United Baristas Audio Articles

People drink coffee for many reasons: the aroma, the flavours, the social experience and, of course, the caffeine kick. For baristas, balancing their energy and coffee consumption with work demands is essential for a long and viable career. Here’s the essential information you need to know for better coffee drinking. You can read the full article on United Baristas at https://unitedbaris...

The coffee industry is both a cause of carbon emissions and impacted by climate change. United Baristas analysis shows how we can get better environmental outcomes and enhance shop viability by updating our coffee menu pricing. This is an ideal moment to rethink our menu’s pricing structure. So, let’s look at costs and impacts associated with milks. You can read the full article and references at...

We understand that finding the right person adds value to your operations, culture and profitability so we built United Baristas Jobs, the leading jobs, careers and recruitment platform for the coffee industry. This is the audio version of an article on United Baristas Jobs providing tips and guidance for coffee companies to hire great baristas. It's been both popular and useful. • Read the f...

What a year it's been. Covid has caused chaos and wrecked havoc with many lives and livelihoods. There are many baristas and business owners who can explain just how bad things have got. As well as been a financially challenging year, it’s been mentally tough because wins and losses have been arbitrary. In 2020 you could be a world-class operator with a sound business only to have found yourself o...

How to prepare for the future in coffee As coronavirus continues to impact the coffee industry, Caffeina and United Baristas embark on a new series to help you get ahead in coffee. Exploring the present As winter lockdowns sweep Europe, Caffeina and United Baristas start a new series exploring the variety of roles that exist in the coffee industry. We want to better understand what roles exist, ho...

Reusable cup company KeepCup made the claim last week on Instagram that their Thermal cup model has a lower environmental impact than paper cups after eight uses. The post raised eyebrows and disapproval in private messages amongst people who know about such things. United Baristas shines a light on the life cycle assessment so you can judge claims like this for yourself and determine whether...

We’ve cut our total carbon footprint by making multiple small decisions that cumulatively have had a big effect. Learn more, and find out how you can reduce your coffee's carbon footprint over the coming year. This is an audio version of an article published on United Baristas. You can read the article and view references at https://unitedbaristas.com/service-updates/2020/08/united-baristas-dramat...

How the coffee industry can raise the value of coffee: a starting point. This is an audio version of an article published on United Baristas. You can read the article and view references at https://unitedbaristas.com/articles/insights/2017/10/not-all-coffee-is-equal/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. This is an audio version of an article published on United Baristas. You can read the article and view references at https://unitedbaristas.com/articles/think-pieces/2020/05/strengthening-t...

Analysis comparing wage, revenue and inflation over the past two years shows the coffee industry is paying its staff more by raising prices. This is an audio version of an article published on United Baristas. You can read the article and resources at https://unitedbaristas.com/articles/industry-briefing/2020/02/weve-made-progress-on-wages-but-theres-still-much-more-work-to-be-done/ Hosted on Acas...