EP 1575 | Part 5 of 5 | How Crisis Will Reshape the Coffee Industry (Kim Thompson)

Advertising SponsorThis episode is brought to you by the Map It Forward Community Monthly Discussion Group. Join our third tier on Patreon for early ad-free access to podcast episodes, our weekly industry insights blog, and access to exclusive monthly live discussion groups with coffee professionals from around the world.Head to https://patreon.com/mapitforward to join the community.Episode DescriptionThis is episode 5 of a 5-part series with founder and co-owner of RAW Coffee Company , Kim Thompson, based in Dubai, UAE. In this series, we’re discussing what it means to steer your business through a crisis.In this final episode, Lee Safar and Kim Thompson explore how the current crisis could reshape the global coffee industry.This conversation connects everything, from supply chain disruption and rising costs to consumer behaviour and business survival, and looks at what may happen if these pressures continue.Kim shares her perspective on what businesses are likely to face, including closures, consolidation, and shifts in quality and pricing. The discussion also explores how pressure on producers will continue to increase, and how difficult decisions across the supply chain may impact the future of specialty coffee.This is not speculation for the distant future. Many of these changes are already underway.Contact Kim Thompson here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawcoffeecompany/Website: https://rawcoffeecompany.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimthompsonraw/If you found this episode valuable, make sure you’re subscribed to the podcast and follow along for the rest of this 5-part series. In the next episode, we explore how global geopolitics is impacting food supply chains.***************************************About Map It Forward The Daily Coffee Pro is produced by Map It Forward, supporting coffee professionals globally across the supply chain.Website: https://mapitforward.coffeeMailing list: https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglistPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/mapitforwardInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mapitforward.coffee/Contact: [email protected]