Green Day's new business is for the whole world to try their Oakland coffee.

For Green Day fans, there is another chance to get close to the punk god: a cup of Oakland coffee.

According to the Financial Times at the end of December, Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist Mike Dirnt have joined hands to open an Oakland coffee company to sell bagged coffee and single cups of coffee in 100% degradable packaging around the world. For both of you, this is not only an attempt from scratch, but also a practical interpretation of the punk spirit-not just clamoring for social dissatisfaction, but trying to make a difference.

"We are proud to be part of a more meaningful and sustainable lifestyle, and we hope that people from all over the world will join us," said Mike, who is very happy about the birth of Oakland Coffee. But in fact, the journey was not easy, and when the two initially wanted to make 100% biodegradable packaging products, they were directly told that the technology did not exist until they met a team of UrthPact engineers.

This is a team of experts from the packaging industry, and their ultimate solution is to use plants as materials to make bags for beans and coffee powder and air valves for maintaining freshness, including cups and filters for making single cup coffee. They are also made of natural materials to ensure that the products produced by Oakland coffee can be biodegraded in 90 days under standard conditions. And eventually become the nutrients that nourish the soil.

Several brands in the coffee industry have chosen to work with Green Day members, such as San Francisco Bay Coffee, which is famous for its single cup of coffee, which will use the eco-friendly packaging provided by Oakland Coffee.

"there are too many disposable packaging in life," according to two founding members of Green Day, who founded the Oakland Coffee Company as a sense of mission: "We can have a better and more sustainable lifestyle, and there is no excuse to continue to use disposable packaging that creates a vicious circle."

Currently, 12-ounce beans from Oakland Coffee sell for $12.99, while the launch date and price of a single cup of coffee have not yet been determined, but there is a brand logo T-shirt that can be bought as a souvenir for $18.99. It is reported that at the beginning of this year, Auckland Coffee will expand its retail channels, and people may buy coffee produced by punk men directly in the supermarket in the future.

If anyone says that Oakland coffee is selling affection through the momentum of Green Day, then the story of stars and coffee has already been written a long time ago:

For example, Axin, which is closer to us, has opened several StayReal Caf é stores before, and recently plans to work with Li Zongsheng on a new space with coffee, guitar and art, which is located in Xintiandi, Shanghai. In K11 in Shanghai, the cafe of the Western Empress Dowager Vivienne Westwood is also very popular, with a special blend of fashion and British tea culture. On Yongkang Street in Taipei, a lot of coffee at Wei Ruxuan's forgood is also a popular stronghold for locals.

If you go a little further, the Japanese tide circle has always had a tradition of sharing life attitudes through coffee shops. For example, although Hiroshi Fujiwara does not open his own store, he not only designs Starbucks stores, but also uses coffee cups and Starbucks cards to complete his own fashion ideas, while another godfather, Nigo, opened a new cafe 2-5 Caf é in Shibuya District in Tokyo last June, where hamburgers and curries are also delicious. If you have a chance to visit visvim's flagship store in the GYRE Building, you will also find that Nakamura has a coffee shop hidden in it.

In our opinion, the fact that stars sell coffee is not just a gimmick. Isn't it a good thing that someone is willing to share your life, thoughts and ideas with you through a hot drink? Anyway, we still have the right to pay the bill.

Source: ideal Life Lab