.

There are many factors that play into coffee freshness. But one of the most important elements of having great tasting coffee both at home and at the café is how you store it. We’ll break down different ways you can store your coffee, as well as vessels to preserve it in, and what you can do when your coffee has passed its peak freshness.

Coffee scores carry the potential to give farmers vital information about the health of their plants and how to sell their coffee. But the impact of coffee scores on local economies and the environment can vary depending on access, education, and communication of scores throughout the coffee supply and consumption chain.

Soon Coffee in Canada serves some of the best coffees and does so with the mindset of inclusivity, approachability and sustainability, breaking down some of the barriers that are often associated with specialty coffee.

When people think about sustainability, the focus is usually on end-of-life outcomes for the products we use. Here’s how we at Urnex apply a holistic approach to product formulation, manufacturing and global logistics.