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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.
Nescafé to improve more lives through the power of coffee
Nestlé has pledged to increase its sustainability efforts in relation to the Nescafé brand, with just one of the goals being to make Nescafé coffee 100% responsibly sourced by 2025.
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.
Sucafina opens new offices in Yunnan, China
Swiss-based coffee company Sucafina has established a China-based company, Sucafina (Yunnan) Co Ltd, to support its work with Yunnan coffee farmers.
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.
International Coffee Partners provides emergency relief fund in wake of hurricanes Eta and Iota
The ICP has made available an emergency fund to support affected families in Honduras and Guatemala and to work with communities to rebuild crucial infrastructure.
Specialty coffee from Venda Nova do Imigrante wins Cup of Excellence for first time
At just 20 years of age, coffee producer Luiz Ricardo Bozzi Pimenta de Sousa has been declared the winner of the Cup of Excellence – Brazil 2020.
ICO’s public and private task force pursues economic sustainability for coffee sector
The International Coffee Council has confirmed and endorsed a vision and road map setting out new commitments towards achieving a prosperous, sustainable and inclusive coffee sector.
Fair Trade USA announces #JustOneCup campaign
The nonprofit organisation has announced its #JustOneCup campaign to aid coffee farmers amid an unprecedented coffee crisis as the pandemic continues.
Half-year Cup of Excellence results provide huge hope for farmers
With record-setting prices for all of its last five auctions, Alliance for Coffee Excellence delivered over $3 million dollars in gross auction revenue for its combined 123 winning Cup of Excellence coffees.
New Starbucks traceability tool explores bean-to-cup journey
Starbucks’ new Digital Traceability tool takes customers on a virtual expedition to meet farmers, roasters and baristas and explore coffee-growing regions around the world.
Nicaragua coffee farmers receive support to prevent Covid-19
Seeds for Progress Foundation and Mercon Coffee Group have joined efforts to mitigate the impact of coronavirus in coffee growing regions of Nicaragua thanks to a €100,000 relief fund allocated to them by the Dutch Development Bank (FMO).
Send a Cow encourages people to ‘connect over coffee’ for Loneliness Awareness Week
UK-based charity Send a Cow is encouraging people to catch up (virtually) over coffee with friends, family, or someone who may be alone during lockdown during this year’s Loneliness Awareness Week (15 – 19 June).
Support pours in from UK coffee companies to help fuel NHS staff
Members of the British Coffee Association (BCA) and the wider industry have donated over 900 coffee machines and sufficient pods, beans and blends to make nearly 2 million cups of quality coffee for NHS staff during the coronavirus pandemic.