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Nespresso Professional adds Brazil to its Origins range
The new Brazil capsule joins flavours from Peru, Congo, and Colombia as an addition to the collection.
SCA announces 2024 Sustainability Award finalists
The 2024 Sustainability Awards are a way to celebrate for-profit and non-profit companies that showcase innovation, collaboration, and positive impact across the entire coffee value chain.
Lavazza sponsors Film Independent Spirit Awards
The Lavazza Blue Coffeetail, developed specifically for the event to match the blue carpet, was a crowd favourite, with many requests for the custom blueberry foam.
Number of women in coffee on the rise
Globally, according to a survey by the International Coffee Organization (ICO), between 20% and 30% of coffee farms are run by female leaders.
Melitta bamboo coffee filters win Sustainable Innovation Award
Melitta has announced that the #4 Cone Bamboo Filter Paper was named a winner in the Kitchen + Food category in Good Housekeeping’s 2024 Sustainable Innovation Awards.
New The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf café opens in Santa Monica
This new location is through the company’s franchise partner who operates four Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf cafés in the Los Angeles area.
L’OR Espresso partners with Ferrari for the WEC
L’OR Espresso branding will be highly visible throughout Ferrari’s WEC racing environment, and L’OR Espresso will also be served in Ferrari Hypercar team hospitality.
When tea is not a tea: non-Camellia sinensis ‘teas’
Alternative plants that live in that space between Camellia sinensis and herbals/botanicals, and brewed similarly, offer enormous potential, both revenue- and health-wise. By Vladislav Vorotnikov
Registration opens for World of Coffee Copenhagen
The SCA-run event will take place 27-29 June 2024, at Bella Center Copenhagen, following a successful year in Athens in 2023.
Origin Coffee recertified as B Corp
UK speciality coffee roaster, Origin Coffee, announces the recertification of its B Corp status with a score of 95.6 points marking it above the UK industry average of 94.1.
Saudi Arabia joins the ICO
Saudi Arabia has signed the International Coffee Agreement (ICA) 2022 at the International Coffee Organization (ICO) headquarters in London.
Starbucks announces improved store inclusivity across the US
Building on the company’s commitment to inclusion, the new design framework defines how Starbucks will help expand independence, choice and ease for all people across physical and digital spaces.
JDE Peet’s to sell Costa Coffee aluminium capsules in Great Britain
The expanded collaboration between the two companies marks a significant development in their partnership which will serve as a key driver of future growth in Great Britain.
Prices may be high but consumers still want their coffee
High prices may be keeping consumers in a pessimistic mood, but the US coffee market is set to have a good 2024 according to the National Coffee Association’s/Euromonitor International’s US Coffee Outlook 2024.