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April 2, 2026 · 5 min read
Is Co-Fermentation Cheating? Wrong Question.

Is Co-Fermentation Cheating? Wrong Question.

The specialty coffee world is split on whether co-fermented coffee belongs in competition. The more useful question is what processing transparency should require from everyone else.

March 11, 2026 · 8 min read
Who Profits When Coffee Data Stays Scarce?

Who Profits When Coffee Data Stays Scarce?

The specialty coffee industry solved price transparency. The harder problem, product metadata, remains relationship-gated. Across 35 suppliers, disclosure ranges from 1 to 13 attributes per listing. That gap is not an accident; it is an economic structure with beneficiaries.