Sustainability
Oceana Coffee participates in ‘What’s in Your Cup 2020’
Palm Beach County’s first specialty grade coffee roaster, Oceana Coffee, is participating in the ‘What’s in Your Cup?’ craft beer and coffee festival.
Syntegon supports CEFLEX initiative on flexible packaging
Syntegon Technology (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology) and partners have developed dedicated ‘Designing for a Circular Economy Guidelines’ for flexible packaging, assisted by Ceflex.
What’s in your sustainability tool kit?
Brands and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) need to ensure that they are keeping up with environmentally sound practices and maintaining their commitment to sustainability. As such, there are key considerations for brands and OEMs implementing eco-friendly packaging solutions.
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.
Sustainable quality at scale in Brazil and Colombia
Coffee quality and sustainability are sometimes seen as opposing goals, that to achieve high quality means eschewing ecological awareness and that an environmental approach to coffee production does not leave room for additional quality standards. But, as farms in Brazil and Colombia prove, large scale coffee production can leverage its size to achieve both cup quality and overall sustainability in tandem. By Rachel Northrop