Central America

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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Sierra Coffee Group Connects New Jersey to Copán, Honduras

A direct line connecting the coffee lands of Honduras to Lyndhurst, New Jersey, was recently drawn with the opening of the Sierra Coffee Group. The family-run company opened a roastery...

2024.01.08

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Japan’s Geshary Coffee Buys Manhattan Building for $38 Million

Japanese coffee company Geshary Coffee has closed on a Fifth Avenue property in New York City for $38 million, with plans to occupy the building. The purchase of the five-story...

2023.12.20

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SCA’s World of Coffee Event Coming to Panama in 2026

The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) is bringing its World of Coffee trade show to Panama in 2026. It will be the first trade show that the SCA has hosted in...

2023.12.13

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Mercon Coffee Group Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Multinational green coffee trading company Mercon Coffee Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States on Wednesday. The move was precipitated days earlier by the unexpected suspension of...

2023.12.09

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