Why 2027 Could Be Coffee's Most Challenging Year (Lee Safar) | EP1136 Part 1 of 5 (Map It Forward)

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Episode Description

This is part 1 of a new 5-part solo series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward, hosted by Lee Safar. In this final solo series of 2026, Lee examines why she believes 2027 could be an exceptionally unpredictable year for coffee businesses across the global supply chain.

Lee revisits her prediction that 2026 would deliver a different financial reckoning for every coffee business, depending on how it had been built and managed. She now believes 2027 could be the year the industry has to pay that bill.

The episode examines seven significant pressures facing the industry: climate disruption, unreliable market forecasts, rapid technological change, geopolitical instability, consumer spending pressures, record debt, and increasingly desperate business practices.

Lee also discusses the importance of verifying information, protecting businesses from scams and exploitation, evaluating technology investments carefully, and understanding the effects of economic and geopolitical uncertainty.

The central message is that coffee professionals need to understand the risks ahead and prepare their businesses for a year in which familiar assumptions may no longer hold.

Connect with Lee Safar and Map It Forward:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leesafar/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leesafar

Map It Forward: https://mapitforward.coffee

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