Business
Brazilian coffee market is an attractive environment for new investments
Coffee consumption in Brazil has continued to rise in recent years, despite the slow economy, according to a report by Rabobank.
IBM Blockchain teams up with Farmer Connect to provide coffee traceability
At the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Farmer Connect and IBM announced a new consumer mobile application called “Thank My Farmer,” which will allow coffee drinkers to trace their coffee to understand its quality and origin, and even support the farmer who grew the beans.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Origins, Sustainability
Scottish coffee roaster achieves gold standard for carbon neutrality
Scotland-based Matthew Algie has become the world’s first coffee roastery to achieve the Carbon Neutral Gold Standard.
Grounds for Health awarded grant to expand work in Ethopia
Grounds for Health is the recipient of a two-year $175,000 grant from The Starbucks Foundation to help expand its programs in Ethiopia.
JDE and Peet’s combine and explore IPO
Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) will combine with Peet’s Coffee and explore an IPO, creating a global leader in pure play FMCG coffee with leading positions in more than 20 major markets.
Driftaway Coffee pledges to become a leading sustainable coffee roaster
Driftaway Coffee has announced the launch of 100% compostable packaging, carbon-neutral shipping & operations and the launch of Coffee Stories as part of signing the Transparency Pledge.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Equipment & packaging, Sustainability
Capsule helps add flavour to Hasbean’s global coffee business
Midlands-based coffee roaster Hasbean has been given greater freedom to bring new flavours to market, thanks to smart technology that enables more accurate sales forecasts.
SCA reveals new board for 2020
The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) has named Christina Meinl as its new president and appointed six new members of the board of directors.
Saxbys opens new roastery with new coffees
Saxbys has announced the debut of its new coffee program, sourced globally and roasted locally at the brand’s new 7,000 square foot South Philadelphia roastery.
South Korea’s fine teas aim to attract Western consumers
While the urban millennials indulge in Western coffee habits, the revival of ancestral tea traditions continues to gain ground in South Korea together with innovative blends and ready-to-drinks cups by local brands, which are keen to enter the international scene. By Barbara Dufrêne
Mr Black launches single origin liqueur
Craft spirit brand, Mr Black Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur, has launched its first Single Origin expression.
A different approach to map growth opportunities in South America
Euromonitor International proposes a growth decomposition model to help stakeholders more accurately map coffee market changes in regions such as South America. By Angelica Salado
ICO Report November: Coffee market rallies to a 12-month high
The ICO composite indicator rallied in November 2019, reaching a 12-month high, even as the Brazilian Real slumped to a record low against the US Dollar.
Festive hot drinks loaded with sugar and calories
Research of the UK’s biggest coffee shops has found that some seasonal lattes and hot chocolates contain up to three times the recommended daily allowances for sugar, and more calories than a Dominos pizza.