{"product_id":"june-july-2026-issue-copy","title":"August + September 2026 Issue","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe August + September 2026 of \u003cem\u003eBarista Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e features stories on:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKillin' It with Kindness: Emily Potter and Amélie Boulanger\u003c\/strong\u003e. Emily and Amélie built their coffee company, Washed Up Coffee, in Detroit, Michigan from the ground up, staring with a piece of plywood on sawhorses. Now it's a beloved fixture in their community, hosting events, serving coffee, and acting a nexus for the folks in their neighborhood to gather around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTech Talk: Rebilding Trust in the Coffee Equipment Service Industry\u003c\/strong\u003e. Making promises you can keep, matching service to your abilities, and being willing to acknowledge what you don't know will make your service tech more valuable and reliable write Justin Goldsberry and James Lee in this issue's \"Tech Talk.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHacks: Building Better Coffee Programs. \u003c\/b\u003ePicking coffees that work for your store means more than just buying the most expensive or best lots available. Finding coffees at multiple price points which can serve multiple purposes, makes a coffee program sustainable and profitable, as we discover in this installment of \"Hacks.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the Bag: The Art \u0026amp; Science of Modern Coffee Packaging.\u003c\/strong\u003e Compostable, recyclable, long-lasting, which are the most valuable characteristics in your coffee packaging? It depends on what your coffee is expected to do. Will it be on grocery store shelves for a while or will it be flying off your cafés display table? Modern packaging options can provide a lot of choices, but knowing which ones are most valuable to your coffee will make the real difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne on One: Crystal Weaver.\u003c\/strong\u003e Crystal Weaver has been working in Lancaster County. Pa. for a couple of decades launching Prince Street Cafe and Passenger Coffee, which now both operate under her larger company Commons Company. In \"One on One\" Crystal talks about her agricultural background, the importance of supporting employees, and why she'd rather let her work do the talking than herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso inside: \u003cstrong\u003eField Reports from Mexico\u003c\/strong\u003e City and \u003cstrong\u003eKigali Rwanda\u003c\/strong\u003e;  \u003cstrong\u003eSignatures: The Raspberry Danish Latte\u003c\/strong\u003e, reports on \u003cstrong\u003ecanal cafés in England\u003c\/strong\u003e, after-hours events as revenue generators, new gear and products, and much, much more!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e88 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note: Magazines ship via First Class USPS mail. Tracking is not available with First Class mail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barista Magazine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58223397339439,"sku":"2203","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0929\/1654\/7887\/files\/AS26Cover.jpg?v=1784313262","url":"https:\/\/store.baristamagazine.com\/products\/june-july-2026-issue-copy","provider":"Barista Magazine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}