AfricaThree Questions with Rwandan Coffee Expert Laetitia Mukandahiro
In a sunny yellow room with a large coffee taster’s flavor wheel on one wall and a branded jute bag on the opposite wall, Laetitia Mukandahiro and Uzziel Habimana of...
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California/PacificKona Coffee Farmers and Kroger Accuse Each Other of Breaching $13.5 Million Settlement
In a case that has produced more than 900 court documents and more than $5.8 million in attorneys’ fees since 2019, lawyers representing a group of coffee producers in Hawaii...
agroforestryWith Löfbergs Backing, Danish Startup Growgrounds Seeks Environmental Change in Coffee
A European startup called GrowGrounds is launching in 2024 with broad ambitions to address the environmental impact of coffee while also improving conditions for coffee farmers. Based in Denmark, GrowGrounds...
Chen-Shiou WuStudy: Regularly Drinking Coffee Reduces COVID-19 Infection Risk
Daily coffee drinking can reduce the infection risk of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to new research from Taiwan. After conducting in vitro lab testing of human cells,...
cold brewHoward Schultz Part of $20.3 Million Seed for Pod-Based Cold Coffee Startup Cumulus
New York-based home coffee equipment startup Cumulus Coffee Company announced today that it raised $20.3 million in seed funding while preparing to bring its home cold coffee machine to market. ...
acquisitionsNY Firm General Atlantic Acquires Joe & the Juice for $641 Million
New York-based investment firm General Atlantic is acquiring a majority stake in the European-born cafe chain Joe & the Juice. According to reports from Bloomberg and Yahoo Finance, the buyout...
acquisitionsNY Firm General Atlantic Acquires Joe & the Juice for $641 Million
New York-based investment firm General Atlantic is acquiring a majority stake in the European-born cafe chain Joe & the Juice. According to reports from Bloomberg and Yahoo Finance, the buyout...
Alejandro CadenaTrader Caravela Coffee Implementing Self-Management Model Called One Caravela
Green coffee trading company Caravela Coffee has announced it is reshaping its management structure with the goals of improving collaboration, empowering individuals and better responding to the evolving challenges and...
capsulesStudy: These Types of Single-Serve Coffee Capsules Are Worst for the Environment
After conducting a sustainability assessment of three different types of single-use coffee capsules by material type, researchers in The Netherlands concluded that conventional plastic is the worst for the environment...
AfricaKyle Engelman Named Executive Director of Nonprofit Grounds for Health
The nonprofit Grounds for Health (GFH), which works to prevent cervical cancer in coffee-growing communities, has named Kyle Engelman as executive director, effective Dec. 1. Engelman will replace outgoing executive...