Business
Finlays agrees sale of Sri Lankan Tea Estates business to Browns Investments PLC
Headquartered in Sri Lanka, Browns Investments has a successful track record in operating plantation businesses in the country.
Sodexo signs exclusive deal with Origin Coffee
Sodexo’s corporate services business has announced a three-year exclusive partnership with one of the UK’s longest standing coffee roasters, Origin Coffee.
Bruvi prepares for 2022 with $7 million pre-series A funding
The single-serve coffee startup will use the funds to pay for manufacturing, software development, brewer inventory and digital advertising expenses, as it prepares for national launch in Q1 2022.
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii sells 10 new franchise locations
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii’s four new franchise partners will open 10 new Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii cafes near Dallas, Texas; Alexandria, Va., Orange County, Calif. and Rochester, Minn.
Black Rifle Coffee Company celebrates opening of new coffee shop in Texas
Black Rifle Coffee Company (BRCC), a veteran-founded and operated US coffee company, has announced the opening of its new coffee shop and sixth Texas location, in Harker Heights.
Fairtrade issues statement on European Commission proposal on deforestation
Fairtrade welcomes the proposal to create a market for deforestation-free products, but warns that climate measures that exclude fairness and social justice will fail to achieve real climate action.
Coffee price rise continues in November, reaching 10-year high
The ICO’s latest green coffee report reveals that coffee prices and world consumption continued on an upward swing in November.
Ally Coffee expands European trading with new Hamburg office
Ally Coffee will be opening a new office in Hamburg, Germany in early 2022 to include purchasing, sales, and a quality control lab with a focus on commercial trading within the European market.
Sustainability, supply chain, labour shortages contribute to EoL machinery market growth
End of Line (EoL) machinery – a USD $4.42 billion industry – accounts for nearly 47 percent of the United States packaging machinery market with steady growth forecast through 2026, according to the newly released 2021 End-of-Line Equipment Purchasing Trends and Design Insights white paper produced by PMMI Business Intelligence.
India’s Jumboor Estate wins the 2021 Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award
Jumboor Estate in India has been voted ‘Best of the Best’ by an independent panel of international culinary and coffee experts in the 6th Annual Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award (EIICA).
Nigeria officially joins the ICO
The International Coffee Organization (ICO) is welcoming Nigeria as a new member.
Nicaraguan coffee smallholders to benefit from investment in Aldea Global
IDH Farmfit Fund and Oikocredit are providing a syndicated loan to Asociación Aldea Global Jinotega, a Nicaraguan small farmers’ association that produces and exports speciality fair trade and organic coffee.
Tea & Coffee Trade Journal Buyer’s Guide is now live
The Tea & Coffee Trade Journal Buyers Guide has now launched, both within our December 2021 issue and as a dedicated page on this website.
illycaffè appoints Cristina Scocchia as new chief executive officer
Scocchia, a member of illycaffè’s board since 2019, will take the reins from Massimiliano Pogliani, effective 1 January 2022.