Central America
NKG supports Honduran coffee community affected by hurricanes
Together with partners and customers, Neumann Kaffee Gruppe has raised funds of more than $272,000 to repair damages in Honduras caused by hurricanes Eta and Iota.
Lavazza reaffirms sustainability commitment with La Reserva de iTIERRA! relaunch
Lavazza is reaffirming its commitment to sustainable production and coffee farmer welfare with the relaunch of its premium range of sustainable, quality blends for coffee professionals.
Equipment & packaging, Origins, Product news, Sustainability
Mercon Coffee Group promotes alliances to create a Hurricane Emergency Relief Fund
The funds have been earmarked for the rehabilitation of roads in 11 coffee-growing communities in Nicaragua and Honduras.
ICO composite indicator increases for the 4th consecutive month
The International Coffee Organisation announced that in February 2021, the ICO composite indicator continued its upward trend.
Mercon Coffee Group and Seeds for Progress Foundation inaugurate new development centre in Nicaragua
The new development centre is the third to be inaugurated as part of the Cultivating Education Program; an initiative that contributes to the prevention of child labour in coffee producing regions.
Dunkin’ continues commitments to coffee sustainability in 2021
Dunkin’ has shared some of the latest ways it is continuing its commitment to coffee sustainability in 2021, furthering ongoing efforts to make a meaningful difference in the lives and livelihoods of coffee farmers and producers.
Ditta Artigianale’s journey around the world continues with El Diamante coffee from Costa Rica
El Diamante is the specialty coffee of the month presented by the florentine coffee roaster, a unique variety processed in the farm of Fernández Morera family with an anaerobic fermentation process.
Arabica prices rise in January while Robusta falls
The ICO announced that Arabica prices rose in January, while Robusta prices decreased and stocks for both grew.
Ditta Artigianale promotes specialty coffee from Honduras
The florentine coffee roaster is launching a campaign to discover the world’s finest varieties of coffee, starting with Mokka, Geisha and Java varieties from the Finca El Puente Farm in Honduras.
The coffee partnership driving landscape-level sustainability in Mexico
The partnership between Olam Coffee, part of Olam Food Ingredients, and the Rainforest Alliance in Mexico is part of the Alliance for Sustainable Landscapes and Markets, funded by USAID, which is working to conserve biodiversity and provide sustainable farmer livelihoods in the biological corridor of the La Frailescana region of Chiapas.
Fostering sustainability and higher quality through recognition
The Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award celebrates and rewards illycaffè’s best growers for the attention to sustainable quality they bring to their work every day, aims to help improve the lives of producers — and the planet.
Cooperativa Cocabel wins the 5th Annual Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award
llycaffè announced the winner of the 2020 Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award in a virtual ceremony.
Olam partners with TechnoServe to train Guatemala’s coffee farmers
Olam Coffee is partnering with TechnoServe to train 4,000 coffee farmers in a remote area of Guatemala.
November coffee prices rise on concerns over 2021 production
The ICO’s November green coffee report reveals that world coffee production in coffee year 2019-20 decreased although production exceeded global consumption as world coffee demand decreased.