Central America

Green Coffee Trader Sucafina Launches Sucafina Guatemala

Multinational green coffee trading company Sucafina has launched a Guatemalan subsidiary called Guatemala Sucafina. Longtime coffee sourcing and export professional Carlos Ordoñez, a past advisor to the Guatemalan national coffee...

2024.04.11

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Five Must-Visit New Coffee Shops in Mexico City

The Mexico City coffee scene is booming, and few people have captured the sounds and sights as thoroughly as Fernanda Pérez Rosell, creator of the Here for the Coffee MX...

2024.03.26

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Specialty Roaster Paso Paso Launches in Germany with Producer Ownership

A new German coffee roasting company called Paso Paso presents a novel business model through which coffee producers have ownership and leadership stakes. Under the full name, “Paso Paso –...

2024.03.25

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First ‘Golden Attribute Competition’ Celebrates Flavors of Nicaraguan Coffees

Two Nicaragua-focused green coffee companies recently hosted the Golden Attribute Competition, a coffee quality competition with a novel approach to quality evaluation. Rather than employing traditional evaluation standards and protocols,...

2024.03.20

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Starbucks Names 10 New ‘Origin Grants’ Totaling Nearly $4 Million

The Starbucks Foundation, a nonprofit affiliated with global coffee giant Starbucks, has named the recipients of 10 grants worth nearly US$4 million. Each of the new grants support the Foundation’s...

2024.03.06

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New Consultancy Kune Brings Finance and Sustainability Together

A new consultancy based in Central America called Kune (LinkedIn page) has planted itself squarely at the intersection of sustainability, coffee agribusiness and finance. Taking its name from the universal...

2024.02.29

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Fairtrade Movement Co-Founder Frans van der Hoff Dead at 84

Frans van der Hoff, one of the founding figures of the Fairtrade movement, died on Tuesday at the age of 84. The cause of death is not publicly known. A...

2024.02.17

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How Shade Coffee Lends Conservation a Hand

When managed in the right way, the farms that provide our morning brew can be a refuge for plant and animal biodiversity Q&A — Ecologist Ivette Perfecto Up in the...

2024.02.07

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Philadelphia’s Café Don Pedro Seeks to Build Up Small Businesses

A Dominican-owned coffee roasting company called Café Don Pedro recently launched in Philadelphia with ambitions for direct trading and boosting more Latino-owned small businesses throughout its supply and distribution networks....

2024.01.31

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Oro Chocolate & Coffee is a Gold Mine of Flavor In Chicago

The owner of a Nicaraguan farm and ecotourism business has carved a sweet path back into his home city of Chicago with the opening of Oro Chocolate & Coffee. Production...

2024.01.11

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