Coffee is more than a daily ritual – it is a crop deeply intertwined with the planet’s climate.
As global temperatures shift, coffee-growing regions face mounting threats, from reduced yields to changing flavor profiles. For coffee lovers and coffee businesses alike, climate change is more than an environmental concern, it marks a challenge to the future of the drink itself.
In this first episode of our four-part docuseries, we meet Rod Johnson and Pernell Cezar, childhood friends turned business partners and co-founders of BLK & Bold Specialty Beverages.
From roasting beans in a garage to becoming the largest independently owned, purpose-driven coffee brand in the US, Rod and Pernell's journey has been defined by impact. As a certified B Corp, they have pledged 5% of gross profits to initiatives empowering underserved youth. Now, they are setting their sights on another critical goal: reducing their carbon footprint and helping protect the coffee industry from the effects of climate change.
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