Business
Coffee Planet opens first café location in Dubai
UAE’s home-grown Coffee Planet has announced its first café location in Circle Mall, JVC in partnership with Dash Hospitality Group.
Global bubble tea brand chooses Covent Garden for first foray into London
The 27-year-old brand Gong cha, formed in Taiwan, is set to open a new bubble tea store in Covent Garden.
Coffee Support opens new coffee production facility
US-based Coffee Support is offering a solution for growing coffee brands wanting to maintain or improve the quality and control of their products.
The digital Tea & Coffee World Cup is fast approaching
I cannot believe that it is already August, but it is, which means that Tea & Coffee World Cup is only weeks away! Our first virtual conference debuts 8 September but registrants will have one month following the launch to view all the presentations. The digital Tea & Coffee World Cup (TCWC) will be a combination of lectures and skill-building classes, as well as a virtual exhibition hall.
Sigep event to return in January 2022
The 43rd edition of the Italian exhibition group’s show dedicated to the out-of-home dessert and coffee market will be back in its physical form at the Rimini Expo Centre.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Equipment & packaging, Product news
200 Degrees Coffee Roasters opens new coffee shop in York, UK
The 82-seat shop in the historic city of York has created 15 new full-time and part-time jobs.
ITO EN and Taiyo International partner to bring matcha to North America
Green tea industry powerhouse ITO EN has chosen to partner with another respected global green tea leader, Taiyo International, to supply high-quality matcha to the food, beverage & supplement industries in North America.
Ditta Artigianale’s Sanapo to embark on Italian Coffee Tour
Francesco Sanapo, owner of Florentine brand Ditta Artigianale, is set to embark on a cycling tour of Italy to raise awareness of climate change and its threat to coffee.
The brewing debate around defining specialty tea…
Who knew that specialty tea could be so heated? (Sorry, it’s a lame pun but I could not resist!) I should clarify — the brewing debate (and it’s certainly ‘brewing’) centres around the attempt to define specialty tea. There was no true or even “working” definition of “specialty tea” until last week when the European Speciality Tea Association (ESTA) offered one.
illy launches new integrated “happiness” campaign in the US
illycaffè’s new campaign highlights the inclusive, shared and social value of the quest for happiness as a common heritage – in particular, the many who contribute to making a cup of coffee.
Global tea associations respond to new definition of specialty tea
Tea and Herbal Association of Canada, Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe and
the Tea Association of the USA offer a statement on the new definition of specialty tea.
Melbourne to host 2022 World Barista Championship after MICE2021 postponement
The World Barista Championship will return to Melbourne in 2022
Nestlé and Starbucks to bring RTD coffee beverages to Southeast Asia, Oceania & Latin America
The two companies plan to offer popular Starbucks Ready-to-Drink coffee beverages to reach consumers across the regions.
Newby Teas opens a luxury tea boutique in Dubai
British brand Newby Teas opens its first luxury tea boutique in the United Arab Emirates.