Business
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.
Fostering connections beyond the holiday season
The holiday season presents an opportunity to draw new consumers to your brand and reconnect with past consumers. However; a quick glance at any grocery store shelf or online shop will confirm that consumers have a lot of options to choose from. So how do you make your brand stand out?
Bru Coffee and Gelato seeks new franchise partners to fulfil national expansion plan
Bru Coffee and Gelato now has six stores across the UK and has big ambitions and plans for growth over the next few years.
Light on a Hill Roasters wins T&CTJ Buyer’s Guide competition
US-based Light on a Hill Roasters has been chosen as the lucky winner in Tea & Coffee Trade Journal’s recently held LinkedIn competition, wining an entry into our 2022 Buyer’s Guide.
Impact wants Medellín to be the centre of specialty coffee
A group of businesses operating within the Colombian specialty coffee industry have announced the launch of Impact, an incubator and collective aimed at helping Medellín become a hub for specialty coffee.
Unilever unloads the bulk of its tea business for $5 billion
Unilever PLC announced it is selling most of its global tea business to CVC Capital Partners for €4.5 billion – approximately USD $5 billion.
CAC Conference stressed the need to do more for the entire supply chain
The Coffee Association of Canada virtually gathered the coffee community on 16 and 17 November, with informative and entertaining reflections and concrete strategies that embodied the conference’s theme of Refilling Our Cup.