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Nespresso launches into the Indian market
Nestlé has announced the launch of Nespresso in India in response to the increasing consumer demand for its high-quality portioned coffees.
Mexico wants its top ten coffee status back
With an intense focus on growing domestic consumption and exports, Mexico aims to reclaim its position among the world’s top coffee producers. Its tea industry, although small, also shows growth potential. By Eugene Gerden
Nestlé invests to increase productivity in Vietnam
Nestlé Vietnam has announced a USD 100 million investment to increase production capacity of its Tri An coffee factory, located in the southern province of Đồng Nai.
Know your purpose: maximising the creativity of your business
Utilising AI and automation in business will not reduce the need for creativity, rather, it may require more creativity so companies can remain unique and relevant.
UK Nespresso customers can now recycle pods with Royal Mail
Nespresso UK has announced a partnership with Royal Mail to improve coffee capsule recycling for households across the country.
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.
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.
Nestlé and Starbucks celebrate five years of their Global Coffee Alliance
The alliance combines the strength and affinity of the Starbucks brand and the company’s coffee expertise with Nestlé’s proprietary coffee platforms, manufacturing know-how and market reach.
High tech is key to reducing coffee roasting’s carbon footprint
A key step in coffee roasters striving to become more sustainable is utilising more sustainable roasting machines, and the manufacturers are meeting this demand by providing roasting machines with cutting-edge technology. By Vladislav Vorotnikov.
Nestlé publishes its annual sustainability report
Its 2022 Annual Report alongside its Creating Shared Value and Sustainability (CSV) Report highlight that Nestlé’s results were resilient in a year defined by many challenges.
Nescafé Plan 2030 Progress Report published
Nescafé has published its first Nescafé Plan 2030 Progress Report (pdf, 12Mb), conducted in partnership with the Rainforest Alliance, from 2018 to 2022.
Nestlé to host dairy-alternatives webinar
Nestlé is hosting a webinar for coffee professionals to better understand plant-based dairy alternatives as more people opt for a plant-based alternative in their morning latte.
Anna Manz takes up the mantle as Nestlé CFO from François-Xavier Roger
François-Xavier Roger, executive vice president and chief financial officer, has decided to step down, with Anna Manz, joining Nestlé as CFO as soon as she is released from London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).
Nestlé’s head of operations retires and successor is appointed
Magdi Batato, executive vice president and head of operations, will retire in early 2024, with Stephanie Pullings Hart returning to the company to assume the role by 1 January 2024.