Origins
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
ITO EN introduces Barrel Aged Hojicha
ITO EN, producers of green tea and innovative beverages, will introduce a Barrel Aged Hojicha, a roasted Japanese organic green tea aged in Peated Bourbon whiskey barrels.
First speakers announced for Re:Co 2020
The Specialty Coffee Association has announced the first set of speakers for its Re:Co symposium, held 21-23 April 2020 in Portland, Oregon US.
Mr Black launches single origin liqueur
Craft spirit brand, Mr Black Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur, has launched its first Single Origin expression.
illy debuts Arabica Selection India coffee
illycaffè, has launched Arabica Selection India, its fifth single origin coffee in the illy Arabica Selection product line-up.
Pilot Cup of Excellence programme to run in Ecuador in 2020
ACE, in partnership with Asociación de Cafés Especiales del Ecuador (ACEDE), has launched a pilot Cup of Excellence programme in 2020 with Ecuador.
European Tea Society aims to inspire a new movement in specialty tea
The European Tea Society, initially conceived in 2017 and presented to industry professionals in 2018, has extended its membership offering to the wider European tea community.
All Walmart US private label coffee is certified sustainable
Walmart announced that all coffee sourced for Walmart US private brands is certified sustainable through third-party groups Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance Certified or UTZ.
Coffee roaster launches fuss free coffee bags
Tea and coffee merchant, John Farrer & Co of Kendal, has created a “fuss free” single use coffee bag containing 7.5g of coffee – the perfect dose for making a standard cup of coffee.
Blending, roasting & processing, Equipment & packaging, Origins
Spirit of Peace Ex-Combatants named Best of the Best at Illy Awards
At the fourth annual Ernesto Illy International Coffee Awards, illycaffè, named Colombia’s ‘Spirit of Peace Ex-Combatants’ – Asacafè as the “Best of the Best”.
Indochina’s less traditional tea producers raise their profiles
Sharing some of the Eastern Himalayan foothills with tea giants China and India as well as Vietnam and Bangladesh, Thailand, Myanmar and Laos – newcomers to the global tea market – are upping their profile and visibility. By Barbara Dufrêne
Central America: At the forefront of coffee R&D
Central America is home to many of the world’s most important coffee research and development projects. Participatory research involving producers is the new norm, generating localised strategies that account for the realities of managing both smallholder and commercial farms. By Rachel Northrop
Awards honour tea changemakers
The Tea Association of the USA and the Tea & Herbal Association of Canada have announced the winners of the 4th annual Sustainability Awards at the North American Tea Conference in Miami for the tea sector.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Origins, Sustainability
Notes Coffee takes first prize at International Coffee Day competition
Notes Coffee took first place at the Mercanta Coffee Hunters Speciality Coffee Competition for its Laurina coffee, in celebration of International Coffee Day 2019 on 1 October at the Brazilian Embassy in London.