Sustainability
Starbucks introduces winter beverages around the world
With the start of a new year, Starbucks is launching new winter beverages around the world. From Asia to the UK, Starbucks’ global customers have a wide array of new beverages from which to choose.
Mars Drinks targets smaller workplaces with new Aroma brewer
Mars Drinks – a workplace-oriented division of Mars, Inc. – is introducing the Mars Drinks Aroma, a compact single-serve brewer for small workspaces that is also more sustainable than previous models.
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The Complexities of Climate Change
Many may feel that the topic of climate change has been discussed ad nauseam.
But the conversation needs to continue because the impact of climate change on both tea and coffee plantations is real. Both industries need to explore strategies to combat the effects of climate change. These strategies include product diversification, agroforestry and better farming practices.
Deep Valley Coffee introduces Biodynamic coffee
Deep Valley Coffee has launched the first-ever comprehensive retail line of biodynamic coffee currently distributed to more than 100 stores across the United States.
PBFY opens manufacturing facility in Tennessee
To better serve East Coast and Midwest customers, Brea, California-based PBFY has announced it is opening a new flexible packaging manufacturing and shipping site in Portland, Tennessee this month.
Starbucks exceeds ‘One Tree for every bag’ goal
One coffee tree produces only enough coffee cherries each season for a single pound of coffee. And aging trees, or those impacted by disease, produce much less.
Colombia will host 1st World Coffee Producers Forum in 2017
In July, Colombia will host the first World Coffee Producers Forum, organised by the coffee-producing countries themselves, and which will bring together key actors of the coffee chain and the global industry.
Order & Chaos Coffee launches first cold brew coffee stout
Order & Chaos Coffee has partnered with Diamondback Brewing Company to create a fusion of what each company does best: coffee and beer.
Good Earth adds green to sweet & spicy tea line
Good Earth, one of America’s first herbal tea brands, has expanded its popular Sweet & Spicy Tea to include green tea.
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Union hand-roasted coffee partners with the Uni of Warwick
London-based speciality coffee roaster, Union Hand-Roasted Coffee announced it has collaborated with the University of Warwick to provide students, staff and visitors to its campus with high quality speciality coffee.
Campos Coffee heads to the home of the Sundance Film Festival
Campos Coffee is opening its first permanent café outside Australia, in the home of the Sundance Film Festival: Park City, Utah.
Starbucks offers a Mélange of old and new this holiday season
This holiday season, Starbucks is offering a cool twist on the traditional holiday spice with the Starbucks Spiced Sweet Cream Nariño 70 Cold Brew. The new beverage joined Starbucks holiday beverage lineup at Starbucks stores in the US and Canada on earlier this month.
‘Tis the Season—to be upping tea advertising
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” so the lyrics say. Many would disagree noting the crass commercialism that seems to overpower the so-called season of “loving and giving.”
Feed the Future partnership for climate smart coffee officially launches
Against the backdrop of growing global demand for coffee, a new consortium of research institutions, conservationists and coffee experts has been established to operationalise best practices in adapting to the effects of climate change within the coffee sector.