AfricaColumn: The Shifting Seasons of Coffee Shipments
Seasonality The idea that a particular crop — in our case, coffee — is available and fresh for a particular portion of the year is long-ingrained in the specialty food...
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Alexandra MosherSovda Bulks Up with Launch of the Precision Silo
Professional roastery equipment maker Sovda is launching the Precision Silo, a 4,800-kilogram-capacity green coffee storage, loading and blending machine. Divided into eight chambers, each with 600-kilogram capacity, the Precision Silo...
4CLabor 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...
acquisitionsWith Acquisition in WA, Dillanos Plans Batdorf & Bronson Revival
Longtime Seattle-area wholesale roasting company Dillanos Coffee Roasters (DCR) recently acquired the West Coast business of Olympia, Washington-based Dancing Goats Coffee from previous owner Kaldi’s Coffee. The acquisition will soon...
ApexBrasilLuckin 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...
capsulesCan You Trust Companies That Say Their Plastic Products are Recyclable? US Regulators May Crack Down on Deceptive Claims
Plastic is a fast-growing segment of U.S. municipal solid waste, and most of it ends up in the environment. Just 9% of plastic collected in municipal solid waste was recycled as of...
BloomingtonLeaves ‘n Beans Coffee Rakes in More Production Space in Peoria
Leaves ‘n Beans Coffee is gaining traction in Peoria, Illinois, moving its roastery and headquarters into a 7,600-square-foot space formerly occupied by a K-Mart tire center. The company’s existing Diedrich...
Annette PenselGCP: 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...
Ayhan MunzurIn Wisconsin, Cafe De Arts Now Serves Oriks Roasting Equipment
Waukesha, Wisconsin-based coffee company Cafe De Arts Roastery recently expanded its capacity with the installation of a customized 30-kilogram-capacity machine from Turkish company Oriks Coffee Roasters. The company is using...
climate changeEU’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...