Vladislav Vorotnikov

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.

Blending, roasting & processing, Sustainability

Tea-bagging tech answers the call of the modern era

The tea-bagging machinery sector had been slow to innovate but this is changing as manufacturers are stepping up to meet customer demands. By Vladislav Vorotnikov

Business, Equipment & packaging, Sustainability

Functional coffee’s popularity is surging but the ‘true’ benefits remain questionable

Coffeemakers take advantage of a growing global demand for functionality, though long-term prospects are undermined by a scarcity of scientific data confirming the benefits of the most popular functional ingredients.

Health

Europe intensifies battle against greenwashing

There are concerns that some companies try to present their products as more eco-friendly than they actually are. The term ‘green-washing’ was coined in the 1980s by environmentalist Jay Westerveld.

Sustainability

Guest blog: Paying a high price

The world’s leading cargo carriers have refused to call the Russian ports.

Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Regulatory

Market Report: Italy – Traditions blend with innovations in the Italian coffee market

Preserving hundred-year-old traditions of coffee consumption, Italy is also actively embracing new market trends swinging towards specialty coffee, single-serve coffees and blockchain.

Business

Private label brands enjoy rising popularity in Europe

Private label coffee and tea products are quite well established in Western European retailers, but now their presence is growing is Eastern European retailers as well and moving beyond the ‘lowest price’ option with which they were once primarily known.

Business, Product news