Just about every culture has its own version of the children’s game, Grapevine, whereby a simple message is whispered from person to person until it reaches Read more
World Coffee Research reveals coffee climate woes
A new study commissioned by World Coffee Research (WCR) has found that some of the world’s most productive coffee regions will be worst affected by climate Read more
A matter of taste
For many people within and outside the industry, coffee tasting can appear to be more art than science. Where one taster might detect hints of plum, Read more
World Coffee Research reveals its latest study on Arabica’s lack of diversity
With the 2008 rust outbreak in Central and South America now behind us, many in the coffee industry will be wishing for a period of calm Read more
The FNC weighs-in on the Castillo vs Caturra debate
The success of the Colombian coffee industry’s response to the 2008 rust outbreak has been nothing short of extraordinary. In the five years following the outbreak, the Read more
Anti-oxidants in coffee
Ask most people what hot drink they should turn to in order to get their daily dose of anti-oxidants, and the answer will usually be tea. However, Read more
UTZ Certified is coding the world’s most precious resource
For consumers, the most evident ecological damage is typically what they see at their doorsteps. Many consumers were up in arms when they saw how much waste Read more
‘Coping Mechanisms’ from The 25th International Conference on Coffee Science
It would seem that Mother Nature has recently made a game of ticking off a list of coffee producing countries to attack. First, the world’s largest producer Read more
Probat on innovation’s origin
The year was 1969, and in the age of coffee roasting the drum was still king, recounts Thomas Koziorowski, Director of Product Technology and R&D at Read more
World Coffee Research to introduce its first lot of coffee varieties
For the past three years, Timothy Schilling, Executive Director of World Coffee Research (WCR), has been pretty eager to get a project in the mail. Since the Read more