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Nespresso Opens Massive New Flagship Model in New York

Nestlé-owned coffee giant Nespresso just opened the first North American version of its new “flagship boutique” store model, a two-story retail shop in New York City’s Flatiron district. Spanning...

2025.12.19

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GCP: 75% of Coffee from 11 Major Buyers Meets Some Sustainability Mark

Approximately 75% of the green coffee purchased by 11 of the world’s largest buyers in 2024 met some sort of sustainability standard, according to the latest report from the...

2025.12.11

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Nestlé Reportedly Exploring Sale of Blue Bottle Coffee

Swiss conglomerate Nestlé is exploring the potential sale of Blue Bottle Coffee, according to a Reuters report citing three unnamed sources. Nestlé acquired Oakland, California-born Blue Bottle Coffee in 2017...

2025.12.02

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Blue Bottle Workers Strike Over Thanksgiving Weekend

Unionized baristas at Blue Bottle Coffee staged a multi-day strike over the Thanksgiving shopping weekend, intensifying a year-long contract fight with the Nestle-owned company. Roughly 120 workers across nine unionized...

2025.12.02

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EU Member States Sign ‘Negotiating Mandate’ to Delay EUDR

EU governments formally backed another one-year delay to the EU’s new anti-deforestation law (EUDR) last week as the end-of-year enforcement date looms. On Nov. 19, EU member states agreed on...

2025.11.25

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Blue Bottle Coffee Claims Carbon Neutrality, Plans Regenerative Agriculture

California-based roaster-retailer Blue Bottle Coffee said it has achieved carbon neutrality for the calendar year 2024 while promising future investments in regenerative agriculture and climate resilience in its supply chain....

2025.10.16

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Nespresso Names Alfonso Gonzalez Loeschen Global CEO

Swiss food giant Nestlé appointed Alfonso Gonzalez Loeschen as the next global chief executive of Nespresso, effective Nov. 1, 2025. Gonzalez Loeschen, currently CEO of Nespresso North America, will also...

2025.09.26

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Nespresso First to Claim Rainforest Alliance Regenerative Certified Coffee

Nestlé-owned coffee giant Nespresso said it will be the first coffee brand to bring a Rainforest Alliance Regenerative certified coffee to market. According to a Sept. 24 company announcement,...

2025.09.25

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GCP Publishes RegenCoffee, Proposes Common Language for Regenerative Agriculture

Following a six-month collaborative effort, the Global Coffee Platform just published RegenCoffee, a guidance document designed to provide shared language and resources surrounding regenerative agriculture in the coffee sector. ...

2025.09.03

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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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