Bribery & Corruption – Running a Coffee Shop in an Underdeveloped Nation
I couldn’t really believe what I was hearing. If I understood correctly, I was being asked for a kickback so that this particular vendor would ...read more
Catering to Coffee Customers in Rural Guatemala
At the bottom of every menu in La Fábrica, you will find this sentence: “No aplicamos azúcar a ninguna bebida si no lo pide”, basically saying we don’t put sugar ...read more
Why is it Difficult For Cafés at Origin to Purchase Coffee
My first nine weeks in Guatemala were spent studying Spanish in Antigua – arguably the Latin American hotspot for coffee. Armed with my notebook to ...read more
Weekly Extraction: Observations from Origin – Introduction
In this Perfect Daily Grind feature titled The Weekly Extraction: Observations from Origin, I will be writing about my experiences as a coffee shop owner ...read more