Equipment & packaging
Piracy at Sea and the Looming Dangers for Coffee Cargo
Piracy and cargo theft has long been a concern in both the shipping business and the subsequent coffee supply chain, which depends on the safe and timely delivery of the beans.
Equipment & packaging, Origins, Product news, Sustainability
Heritage growing regions are captured in new ultra-premium Alumbre coffee
Out of the legendary coffee fields of Costa Rica, Colombia, Sumatra, and Ethiopia comes Alumbre, a new, premium hand-crafted coffee line.
Starbucks debuts new on-premise and RTD Frappuccinos
Just in time for Frappuccino beverage season, Starbucks has introduced the Midnight Mint Mocha Frappuccino blended beverage along with returning favorite S’mores Frappuccino blended beverage.
Equipment & packaging, Origins, Product news, Sustainability
Peet’s Coffee launches business unit for cold brew chilled distribution
Peet’s Coffee is launching of Coldcraft, a new dedicated business unit for ready-to-drink (RTD) cold brew coffee chilled distribution.
Equipment & packaging, Origins, Product news, Sustainability
Keeping Direct Trade Transparent
Part one of this series, Adding Value to the Supply Chain (March), discussed value migration in coffee towards traceable products linked to a single producer or facility. This direct connection with the source is made possible through education, travel and branding individual farms and mills.
Probat equips Costa Coffee’s new Basildon roastery
Probat, a leading manufacturer of plants and machinery for the coffee industry, has provided a complete turnkey roasting plant for Costa Coffee’s new roasting facility in Basildon, Essex, which opened in February.
Community Coffee introduces Amber Sunrise blend for spring
Just in time for spring, Community Coffee Company is launching its newest coffee item – the Amber Sunrise Blend.
Aloha launches new tea products and rebrands
Aloha, a wellness brand that makes healthy living simple and accessible, reformulated and expanded its product lines and redesigned brand, which will improve shopability and drive brand differentiation.
Adding Value to the Supply Chain
The first of this two-part series examines new categories of added value associated with specialty coffee, particularly specialty coffee sourced directly from individual farms in small lots through a transparent and traceable model.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Equipment & packaging, Origins, Sustainability
Kohana Coffee unveils new web platform
The Kohana Coffee Company, which markets shelf-stable cold brew coffee, has launched a new web platform at www.kohanacoffee.com and unveiled online changes that are designed to reinvent the gourmet roaster’s user experience.
Spreafico diversifies with two new brands
After a successful 2016, which saw an increase in orders and revenue, Spreafico, the Calolziocorte, Lecco, Italy-based company that specializes in designing and marketing machines for the packaging of coffee capsules and soluble products, has expanded and diversified its activities with the creation of two brands: Spreafico Automazion and Spreafico Meccanica.
Wicked Joe Organic Coffees debuts updated packaging design
Wicked Joe Organic Coffees, the family-owned, 100% organic certified, Fair Trade coffee roastery known for its single origin varietals and blends such as Wicked French, has introduced new, modern packaging.
Portland Roasting Coffee launches 100% compostable pods
Portland Roasting Coffee, a sustainable specialty coffee roaster, has launched its first line of compostable single-serve coffee pods.
Generation 10 adds RCMA Coffee division to analytics platform
Generation 10, a provider of cloud-based commodity supply chain and financial tech solutions, based in Liverpool, England, announced the addition of RCMA Coffee division, located in Singapore, onto their commodity trade, risk and logistics management (CTRM) and data analytics platform, G10 Commodity Manager.
Blending, roasting & processing, Equipment & packaging, Sustainability