However, these beans have become susceptible to premature ripening and crop loss due to their sensitivity to rising temperatures. A 2019 study showed that 75 coffee species, including arabica and ...

Type of beans aside, Starbucks's coffee has also been 99% ethically sourced since 2015. With such a large footprint in the coffee game, ethical adherence is just as important as the flavor of the ...

Starbucks Reserve coffee beans taste different because of personal attention at each step of the journey. Small-lot coffee ...

So Starbucks, which says it purchases about 3% of all the world’s coffee, is developing new arabica varietals that are specifically cultivated to hold up better on a warming planet.

Starbucks is distributing coffee seeds they developed to better survive the impacts of climate change for both their suppliers and farmers globally. The six types of climate-resistant coffee tree ...