Monday
July 6
2026

Analysis: When “Sustainable” Quietly Means “Without the Farmer”

By Dave Boselie, PhD

What beanless coffee and cocoa-free chocolate are really telling us

A German ingredients giant just bought a company that makes chocolate without cocoa. Coca-Cola is about to sell coffee without coffee beans. And almost nobody is talking about the part that should worry us.

Photo by Etty Fidele.

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Agriculture
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corporations, forests, innovation, poverty alleviation, smallholder farmers, supply chains, sustainable business