Europe
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.
Green tea is gaining ground in Europe
After centuries of black tea as the exclusive cup in Europe, a skillful marketing of green teas started in the 1990s, based on a health benefits strategy initiated by multinational tea majors in the mainstream market, together with a novelty origin approach launched by China in the premium segment.
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.
ofi and Melitta partner to offer consumers differentiated and fully traceable coffee
A pilot project with selected specialty coffees between olam food ingredients and Melitta Europe is combining the capabilities of blockchain with other digital tools to meet growing consumer demand for coffee traceability.
IMA and Goglio sign strategic commercial partnership
Italian multinationals IMA and Goglio have entered a strategic partnership aimed at converging competences and know-how for the supply of the widest range of processing and packaging solutions for the coffee industry.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Equipment & packaging
BSCA promotes specialty coffees from Brazil at Helsinki Coffee Festival
In partnership with the Brazilian Embassy in Helsinki and ApexBrasil, the Brazil Specialty Coffee Association promoted Brazilian specialty coffees at the biggest coffee festival in the Nordic countries.
Nespresso achieves B Corp certification
Swiss-based brand Nespresso joins a global community of purpose-led businesses that meet high standards of sustainability and social responsibility.
German coffee market reports growth
After a strong year in 2020, the German coffee market in 2021 reported renewed growth, according to the German Coffee Association.
Ditta Artigianale launches single origin coffee with expertise of Francesco Sanapo
The new single origin coffee, the result of a study started in 2018 in Honduras, was born from the idea of the coffee champion Francesco Sanapo.
Blending, roasting & processing, Origins, Product news, Sustainability
Amcor announces recycle-ready packaging under AmPrima line in Europe
Amcor’s PE (polyethylene) recycle-ready portfolio is being expanded for coffee and dairy products, to offer brands a more sustainable packaging choice without compromise on performance.
Olam specialty coffee expands eCommerce presence to Europe
Green coffee importer, Olam Specialty Coffee, has announced the expansion of its eCommerce presence into European markets.
Black tea remains trendy in Europe
After ending some 250 years of China’s imperial tea trade monopoly in 1842, Europeans have continued to drink black teas, but grown in their own colonial areas; the big buzz created by the arrival of green teas from China and Japan from 1980 onwards has boosted cup consumption but has not eroded the dominance of black tea.
World of Coffee 2022 moves to Milan
The Specialty Coffee Association has announced that the 2022 World of Coffee trade show, initially planned in Warsaw, will be moving to Milan, Italy.
Tetra Laval donates additional €8m to humanitarian aid in Ukraine
Tetra Laval group, comprising Tetra Pak, Sidel and DeLaval, is donating an additional €8 million to humanitarian aid in Ukraine and relief efforts in Poland, Moldova, Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania (excluding Russia and Belorussia).