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FDA Advises CBD is Not Safe
US consumers spent millions adding oils to their coffee, sipping hemp tea and CBD cold brew, and more following the December 2018 legalization of hemp cultivation. Underpinning the rush to experiment was the false assumption that it was safe. Read more
China Courts Kenya Suppliers
China’s growing thirst for black and purple tea from Kenya has led to a sizeable 5-million kilo-per-year purchasing agreement valued at $70 million annually. Read more
Q&A: MN Bopana
In a country where 80% of large tea estates are unprofitable, workers are angry, and prices are low, Craigmore Plantations India is a model of sustainability. Managing director MN Bopana talks frankly about problems facing the tea industry. Read more
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IMS is now IMS-Ritter
German coffee processing manufacturer IMS has reorganized and is now IMS-Ritter. Read more
Bean-Free Coffee
A chemical mix of flavor compounds from naturally derived sustainable ingredients can be reverse-engineered to make coffee without the bean. Read more
UK Keeps Its Cool
Project Iced UK 2019, World Coffee Portal’s annual analysis of the UK’s rapidly developing iced beverages segment, reveals iced beverage sales grew 14.3% in 2018. Read more
ICO CEO Coffee Leaders Forum
Executive director José Sette closed theInternational Coffee Organization’s(ICO) first CEO and Global LeadersForum pleased at the signing of a“concrete, time-bound action plan” developed with the private sector. Read more
US Coffee Drinkers Prize Freshness
A poll of 2,000 US coffee drinkers by Peet’s Coffee & Tea shows the importance of coffee freshness and flavor. Read more
Costa Powered by Coke
Since its acquisition last year by Coca-Cola, UK-based Costa Coffee has grown 48% in value, according to the 2019 BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable UK Brands report. Read more
SCA’s Coffee Sustainability Program
The Specialty Coffee Association has launched a new coffee sustainability program to help educate everyone along the supply chain. Read more
Plastic Tea Bags Release Billions of Nanoparticles
Researchers at McGill University report that filter media containing polyethylene releases “unusually high” concentrations of plastic nanoparticles. Read more
Newly Legal CBD Coffee Confronts State Barriers
Roasters are at the forefront of the CBD wave, seeking to enhance the health benefits of coffee while avoiding regulatory sanctions following federal decriminalization of the non-psychoactive compound. Read more
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