Europe
Franke Coffee Systems awarded Red Dot Design Award for Product Design
Franke Coffee Systems’ A300 coffee machine has been awarded the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2021.
Nestlé Professional to deploy anti-viral screen protection on coffee machines
Nestlé Professional is deploying anti-viral and anti-bacterial self-disinfecting screen protectors for its out-of-home coffee machines.
Bühler to host second Virtual World event
With the Virtual World event beginning 22 March, Bühler aims to contribute both to the commercial success of its customers (including within the coffee industry) and to a healthy planet.
Caffè Corsini becomes first Italian distributor of Ahmad Tea
Caffè Corsini is the new official Italian distributor for Ahmad Tea, the Hampshire-based English tea company.
European Speciality Tea Association and Danish Tea Association to merge
The Danish Tea Association, which has been promoting speciality tea in Denmark through education and competitions for five years, is merging with the European Speciality Tea Association.
ESTA launches Tea Certification Programme
The European Speciality Tea Association is launching its programme with a one-day Introduction to Tea course beginning this month.
Ethisphere names illycaffè among the 2021 World’s Most Ethical Companies
illycaffè has been named among one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the ninth consecutive time.
Halo Coffee secures over £300,000 in funding to expand to Germany, Austria and Switzerland
After beginning its crowdfunding journey in December last year, Halo Coffee is now expanding its compostable coffee pod brand from the UK to Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
The benefits of black tea continue to emerge
New research highlights the health benefits of thearubigins – a polyphenol found only in black tea.
waterdrop adds Mellow Mint flavour to microtea collection
waterdrop’s Mellow Mint flavour joins three original flavours that were launched late last year in small dissolvable cubes known as microtea.
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.
Probat introduces digital roadmap for 2021
Coffee roasting equipment and technology manufacturer, Probat, is launching a series of digital events in 2021 in three different formats.