Covoya Knows - Blog

Learn how Covoya’s chicken project for women coffee farmers improves household nutrition and creates extra income for women in Huehuetenango through the Cafe Delas program.

Rob talks about what he saw, heard, and said on a recent work trip around the world, discussing industry trends, challenges, and future outlooks. 

Join us as Kaitlin from Rebel Dog Coffee shares her journey from a college student to a career in specialty coffee. Kaitlin provides insights on sourcing, community building, women in coffee, her experience at Rebel Dog, and makes Angela answer a few questions too.

We have a guest! We welcome our ever-calm and collected Logistic Supervisor, Mel Gomes, to talk our Airbnb at SCA 2025 in Houston, the chaos of changes to systems at third-party warehouse, and communication, communication, communication. We might have a few other thoughts on a few other things too.

Once again the survey results seem to confirm that coffee is an inelastic product as individual consumption among daily coffee drinkers has remained in the neighborhood of three cups per day. While coffee drinkers might change the coffee they purchase, they do not, generally speaking, drink less coffee.

Mark and Todd talk about the world of cold coffee, exploring its rise in popularity, market trends, and the differences between cold brew and iced coffee.

Mark and Brit talk to fellow USWIC board member, Kim Cosgrove for updates on the US Women in Coffee organization, and how individuals can get involved.

Rob talks about the current state of the coffee market, focusing on price movements, tariffs, and strategies for coffee roasters. 

Mike reviews a few of the changes in coffee consumer behavior from June 2025 to January 2026, based on the National Coffee Association's data, highlighting how economic factors have influenced purchasing habits, the stability of overall coffee consumption, and the increasing popularity of specialty coffee.

Once again the survey results seem to confirm that coffee is an inelastic product as individual consumption among daily coffee drinkers has remained in the neighborhood of three cups per day. While coffee drinkers might change the coffee they purchase, they do not, generally speaking, drink less coffee.