International

Labor Violations Alleged in Starbucks and Nestlé Supply Chains in China

Independent field investigations in China’s Yunnan Province found labor violations at coffee farms that supply coffees purchased and certified as sustainable by coffee giants Starbucks and Nestlé, according to a...

2024.12.05

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Simonelli Group Acquires Drip Coffee Machine Maker 3Temp

Italian coffee equipment conglomerate Simonelli Group, owner of the Victoria Arduino and Nuova Simonelli brands, has acquired Swedish drip coffee machine maker 3Temp. For Simonelli Group, whose portfolio of brands...

2024.12.04

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Roast Summit Heading to Melbourne in March

Roast magazine, which has published educational content for coffee roasters for over 20 years, will reach a new audience in Australia with the first-ever international Roast Summit. The two-day networking...

2024.12.03

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Inside Brazil and Colombia Semi-Annual Coffee Market Reports

The USDA Foreign Agriculture Service last week released semi-annual market reports on two of the world’s largest coffee-producing markets, Brazil and Colombia. The reports come against the backdrop of a...

2024.11.27

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Luckin Signs Estimated $2.5 Billion Green Coffee Supply MoU with Brazil

In an unprecedented buying spree, Chinese coffee giant Luckin Coffee is committing to purchasing 240,000 tons of green coffee from Brazil between 2025 and 2029. Negotiated by the Brazilian Trade...

2024.11.22

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GCP: 73% of Coffee from Nine Major Buyers Meets Sustainability Baseline

Approximately 73% of the green coffee purchased by nine of the world’s largest buyers in 2023 met a recognized baseline sustainability standard, according to the latest annual report from the...

2024.11.15

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With USAID Support, JNP Coffee Establishing Burundi Coffee Academy and Dry Mill

Green coffee trading company JNP Coffee is leading the creation of a coffee academy and separate dry mill in Burundi. The academy is being designed to train to women and...

2024.11.14

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ICO Flagship Development Report: Policy Makers Should Support Circularity

In its latest flagship annual report, the Coffee Development Report, the International Coffee Organization (ICO) outlines the prospects of a circular economy in coffee against the backdrop of climate change....

2024.11.13

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EU’s Largest Political Party Seeks to Soften EUDR Deforestation Law

The largest political party in the European Union, the European People’s Party (EPP), is behind a proposal to further delay the implementation of landmark European deforestation-free legislation (EUDR) affecting coffee...

2024.11.13

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Upcoming Geimori Grinders Mute Static Two Ways

With striking design and innovative anti-static features, a new brand of coffee grinders called Geimori is making its way towards the high-end home and light commercial markets. The Geimori GU78...

2024.11.13

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