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Private-Label Specialist Cascade Coffee Has New Investor

Everett, Washington-based Cascade Coffee, one of the largest coffee roasting and packaging companies in the United States, has received an undisclosed investment from Chicago-based investment firm LaSalle Capital. The private-label...

2024.10.08

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Let’s Talk Coffee is Back, Heading to Peru in 2025

Seattle-based green coffee trading company Sustainable Harvest is reprising its long-running Let’s Talk Coffee event, with plans for Peru in September of 2025. Held in coffee-producing countries, and convening a...

2024.10.08

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Starbucks Expands Research-Focused Coffee Farm Operations

Starbucks today announced an expansion of its in-house coffee farming and sustainability research activities, including new coffee farms in Costa Rica and Guatemala, plus planned investments for farms in Africa...

2024.10.04

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European Legislators Plan to Delay Deforestation Law (EUDR) a Year

The European Commission yesterday said it plans to delay enforcement of the landmark deforestation-free supply chain law, known as EUDR, for 12 months. The announcement comes amidst a chorus of...

2024.10.04

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Avanza Cafe

JDE Peet’s and TechnoServe Launch $15.3 Million Avanza Café Project

Coffee roasting conglomerate JDE Peet’s and the nonprofit TechnoServe announced the launch of a wide-ranging new sustainability initiative focused on the Central American coffee sector called Avanza Café. The initiative,...

2024.10.02

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VOCAL Alliance Launches, Urges EU Regulatory Compliance Over Pushback

A new consortium of civil society organizations under the acronym VOCAL (Voice of Organizations in Coffee Alliance) launched today, challenging the coffee industry’s prevailing positions on regulatory compliance. In its...

2024.10.02

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World Coffee Innovation Summit in London Oct. 16-17

A high-level coffee event focused on climate and finance in the coffee sector called the World Coffee Innovation Summit is coming to the Queen Elizabeth II Centre (QEII) in London...

2024.10.01

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ProfilePrint Signs AI Analysis Deal with Major Brazilian Coffee Exporters

Singapore-based coffee analysis provider ProfilePrint says it has signed agreements with two of the largest coffee exporters in Brazil, Cooxupé and Minasul. The group also rolled out its newest green...

2024.09.26

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2025 National Coffee Association Convention Heading to Houston

Registration just opened for the 2025 United States National Coffee Association annual convention, which is taking place at the Marriott Marquis in Houston next March 6-8. The trade association...

2024.09.25

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Report: US Out-of-Home Coffee Drinking Highest Since Pre Pandemic

Coffee consumption outside the home has reached its highest level since January 2020, according to the latest edition of the United States National Coffee Association‘s biannual consumer trends report. Based...

2024.09.23

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