Business
JDE Peet’s Q2 2023 sales rise 2.4% to EUR €3.988M
JDE Peet’s reported that Q2 2023 In-Home sales grew organically by 2.2% and in Away-from-Home by 9.0%; transitions from international brands to local brands in Russia.
Starbucks Q3 2023 net revenues rise 12% to USD $12 billion
Starbucks’ Q3 consolidated net revenues grew 12% to USD $9.2 billion with Q3 international comparable-store sales rising 24% thanks to a 46% surge in comp-store sales in China.
Traditional Medicinals Goodwill Ambassador honoured by United Nations Global Peace Council
Nioma Narissa Sadler received recognition from the UN Global Peace Council and an Honorary Doctorate from The United States International University for her founding of nonprofit WomenServe, which supports the wellbeing of women and girls in India.
Registration is now open for CRG Retreat 2023
The Coffee Roasters Guild (CRG) in partnership with the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) has announced that registration is now open for CRG Retreat, an annual gathering of coffee roasters from around the globe.
International Coffee Convention 2023: pioneering sustainable solutions for the coffee industry
Scheduled from Saturday 30 September to Tuesday 3rd October, at the Congress Center Rosengarten, Mannheim, this convention brings together the brightest minds from academia, industry, and practice.
JDE Peet’s announces intent to acquire Maratá’s coffee & tea business in Brazil
JDE Peet’s to expand its emerging markets presence through the intended acquisition of Maratá’s coffee and tea business in Brazil.
Syntegon publishes its first sustainability report
The Syntegon Group has published its first sustainability report, creating more transparency and affording stakeholders greater insight into its sustainability management practices.
Gong cha Bubble Tea celebrates the opening of 2000th store with a global tea party
The premium bubble tea brand will commemorate the milestone with freebies and festivities across the United States and worldwide.
KDP and La Colombe enter into a strategic partnership
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (KDP) and La Colombe have announced a strategic partnership, including a long-term sales and distribution agreement for La Colombe ready-to-drink coffee and a long-term licensing, manufacturing and distribution agreement for La Colombe branded K-Cup coffee pods.
Equator Coffees continues expansion with its second Southern California café location
Equator Coffees, the Marin-based B Corp coffee roaster known for community impact locally and at origin, has announced the launch of a café in the iconic Fairfax District of Los Angeles.
MOMO expands its kombucha portfolio with a new collaboration
MOMO Kombucha is launching its Watermelon Kombucha, in collaboration with Natoora, available from MOMO, Natoora, Planet Organic and Whole Foods from 25 July.
JDE Peet’s is launching recyclable packaging across its soluble coffee lines
JDE Peet’s accelerates its sustainability agenda with a breakthrough paper pack for soluble coffee.
Port of New Orleans reaches sustainability milestone
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) marked the replacement of the 100th truck through the Clean Truck Replacement Incentive Program (Clean TRIP) over the 4th of July weekend, and 101st last week.
Burundi coffee features in North America cupping events this summer
Two leading women in specialty coffee are bringing women-grown coffee – and the stories behind them – to a series of unique cupping events in multiple cities across North America this summer.