Vanessa Facenda
Prices may be high but consumers still want their coffee
High prices may be keeping consumers in a pessimistic mood, but the US coffee market is set to have a good 2024 according to the National Coffee Association’s/Euromonitor International’s US Coffee Outlook 2024.
Plastic still reigns in the beverage packaging landscape
The sustainability movement struggles to overcome plastic’s cost and performance advantages, though plastic’s dominance will be more difficult to maintain going forward.
The 3rd annual World of Coffee Dubai hosts largest show to date
Launched in 2022, World of Coffee Dubai showed steady expansion with the 2024 edition more than doubling the size of the 2023 show as participants convened at this year’s event to conduct business, not just ‘browse and sample’. The event proved international, attracting worldwide visitors not just those from the MENA region.
Do tea farmers benefit from sustainable certification schemes?
New research from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) reveals that urgent action is needed to better reward tea farmers for using sustainable practices.
Coffee is now the UK’s favourite hot beverage
Exploring emerging coffee trends and products in the UK this year as offered by private-label coffee roaster Lincoln & York.
Office commuters are trending up their morning caffeine routines
Commuters returning to the office fuel traffic boost for quick service restaurants serving specialty coffee, tea and donuts, according to data from Circana.
Farmers’ Day: celebrating coffee farmers in Indonesia
T&CTJ’s editor, Vanessa L Facenda, just returned from Indonesia where she was able to participate in ofi’s Farmers’ Day, which celebrates, acknowledges and rewards the efforts and engagement of the farmers in its supply chain in Aceh.
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.
Coffee, cascara and tennis…
Lavazza hosts a master class on cascara at an event during the US Open, explaining the benefits of the coffee by-product and presenting several cascara-based beverages.
Pumpkin spice and everything nice…
With the pumpkin spice latte – aka PSL – turning 20 this year, we look back at the origin of the limited edition autumn offering that has become an iconic beverage.
Fairtrade raises coffee price minimum
In an effort to strengthen protections for coffee farmers around the world amid the intensifying impacts of climate change and growing global economic volatility, Fairtrade increases its minimum price for coffee.
Should workers fear the use of AI?
Despite the ongoing debate around the rapidly increasing abilities and use of artificial intelligence, new research finds that most people are not convinced that technology is going to replace them in the workplace.
RTD coffee finds success in a highly competitive beverage marketplace
Many mass market refreshment beverage categories have struggled while niche categories have experienced growth. RTD coffee is an example of a niche category that has experienced strong growth as a result of continued innovation and convenience.
World Coffee Research publishes its first Robusta Variety Catalog
As the coffee industry looks for solutions to meet the growing challenges of the climate crisis, World Coffee Research (WCR) has taken an important step by publishing its first Robusta Variety Catalog to help Robusta farmers make informed decisions about varieties.