The $4 billion coffee pod business faces its biggest threat yet

Lavazza’s newest single-serve machine is brewing up a new promise to coffee lovers: less plastic waste. This week, the 131-year-old Italian coffee brand debuted Tablì, a 100% coffee tab that has no plastic capsule, individual wrapping, or coating. The tabs are a result of five years of R&D from a team of trained baristas and other experts whose primary goal was to develop a more sustainable coffee pod that won’t fall apart when touched and still matches the flavor and creamy consistency t...