Sustainability
The Business Implications of Certifications
Certifications have provided companies with a set of audited standards that can help ensure the values they have committed to are practised throughout their supply chain and assure consumers that their products are being sustainably sourced while also ensuring equity, safeguarding the planet, and often both. But certifications come at a cost — to the producer and the coffee or tea brand seeking the certification. By Anne-Marie Hardie.
Kenya suspends Rainforest Alliance certification for tea
In May, the Kenya government announced the suspension of Rainforest Alliance certification for tea factories due to the financial strain on producers. This Guest Blog for T&CTJ looks at the implications for the tea industry and why the Kenya Rainforest Alliance suspension matters now.
Traditional Medicinals launches Herbs for All access initiative
Traditional Medicinals celebrates 50 years with its Herbs for All initiative, expanding access to herbal wellness through community grants and free educational programs.
UCIMA and VDMA in Brussels for a joint action supporting the packaging sector
This collaboration brings together the two leading global countries in packaging technology manufacturing, united by a shared vision on competitiveness, sustainability, and trade policy.
Farm Outputs Impact the Availability of Côte d’Ivoire’s Soluble Coffee
Although coffee production in Côte d’Ivoire has been unstable for the last few years, a recent positive performance along with a plan to replant old coffee farms has generated optimism that the fourth largest coffee producer in Africa is reversing declines, and will return to its position as Africa’s leading soluble coffee producer. By Shem Oirere.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Financial Results, Sustainability
The 2025 Global Tea Report
This year’s annual tea report finds that the global tea industry is fairly stable in spite of continuing overproduction and external factors beyond its control – ongoing territorial conflicts, tariffs, rising production, transport, and labour costs. By Barbara Dufrêne
Fairtrade and c&c partner to support eco-conscious coffee
Fairtrade International and the initiative for coffee&climate partner to build a more sustainable future for coffee farmers throughout the world.
Kelachandra Coffee to exhibit at World of Coffee 2025 Jakarta
At the first WOC in a producing country, Kelachandra Coffee will showcase its specialty coffee from India.
Starbucks redesigns European takeaway cup
An extensive R&D effort and significant innovations in Starbucks’ cup manufacturing process in Europe have culminated in the replacement of the cup’s plastic lining with a mineral-based coating.
T&CTJ’s Women in Tea & Coffee Conference debuts today
Tea & Coffee Trade Journal’s first branded event and a new concept in tea and coffee conferences: Women in Tea & Coffee launches today, 2 May 2025.
Transparency and Traceability: Improving Technologies Benefit the Entire Supply Chain
New technologies are improving transparency and traceability throughout the entire coffee supply chain, thereby enhancing sustainability efforts, elevating credibility, and strengthening the connection between producers and consumers. By Vladislav Vorotnikov.
Expocacer launches e-commerce platform
Brazil’s Cerrado Coffee Growers Cooperative (Expocacer) is launching a new international e-commerce platform at the Specialty Coffee Expo 2025 in Houston.
The Women in Tea & Coffee Conference is only days away
There is still time to attend T&CTJ’s Women in Tea & Coffee Conference on 2 May in London.
Stepping Up Carbon Reduction Strategies
Both the coffee and the tea industry have been implementing initiatives to reduce carbon emissions for many years. But now, companies are expanding their efforts, shifting from carbon offsets to insetting, investing directly in farmers and supply chains to lower their footprint. By Anne-Marie Hardie
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Origins, Regulatory, Sustainability