Lasting legacy

Impact of globalization on coffee identity

Impact of globalization on coffee identity

This topic explores how globalization reshaped coffee’s identity, blending local traditions with global trade, creating both opportunities and challenges in how coffee is grown, marketed, and consumed worldwide.

Modern trends: traceability and transparency

Modern trends: traceability and transparency

In this topic we explore how modern coffee culture emphasizes traceability and transparency, why these values matter to consumers, and how technology and direct trade practices are reshaping the coffee supply chain.

Third Wave movement and specialty coffee

Third Wave movement and specialty coffee

In this topic we explore the rise of the Third Wave coffee movement, how it redefined coffee as an artisanal product, and the role of specialty coffee in reshaping global consumption, trade, and culture.

Industrialization and the rise of espresso culture

Industrialization and the rise of espresso culture

This topic explains how the industrial revolution transformed coffee production, distribution, and preparation, and how Italy pioneered espresso culture that reshaped the modern coffee experience.

Coffee in the Americas and Caribbean

Coffee in the Americas and Caribbean

In this topic we trace how coffee plants were introduced to the Americas and Caribbean, how colonial powers expanded cultivation, and how coffee reshaped economies, societies, and trade networks in the New World.

First European cafes and social impact

First European cafes and social impact

This topic explains how coffee arrived in Europe, the establishment of its first cafes, and the profound social and cultural transformations they triggered across the continent.