Blogs
Coffee companies need to prove their sustainability impact
According to a new report being released today (14 January), coffee companies must start proving their sustainability impact.
The 2020 Dietary Guidelines miss an opportunity with coffee
While the USDA’s 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans include coffee in healthy eating patterns, the National Coffee Association asserts that they miss opportunities to note coffee’s association with specific health benefits.
2021 cannot come soon enough!
This is it – the last day of 2020 – and good riddance, most would agree. Although, at least as the year was winding down the Covid-19 vaccine was approved and vaccinations began. Hopefully, by mid-2021 the vaccine will be available to “the masses” and life can return to normal (or at least somewhat normal) …
The coffee partnership driving landscape-level sustainability in Mexico
The partnership between Olam Coffee, part of Olam Food Ingredients, and the Rainforest Alliance in Mexico is part of the Alliance for Sustainable Landscapes and Markets, funded by USAID, which is working to conserve biodiversity and provide sustainable farmer livelihoods in the biological corridor of the La Frailescana region of Chiapas.
Sintercafe revealed that we are all in this together
This past November, the global coffee community virtually gathered at Sintercafe to share insights, challenges and opportunities in this evolving world. In this guest blog, Anne-Marie Hardie discusses the talks at Sintercafe that shared positive attributes the pandemic has revealed about the coffee industry.
Fostering sustainability and higher quality through recognition
The Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award celebrates and rewards illycaffè’s best growers for the attention to sustainable quality they bring to their work every day, aims to help improve the lives of producers — and the planet.
‘Tis the season for coffee and tea cocktails…
Now that it is December and consumers are looking for ways to feel festive, relax and de-stress, it seems that ‘tis the season for coffee and tea cocktails.
Fostering connections in a virtual world
The virtual world has never been more important. But with the upswing of online commerce and conversation, how does a business stand out from others in this space?
Can coffee cure OCD?
Can coffee cure OCD? That was the sound byte on the news program before quickly heading to a commercial. Of course, my interest, was piqued.
The shifting landscape of beverage preferences & packaging needs
In one of the first sessions to take place during Pack Expo Connects, Tom Reimer, director of education at the International Society of Beverage Technologists’ (ISBT) Beverage Institute, offered an overview of the overall non-alcoholic beverage industry.
The coffee shop consolidation continues
The coffee shop consolidation game continues following the 30 October news that Inspire Brands is acquiring Dunkin’ Brands Group, the parent company of Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins. While it may be the last coffee brand acquisition we see this year, it certainly won’t be “the last” — given the current global environment, I am sure we will see more M&As in the not-so-distant future.
Covid is changing coffee consumption habits
A new survey from Melitta North America explores how coffee consumption habits in the United States are changing at home, in the office and while travelling because of the coronavirus.
In these trying times, have a cup of tea
Have a scratchy throat? Feeling down? Have a cup of tea — it’s good for you both physically and mentally.
The best neighborhoods in America for coffee
“Location, location, location” has always been a classic real estate term, I just never realised that it also applied to the proximity of coffeehouses to one’s home! Apparently, when looking for a new apartment, one can now factor in the best neighborhoods to find that ideal cuppa Joe — and some are definitely better than others.