Central AmericaFairtrade 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...
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agroforestryHow 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...
Axola CooperativePhiladelphia’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....
Bosawás Biosphere ReserveOro 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...
Business OperationsSierra 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...
Business OperationsJapan’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...
Adolfo FabregaSCA’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...
bankruptcyMercon 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...
AfricaMajor ICO Green Coffee Report Notes ‘Growing Americas’ and ‘Shrinking Rest of the World’
The International Coffee Organization (ICO) has released its second Coffee Report and Outlook, including a broad overview of the global coffee sector in terms of production and consumption, economic analysis...
auctionsCup of Excellence Launching ‘Origin Immersion’ Program in El Salvador
The nonprofit Cup of Excellence (COE) is launching a multi-day education program designed for international coffee professionals to be immersed in the coffees and cultures of specific coffee-producing countries. In...