Accelerating Carbon and Nature Action, Measurement and Rewards in the Tea Industry
Tea production requires less water and produces fewer CO2 emissions than coffee. Yet, the industry has fallen far behind coffee when it comes to sustainable... Read more
Jan 11, 2025
Africa Prepares for EU Deforestation Regulations
Africa’s coffee industry is navigating a transformative moment as it adapts to the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). This new rule, aimed at combating deforestation... Read more
Jan 9, 2025
Cellular Agriculture Redefines The Future Of Coffee
Climate change is taking a massive toll on global coffee cultivation. The erratic climate phenomenon, labor challenges, declining soil health... Read more
Jan 8, 2025
Cargill Exits Mombasa Tea Auction
Cargill Kenya, Ltd., the largest buyer at the Mombasa auction, has ceased trading tea after 40 years. Read more
Jan 8, 2025
Brazil Drought Leads Volcafe to Cut Arabica Estimate by 11 Million Bags
Coffee trade giant Volcafe predicts Brazil will produce less than 35 million 60-kilo bags in the 2025/26 season, revising the September estimate downward by 11 million bags to 34.4 million 132-pound bags. Read more
Dec 13, 2024
Angola’s Coffee Industry Revival Roadmap
Angola is pursuing an integrated approach to revive its collapsed but promising coffee industry. The plan involves a mix of government and private financing and new agriculture-focused policy strategies. Read more
Dec 12, 2024
Yerba Mate—From South America to the World
Football fans during the 2022 FIFA World Cup often saw the Argentine players traveling with dried hollowed-out calabash gourds in their hands, sipping yerba... Read more
Dec 12, 2024
The Rising Domestic Demand for Vietnamese Specialty Teas
For the past two decades, Vietnam has ranked in the top ten for global tea production, exporting tens of thousands of tons annually. Read more
Dec 12, 2024
Starbucks Turnaround Shows Early Signs of Success
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol told the Wall Street Journal that the recently concluded Red Cup Day was “a fantastic day for coffee and a great step in our journey.” Read more
Dec 2, 2024
Brewing Sustainability: Nespresso Improves Coffee Farming with Biochar
In the realm of sustainability, the food sector stands out for its unique ability to drive rapid change. Within this sector, one brand is pushing boundaries... Read more
Dec 2, 2024
NEWS TIPS (ICYMI)
EU Reaches Deal to Delay Contentious Deforestation Law | Bloomberg
TreeHouse Foods Completes Acquisition of Harris Tea for $205m | Food Bev
Vollers Acquires Sensible Development Auction Platform, Launches V-Auction | Daily Coffee News
Nestle, Coca-Cola Part Ways on Tea in U.S. | Reuters
Morning Coffee May Lower Risk of Heart Disease-Related Death, Research Suggests | BBC
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