Sustainability
Extract Coffee Roasters releases Extract Tea
Bristol-based Extract Coffee Roasters has launched its first full range of sustainably sourced and packaged speciality teas.
Blending, roasting & processing, Product news, Sustainability
Lost Sheep Coffee expands to larger premises
In order to fulfill customer demand, the largest dedicated speciality coffee roastery in Kent is expanding to larger premises from February 2020.
Blue Goose offer chemical-free decaf coffee pods
Blue Goose are now offering compostable Nespresso capsules filled with 100% chemical-free, organic coffee, to help coffee lovers enjoy decaf without compromising on taste or quality.
Blending, roasting & processing, Equipment & packaging, Product news, Sustainability
Mercon announces a long-term partnership with WCR
Mercon Coffee Group recently announced a long-term partnership with World Coffee Research (WCR).
Lavazza Professional launches the KLIX Eco Cup in the UK
Lavazza Professional introduces the new KLIX Eco Cup™, a breakthrough in in-cup vending that is biodegradable and recyclable with normal paper waste.
Starbucks Commits to a Resource-Positive Future
Starbucks announced a new, multi-decade aspiration to be resource positive,reducing its carbon emissions, water use and waste.
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
Scottish coffee roaster achieves gold standard for carbon neutrality
Scotland-based Matthew Algie has become the world’s first coffee roastery to achieve the Carbon Neutral Gold Standard.
Driftaway Coffee pledges to become a leading sustainable coffee roaster
Driftaway Coffee has announced the launch of 100% compostable packaging, carbon-neutral shipping & operations and the launch of Coffee Stories as part of signing the Transparency Pledge.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Equipment & packaging, Sustainability
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.
Nespresso, JDE and Nestlé join forces on capsule recycling
In France, Nespresso, Nestlé and JDE (Jacobs Douwe Egberts) have come together to form the Alliance for the Recycling of Aluminium Capsules.
Farmer Bros named honoured in inaugural Texan by Nature 20
Farmer Bros. has been named as an honouree of the first-ever Texan by Nature 20 (TxN20), an official ranking of 20 companies with Texas operations that have made a demonstrative commitment to conservation.
Reducing Coffee Waste
The UK has set itself a target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 which will likely see the nation change dramatically across a number of industries as we attempt to make ourselves carbon neutral in the next thirty years.
Neumann Kaffee creates NKG Bloom to aid coffee families
Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG), a green coffee service and trading group, has introduced NKG Bloom – a long-term sustainable-sourcing initiative.