Sustainability
Host Milan returns to full form hyping the latest technologies and sustainable innovation
Echoing its pre-Covid exhibition numbers, exhibitors and attendees from around the world were out in full force for the 43rd Host Milan touting the latest technologies and sustainable innovation.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Equipment & packaging, Exhibitions, Sustainability
The balance of organic
The growth of the organic tea and coffee market is accelerating, but is the cost to the producers and consumers justified by the environmental benefits? By Kathryn Brand
Caffè Culture asks the questions about the reality of supply chain sustainability
An expert panel from across the coffee supply chain converged at Caffè Culture last week and discussed how sustainable the supply chain can really be.
BSCA to forensically verify its coffee’s provenance
Brazil Specialty Coffee Association (BSCA) teams up with forensic origin-tracer, Oritain, to guarantee the provenance of Brazilian regional coffees.
Caravan’s compostable coffee capsules make their retail debut
Caravan has teamed up with Waitrose to launch a selection of its home compostable coffee pods and premium coffee into the national retailer for an exclusive supermarket listing.
Cafédirect buys out UK-based Grumpy Mule
It is the first time a social enterprise focused on social impact for smallholder coffee farmers has acquired a larger private sector company.
And the (tea sustainability) survey says…
Following up on their joint first tea sustainability survey that was conducted in late 2021-early 2022, T&CTJ and Firsd Tea launched a second tea sustainability survey earlier this year and the results are now available.
Firsd Tea 2023 Sustainability Perspectives report
A report on sustainability perspectives from professionals in tea and related industries.
ofi shares sustainability progress in its second Coffee LENS report
Marking International Coffee Day, olam food ingredients (“ofi”), announced that it has achieved more than half of its target to improve the livelihoods of 200,000 coffee farmers by 2025.
Nestlé to pilot weather insurance programme for Indonesian coffee farms
Nestlé announced that it is piloting a weather insurance programme, with climate insurance specialist, Blue Marble, in Indonesia for more than 800 smallholder coffee farmers that supply coffee to its brand, Nescafé.
ICO and GCP renew commitment to coffee sustainability collaboration
The memorandum of understanding (MoU), renews and expands their special partnership within the CPPTF, in an effort to accelerate coffee sustainability, farmer prosperity, and address systemic sustainability issues facing coffee farming communities around the world.
illycaffè marks International Coffee Day with first regenerative coffee blend
illycaffè celebrates International Coffee Day by presenting Arabica Selection Brazil Cerrado Mineiro, the first coffee from regenerative agriculture and regenagri certified, created together with the Federation of Cerrado Mineiro producers.
Stakeholders must join forces to achieve circularity
A circular packaging economy depends on improvements in design, recovery infrastructure and regulatory changes. By Jorge Izquierdo
WPO and AIPIA to further collaborate on smart packaging
The WPO (World Packaging Organisation) and AIPIA (The Active & Intelligent Packaging Organisation) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further their collaboration in sharing ideas on smart packaging and the science that underpins it.