Blending, roasting & processing
The Hidden Power of Coffee Fermentation
Fermentation – the time that pulped coffee spends in a tank before it is dried – is also an opportunity to impact flavour. Microbiologist Lucia Solis, who specializes in microbial demucilagination, explains how this method offers a consistent and predictable coffee fermentation process, reducing the risk of spoilage or defects in the cup.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Equipment & packaging, Origins, Sustainability
Sustaining Central America
Central America’s coffee growing regions consistently garner attention for exceptional cup quality and unique flavours. While responses to climate change are inherently location-specific, as adaptations must address the immediate conditions of each farm, the six nations of Central America are demonstrating how the collaborative development of customizable tools empowers everyone to adjust production techniques for the long term.
Blending, roasting & processing, Equipment & packaging, Origins, Sustainability
Argo Tea Launches Cold Brew Single Estate RTD Teas at Whole Foods Market
Argo Tea, the Chicago, Illinois-based premium tea brand, is partnering with Whole Foods Market to launch the tea industry’s first line of ready-to-drink (RTD) cold brew single estate bottled teas into the retailer’s stores nationally.
Smallholders Dominate World Tea Supply
Growing over half of the global tea output on around 70 percent of the world’s tea acreage, more than 15 million small farmers are major stakeholders, but they are also the most fragile link of the supply chain.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Equipment & packaging, Origins, Product news, Sustainability
Roastworks Coffee Debuts Five-Item Line in Waitrose
Roastworks Coffee Co., an independent specialty coffee roaster located in Devon, UK, has launched five items in UK-based retailer, Waitrose.
Tejava Awarded Global Tea Championship Gold Medal for Iced Tea
Crystal Geyser Water Company has announced that its Tejava brand was awarded the Gold Medal in the 2017 Global Tea Championship (GTC) Iced Tea Class for the sixth time.
Georgia Works to Revitalize its Tea Industry
With government support and private-sector interest, Georgia aims to rebuild its once highly regarded and significant tea industry – dating back to the Russian Empire – that was destroyed following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
World of Coffee Announces Mexico as Portrait Country and New Features in Budapest
The SCA World of Coffee (WOC) is taking place in Budapest at Hungexpo Fair Center from 13-15 June.
Blending, roasting & processing, Equipment & packaging, Sustainability
Probat equips Costa Coffee’s new Basildon roastery
Probat, a leading manufacturer of plants and machinery for the coffee industry, has provided a complete turnkey roasting plant for Costa Coffee’s new roasting facility in Basildon, Essex, which opened in February.
Adding Value to the Supply Chain
The first of this two-part series examines new categories of added value associated with specialty coffee, particularly specialty coffee sourced directly from individual farms in small lots through a transparent and traceable model.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Equipment & packaging, Origins, Sustainability
Spreafico diversifies with two new brands
After a successful 2016, which saw an increase in orders and revenue, Spreafico, the Calolziocorte, Lecco, Italy-based company that specializes in designing and marketing machines for the packaging of coffee capsules and soluble products, has expanded and diversified its activities with the creation of two brands: Spreafico Automazion and Spreafico Meccanica.
Generation 10 adds RCMA Coffee division to analytics platform
Generation 10, a provider of cloud-based commodity supply chain and financial tech solutions, based in Liverpool, England, announced the addition of RCMA Coffee division, located in Singapore, onto their commodity trade, risk and logistics management (CTRM) and data analytics platform, G10 Commodity Manager.
Blending, roasting & processing, Equipment & packaging, Sustainability
Probat Inc Acquires ED Industrial Ltd and ED Industrial USA Inc
Probat Inc, a subsidiary of the Probat Group, has acquired ED Industrial Ltd and ED Industrial USA, Inc, effective 13 January.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Equipment & packaging, Origins, Sustainability
Peet’s Coffee Launches People & Plant social responsibility initiative
Peet’s Coffee has launched People & Planet, a new initiative featuring curated coffees that highlight the brand’s decades long heritage of caring for farmer communities at origin and for the environment.
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