America
Starbucks Opens First Reserve Bar in Latin America
Starbucks has opened its first Reserve Bar in Latin America in Santiago, Chile.
S&D Coffee & Tea Expands Mangrove Bay Flavoured Iced Tea Offerings
S&D Coffee & Tea has announced five new flavours to its Mangrove Bay flavoured iced tea line are now available to foodservice and convenience store operators.
Illy Introduces Cold Brew Steeping Packs for HoReCa Sector
Trieste, Italy-based illy caffè has debuted cold brew coffee steeping packs for distinguished hotels, restaurants and cafés (HoReCa).
World Tea Expo 2017 Offers New Features & Expo Hours
World Tea Expo, the 3-day tradeshow focused on advancing the business of tea, opens tomorrow (13 June).
New rust resistant coffee variety scores 90 points in Nicaragua COE competition
Centroamericano, part of a new class of F1 hybrid coffee varieties, has proven its quality potential by earning a score of 90 out of 100 points in the world’s leading competition and award for high quality coffees, the Cup of Excellence (COE), in Nicaragua.
Teavana Celebrates Summer ‘Fri-YAYS’
With Memorial Day weekend being the unofficial kick off to summer in the US, people start thinking about flip flops, sunshine, outdoor fun—and for many, iced tea.
Lavazza Acquires 80% Stake in Kicking Horse Coffee
The Lavazza Group has purchased a significant equity stake in Kicking Horse Coffee, Ltd, a leading Canadian organic and fair-trade coffee player.
TEWS Elektronik acquires iScan from Intelscan
TEWS Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, has acquired the moisture measurement system iScan from the Icelandic company, Intelscan.
Breakdown of rust resistance in Honduran coffee variety confirmed
At a gathering of coffee technical experts from across Central America in Guatemala City, Guatemala, earlier this month, World Coffee Research confirmed that a coffee variety in Honduras, widely planted across the country because of if its resistance to coffee leaf rust, is no longer resistant to the disease.
Piracy at Sea and the Looming Dangers for Coffee Cargo
Piracy and cargo theft has long been a concern in both the shipping business and the subsequent coffee supply chain, which depends on the safe and timely delivery of the beans.
Equipment & packaging, Origins, Product news, Sustainability
Nespresso on track to meet CHF 500m investment to advance sustainability goals
Nespresso has launched its first Creating Shared Value report based on the Global Reporting Initiative framework.
Challenges abound for coffee but progress continues
At the conclusion of every SCAA Expo I’ve attended since joining T&CTJ, I always have the same thought, “I need more time.” I continually feel there are more booths I need to visit, people to see and of course, coffee to taste.
S&D Coffee & Tea sponsors Re:co fellowship program for third year
S&D Coffee & Tea continues its commitment to the specialty coffee industry by serving as the sole sponsor for the Re:co Fellowship program for the third consecutive year.
ITO EN partners with Dot Foods to expand availability
ITO EN North America announced it has partnered with the nation’s largest food industry redistributor Dot Foods.