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Homeworkers Turn To Coffee To Cope With Covid-19
Nearly a third – 28% -- of British people now drink more coffee in an effort to deal with the stress of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to recently published research from Coffee Direct, a company that has been selling coffee online since 2007. Read more
Denmark Urged to Phase-Out Single-Use Coffee Cups
Oceana – an organization formed by The Pew Charitable Trusts, Oak Foundation, Marisla Foundation, Sandler Foundation, and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund that is dedicated to protecting the oceans – called on the Danish government... Read more
Assam High Court Halts Tea Worker Wage Increase
Growers in March convinced a high court in Assam to halt a 50-rupee per day interim wage increase for tea workers. Read more
Contested Tea Factory Elections Pit KTDA Against Kenyan Government
Tea factory elections are routine, as a rule. Now hotly contested board seats at 52 Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) factories have riled local farm communities and delayed industry reforms mandated in the national Tea Act signed in December. Read more
2021 World of Coffee Canceled; Events Slated For 2022 and Beyond
After a brief time during which it appeared that World of Coffee (WOC), the popular European trade show, would go ahead as planned in Athens, Greece in June of this year, the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) announced this week that it is canceled Read more
Heart Health Benefits of Coffee Confirmed by US Study
Research published in February 2021 in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart Association journal, reinforced the already strong link between coffee consumption and heart health. Read more
WCR’s Five-Year Research Strategy Prioritizes Origin Diversity and Innovation
World Coffee Research (WCR) unveiled a new five-year strategy that focuses on using research to help coffee farmers address the climate crisis and the use of innovations to improve their livelihoods. Read more
Mexico Tea Training Center Imports Experts from Origin
The International Tea Cuppers Club (ITCC) opened a training center for pandemic-constrained tea professionals in Mexico. Read more
Single-serve Capsules Virtual Summit Brings Industry Professionals Together in 2021
After 4 years of bringing together the single-serve capsules industry at their unique live events, AMI launched the Single-Serve Capsules virtual summit. Read more
Global Coffee Platform Recognizes Four New Sustainability Schemes
In what it described as “a move to advance sector transparency and purchases of sustainable coffee,” the Global Coffee Platform (GCP) expanded its GCP reporting on sustainable coffee purchases by adding four new sustainability schemes Read more
NGOs Say Coffee Companies Need to Step Their Sustainability Impact
The largest coffee companies in the world fail to report transparently on their commitments and do too little to ensure sustainability for farming and farmers. Read more
Financing the Future: Capital and Credit in the Tea Industry
There’s a today/tomorrow distinction in any business’ financial operations. Today centers on revenues, cost management, and productivity — getting the most out of the resources available now. Read more
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