Coffee Report
Loan Program for Coffee Farmers
The Neumann Kaffee Gruppe is partnering with BNP Paribas to create a $25 million loan assistance program for coffee farmers. The intent is to support sustainable agriculture for farmers in 10 countries Read more
Coffee Regulations Face Opposition
Recently announced government coffee production regulations are being opposed by several coffee cooperatives, according to published reports. Read more
Grupo Nutresa Buys US Roaster
Grupo Nutresa S.A. has acquired full control of Cameron’s Coffee, a Minnesota-based coffee roasting and distribution company. Read more
Coffee Expands with U.S. Support
A five-year agriculture program supported with U.S. dollars recently ended with about 40,000 farmers showing improvement in production and expansion of export markets. Now, a new initiative begins to push those accomplishments even further. Read more
Coffee Extracts May Aid Medicine
Coffee cherry skins and husks may be the materials that can help alleviate chronic illness related to obesity, according to recently published research. Read more
Coffee Exports to Climb
Forecasts call for coffee exports, aided by good weather and increased acreage of mature trees, to climb about 16% during the 2019-2020 crop year. Read more
Cup of Excellence Expands
The Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE) is launching a Cup of Excellence pilot program in Ecuador next year, the group announced in late October. Read more
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Caffè Carraro Unveils New Brand
Caffè Carraro, a leading name in Italian coffee roasting for 90 years, recently launched a new brand identity. Read more
Simonelli backs SEA Research
Simonelli Group, an Italian espresso machine manufacturer, is partnering with the Specialty Coffee Association as they start a four-year research project to develop a better understanding of the effects of variations in espresso extraction. Read more
Hoarding Slows Vietnam’s Coffee Exports
Coffee growers here don’t like the price they are getting for their Robusta beans, so they are hoarding supplies in hope of better returns in the future. Read more
Blue Bottle Moves Operations
Blue Bottle Coffee, Inc., the San Francisco Bay Area-based roaster, is consolidating its operations 90 miles north in West Sacramento. Roasting operations in its Oakland location will end next year, according to published reports. Read more
US Coffee Shop Growth Slows
The pace of new coffee shop openings in the United States continues to slow, according to new research from Allegra World Coffee Portal. Read more
Nespresso Coffee Supports Puerto Rico Recovery
Nespresso released its first Puerto Rican coffee this week as part of its Riving Origins program. The rare coffee, Cafecito de Puerto Rico, was produced in cooperation with the Hispanic Federation to help restore the island’s coffee crop. Read more
Starbucks Reserve Opens in Tianjin
Chinese history meets Starbucks’ coffeehouse culture in the company’s new Reserve flagship in Tianjin, China. Read more
Trucup Distributed Nationally
A patented water and steam process that reduces coffee acid sets trücup apart, according to a release announcing that Texas-based Farmer Bros. Co. will distribute the brand nationally. Read more
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