Coffee lots from Antioquia, Nariño, Norte de Santanderl, and Tolima have been announced as winners of the fifth version of the national quality competition Colombia, Land of Diversity. The competition was held online in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
In honour of October as Fair Trade Month, Fairtrade America is launching a national campaign to generate broader awareness how purchasing a Fairtrade certified product can make a difference in the lives of the almost 2 million farmers and workers participating in Fairtrade across the globe. Read more
A large North American roaster needed to build a new coffee roasting plant. MPE (Modern Process Equipment) Systems Group engineers managed the project from conception to commissioning. Read more
Leading taste and nutrition company Kerry Group aims to reach more than two billion people every day with sustainable nutrition solutions by 2030. Kerry will achieve this by further enhancing and expanding its solutions portfolio across the nutrition spectrum. Read more
Ninety per cent of branded coffee shops in Canada have resumed trading as of September 2020 following peak closures in March, according to the inaugural Project Café Canada 2021 report. Read more
Schaerer has begun an exclusive strategic partnership with Chinese company Jetinno in the field of free-standing vending machines. Read more
One hundred bidders from 17 countries and regions joined the Singapore Specialty Coffee Auction held virtually for the first time on 1 October 2020. Read more
A new study by researchers at the UC Davis Coffee Center, titled ‘Brew temperature, at fixed brew strength and extraction, has little impact on the sensory profile of drip brew coffee’, was published on 5 October in the prestigious journal Scientific Reports. Read more
Australian domestic coffee machine manufacturer Breville Group has acquired the American home grinder specialist Baratza for approximately US$60 million.
That figure includes around US$43 million in cash and US$17 million worth of Breville shares. Read more
Global coffee production in 2019/20 is estimated at 169.34 million bags, 2.2 per cent lower than last year, according to the International Coffee Organization (ICO) September Coffee Market Report. Read more