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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Ben WeinerGo for the Gold (Mountain) in This New Sample Roasting Competition
Sample roasting, a standard practice in green coffee evaluation and purchasing, is generally considered a means to an end. Yet a new small-scale competition led by Nicaraguan green coffee specialist...
Avanza CafeJDE 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 Coffee AnnualsNicaragua Coffee Report: Production May Rebound Despite Ongoing Labor Shortage
Total coffee production in Nicaragua is expected to rebound to historically near-average levels in 2024/25 thanks largely to more cooperative weather. However, overall production and trade remained hampered by unprecedented...
AfricaSpecialty Roaster Paso Paso Launches in Germany with Producer Ownership
A new German coffee roasting company called Paso Paso presents a novel business model through which coffee producers have ownership and leadership stakes. Under the full name, “Paso Paso –...
Central AmericaFirst ‘Golden Attribute Competition’ Celebrates Flavors of Nicaraguan Coffees
Two Nicaragua-focused green coffee companies recently hosted the Golden Attribute Competition, a coffee quality competition with a novel approach to quality evaluation. Rather than employing traditional evaluation standards and protocols,...
Bosawás Biosphere ReserveOro Chocolate & Coffee is a Gold Mine of Flavor In Chicago
The owner of a Nicaraguan farm and ecotourism business has carved a sweet path back into his home city of Chicago with the opening of Oro Chocolate & Coffee. Production...
bankruptcyMercon Coffee Group Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Multinational green coffee trading company Mercon Coffee Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States on Wednesday. The move was precipitated days earlier by the unexpected suspension of...
Audrey HancockRootline Coffee Connects Points in Nicaragua and Central Texas
Vertically integrated coffee company Rootline Coffee is drawing straight lines from Nicaragua into guests’ cups at the company’s first coffee shop in Dripping Springs, Texas. Tiles, embroidery and natural wood...