Blogs
Fighting a tax on tea, again
Tea and instant/extracts of tea have become the latest product victims in the United States’ tariff war with China.
Collaboration is the key to achieving sustainability
The Rainforest Alliance held its annual Sustainability Summit earlier this month at The Times Center in New York City.
A new co-op concept: The Consumer Cooperative
Consumption of higher quality and specialty teas, as well as fruit/herbal teas and green teas, continues to grow around the world.
UK Coffee Summit addresses local trends & challenges
The UK Coffee Leader’s Summit, which was held 26 April in London, explored the trends, threats and opportunities affecting the UK coffee market primarily, but also the overall coffee industry.
CBD-infused beverage market: seller beware
In one of my first blogs of 2019, I discussed the top five non-alcoholic beverage trends in the National Restaurant Association’s (NRA) 2019 What’s Hot Culinary Forecast. The top trend was cannabis/CBD-infused drinks.
Compostable or recyclable? Which is the better option?
Almost 30,000 visitors descended upon the Truman Brewery in London for The London Coffee Festival 28-31 March.
Re:co 2019: Thought-provoking, yet a bit disappointing
The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) held its annual Expo and Re:co Symposium last week in Boston, Massachusetts.
A Boston Coffee Party
Thousands of people are converging in Boston, Massachusetts, this week, not for a tea party, but for the annual Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) Expo, and a 26.2 mile run – the Boston Marathon.
The appeal of plant-based and succumbing to peer pressure
At last week’s ProFood Tech trade show, Innova Market Insights presented the “Top Ten Trends 2019,” as they relate to food and beverages.
Lack of available labour fuels robotics
The world market for food and beverage processing machinery is estimated to be growing at a CAGR of 5.5% from USD $47.4 billion in 2017 and is forecast to reach $58.1 billion by 2020.
Turning a great idea into a successful brand
At the recent NCA Convention (7-10 March, Atlanta, Georgia), one of the keynote speakers was Steve Battista, the former senior vice president of brand and creative at Under Armour, Inc.
Coffee-producing countries collaborate to find a pricing solution
The National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia (FNC) held its annual media briefing during last week’s National Coffee Association (NCA) Convention in Atlanta, Georgia (7-9 March). The meeting typically provides an outlook on Colombia’s coffee production for the current coffee year and prospects for future production. However, this year’s meeting was quite different and […]
New products and plenty of tea at Coffee Fest New York
The city that never sleeps will be well caffeinated this month as two coffee (and tea) shows are taking place in March: Coffee Fest New York (3-5) and the Coffee & Tea Festival NYC (23-24).
Blending, roasting & processing, Equipment & packaging, Origins, Product news
Assessing “premium” coffee
The United States is the world’s largest coffee market generating more than USD $14 billion in sales in 2018 per Euromonitor International, but it has its challenges.