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Matthew Algie unveils professional coffee range
Matthew Algie, Scotland’s largest coffee roastery has unveiled its newest coffee range, Piacetto.
Origin Coffee announces £3.1 million investment
B Corp specialty coffee roasters, Origin Coffee, has announced a GBP £3.1 million investment to support the growth of the business whilst continuing its commitment to improving sustainability within the industry.
Equator Coffees reopens its San Francisco café
Equator Coffees, the Marin-based B-Corp coffee roaster, has announced the re-opening of their San Francisco café at 222 2nd Street in SOMA.
Pact Coffee products now available at Waitrose
Six lines will roll into most UK Waitrose stores nationwide from 16 October, including Pact Coffee’s Bourbon Cream Espresso, Fruit & Nut Espresso and Single Estate Microlot Filter.
Remedy launches a kombucha energy drink
Remedy Energy is touted as providing the drinker energy without the crash or jitters that come from traditional sugar-laden artificial energy drinks.
Caffè Culture asks the questions about the reality of supply chain sustainability
An expert panel from across the coffee supply chain converged at Caffè Culture last week and discussed how sustainable the supply chain can really be.
MartinBauer launches tea syrups for beverage customisation
MartinBauer, which specialises in tea and botanical ingredients for the food, beverage, and dietary supplement industries, has launched a line of premium tea and botanical syrups for use in beverage applications.
BSCA to forensically verify its coffee’s provenance
Brazil Specialty Coffee Association (BSCA) teams up with forensic origin-tracer, Oritain, to guarantee the provenance of Brazilian regional coffees.
A sustainable and digital focus highlights Host Milan
Host Milan returns to the Italian city from 13-17 October at the Fiera Milano exhibition centre in Rho. Here is a sampling of T&CTJ advertisers that will be exhibiting at Host Milan 2023.
Caravan’s compostable coffee capsules make their retail debut
Caravan has teamed up with Waitrose to launch a selection of its home compostable coffee pods and premium coffee into the national retailer for an exclusive supermarket listing.
Arabicas drop slightly while Robustas remain firmly above 120.00 US cents/lb
The ICO reports that Arabicas drop while Robustas remain above 120.00 US cents/lb in September; world economies and rising costs of living expected to impact consumption.
Cafédirect buys out UK-based Grumpy Mule
It is the first time a social enterprise focused on social impact for smallholder coffee farmers has acquired a larger private sector company.
And the (tea sustainability) survey says…
Following up on their joint first tea sustainability survey that was conducted in late 2021-early 2022, T&CTJ and Firsd Tea launched a second tea sustainability survey earlier this year and the results are now available.
The coffee market remains fickle
In an exclusive article to T&CTJ, Carlos Mera, head of the agri-commodities markets at Rabobank’s RaboResearch Global Economics & Markets division, reviews the recently closed CY 22/23 and assesses CY 23/24, which begins 1 October. By Carlos Mera