"Seattle Startup's 'Beanless Coffee' Fights Deforestation with Sustainable Solution"

Seattle-based startup Atomo Coffee, backed by investors behind Beyond Meat, is launching the world's first beanless coffee in an effort to reduce the environmental impact of coffee production. The company's brew, which mimics the molecular structure of coffee using superfoods and upcycled ingredients, aims to combat deforestation caused by coffee farming. Studies show that climate change could render half of the land currently used for coffee production unproductive by 2050. Atomo Coffee's initial "proof-of-concept" cold brew caused 93% fewer carbon emissions and used 94% less water than regular coffee. The company is in talks with major coffee firms to scale up and supply them.