Coffee Report
Startup Demetria Secures Funding For AI-Powered Coffee Quality System
Demetria, a startup that uses low-cost sensor technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and software as a service (SaaS) cloud-based computing to track coffee quality secured US$3 million from a funding Read more
Arabica Coffee Price Surges Past Pre-Pandemic Levels
The arabica coffee price reached 14-month highs towards the end of February, climbing quickly past pre-Covid-19 levels, although it fell somewhat toward the end of the month and in early March 2021. Read more
Private Label Coffee Sales Soar During Pandemic
It’s been nearly a year since American office workers fled their office cubicles and sequestered at home to guard against Covid-19. The mass evacuation service coffee channel hard, as sales nearly came to a complete stop Read more
Covid-19 Wipes Out Nearly A Quarter Of US Coffee Shop Market Value
Project Café USA 2021, World Coffee Portal’s report on the US branded café segment, reveals that the US$36 billion market suffered an US$11.5 billion decline in sales decline over the last 12 months, with the total number of outlets contracting 0.6% Read more
The World According To Vern: What Coffee Can Learn From Covid-19 Response
World Coffee Research chief executive Vern Long says the coffee industry can learn important lessons from the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more
Sustainable Coffee Challenge Sets Ambitious Climate Goal
Members of the Sustainable Coffee Challenge (SCC) unveiled an ambitious commitment to avoid at least 1.5 gigatons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 Read more
Guidelines Reaffirm Coffee’s Place in Healthy Diet
The latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans released on December 29, 2020 reaffirmed that coffee can be part of a healthy diet Read more
Fairtrade Study Demonstrates Benefits of Certification For Women
A just-released study by Fairtrade examines the ways in which women have benefited from certification. Read more
Coffee Prices Spike Over Harvest Concerns
A severe dry spell that lowered forecasts for Brazil’s Arabica yield in 2021/22 led to a surge in prices to $1.26 per pound (rising 455 points in one day on Dec. 14). The ICO Composite Coffee Price Indicator was $1.10 per pound in November. Read more
Sneak Preview Of Atomo “Molecular Coffee”
With the new money, Atomo Coffee is building a 12,000-square-foot roastery and production center in Seattle. The first product off the production line next year will be caffeinated cold brew containing 100 mg of caffeine per 8-ounce can. Read more
SCA and SCF Research Express Extraction/Consumer Packaging Perception
The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) and its scientific support organization The Coffee Science Foundation (CSF) have provided updates on two new research initiatives for the benefit of the coffee industry. Read more
Drought-Resistant Wild Robusta Found In Uganda
Previously unknown populations of potentially drought-resistant wild robusta coffee have been discovered by a team of Ugandan, Dutch, and French scientists in endangered forests in Uganda. Read more
Leaf Rust Discovered on the Hawaiian Islands
Despite generations of careful crop management, stringent screening, and strict quarantine protocols, the fungus Hemileia Vastatrix, root cause of the crop-destroying plant disease coffee leaf rust (CLR) found its way into Hawaii. Read more
Breville Buys Baratza
Australia-based international home appliance maker Breville Group has acquired the United States-based grinder manufacturer Baratza. Read more
Singapore Coffee Association Holds Innovative Online Event
The Singapore Coffee Association (SCA) held its first Singapore Specialty Coffee Auction last month, using an innovative online, virtual format for the event organized in partnership with Food&HotelAsia (FHA). Read more
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