Sustainability
Mercon Coffee Group to export Robusta coffee from Nicaragua
Mercon Coffee Group will now export Robusta coffee from Nicaragua.
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.
Keeping Direct Trade Transparent
Part one of this series, Adding Value to the Supply Chain (March), discussed value migration in coffee towards traceable products linked to a single producer or facility. This direct connection with the source is made possible through education, travel and branding individual farms and mills.
High Brew Coffee announces three initiatives during Expo West
High Brew Coffee, a ready-to-drink cold-brew coffee product, announced three major initiatives during Expo West in Anaheim, California (9-12 March).
Costa Coffee quadruples roasting capacity with new facility
Costa Coffee opened its new roastery in March signaling a major milestone in the business’ expansion to meet the company’s growing global demand.
Jack Steijn to present a keynote at the Tea & Coffee World Cup
Tea & Coffee World Cup is delighted to announce that Jack Steijn, co-founder of Equipoise, consultancy for sustainable commodities, and chair of the ISO and CEN Committees on Sustainable and Traceable Cocoa, will be speaking at this year’s Tea & Coffee World Cup exhibition.
March 2017
Spotlight: Supply Chain Management Mint Tea; Single Serve; Decaf Coffee; Sustainability Profile: TBA Special Report: Combating Disease & Infestation Part 1
Generation 10 adds RCMA Coffee division to analytics platform
Generation 10, a provider of cloud-based commodity supply chain and financial tech solutions, based in Liverpool, England, announced the addition of RCMA Coffee division, located in Singapore, onto their commodity trade, risk and logistics management (CTRM) and data analytics platform, G10 Commodity Manager.
Blending, roasting & processing, Equipment & packaging, Sustainability
Intelligentsia Coffee opens renovated roastery and new training lab
Intelligentsia Coffee re-opened its newly renovated Roasting Works —including a rustic-modern wholesale Training Lab and sales office — in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco in late January.
Olam meets growing demand for certified Arabica specialty coffee
Two Olam International coffee plantations in Africa have achieved Rainforest Alliance and UTZ certification for over 2,500 hectares (ha) of planted Arabica coffee.
Blending, roasting & processing, Equipment & packaging, Sustainability
American Packaging achieves zero waste to landfill status in its NY facility
Increasingly, companies are aiming to be more environmentally friendly, and one measurable mean toward that end is establishing operations that send zero waste to landfills.
Mars Drinks targets smaller workplaces with new Aroma brewer
Mars Drinks – a workplace-oriented division of Mars, Inc. – is introducing the Mars Drinks Aroma, a compact single-serve brewer for small workspaces that is also more sustainable than previous models.
Business, Equipment & packaging, Origins, Product news, Sustainability
The Complexities of Climate Change
Many may feel that the topic of climate change has been discussed ad nauseam.
But the conversation needs to continue because the impact of climate change on both tea and coffee plantations is real. Both industries need to explore strategies to combat the effects of climate change. These strategies include product diversification, agroforestry and better farming practices.
Starbucks exceeds ‘One Tree for every bag’ goal
One coffee tree produces only enough coffee cherries each season for a single pound of coffee. And aging trees, or those impacted by disease, produce much less.