Sustainability
Vietnam hit record coffee output in 2015-16
Vietnam’s coffee industry had a record setting year for 2015-16 (Oct/Sep) as a bumper crop led to exports of 27 million 60-kg bags – the highest volume ever recorded, reports the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (Vicofa).
Generation 10 adds RCMA Coffee division to analytics platform
Generation 10, a provider of cloud-based commodity supply chain and financial tech solutions, based in Liverpool, England, announced the addition of RCMA Coffee division, located in Singapore, onto their commodity trade, risk and logistics management (CTRM) and data analytics platform, G10 Commodity Manager.
Blending, roasting & processing, Equipment & packaging, Sustainability
Probat Inc Acquires ED Industrial Ltd and ED Industrial USA Inc
Probat Inc, a subsidiary of the Probat Group, has acquired ED Industrial Ltd and ED Industrial USA, Inc, effective 13 January.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Equipment & packaging, Origins, Sustainability
Peet’s Coffee Launches People & Plant social responsibility initiative
Peet’s Coffee has launched People & Planet, a new initiative featuring curated coffees that highlight the brand’s decades long heritage of caring for farmer communities at origin and for the environment.
Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Equipment & packaging, Origins, Product news, Sustainability
Intelligentsia Coffee opens renovated roastery and new training lab
Intelligentsia Coffee re-opened its newly renovated Roasting Works —including a rustic-modern wholesale Training Lab and sales office — in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco in late January.
Vietnam’s coffee export projected to plunge this year
Vietnam’s coffee export this year is predicted to plunge by 20% to 30% compared to 2016 due to bad weather.
Olam meets growing demand for certified Arabica specialty coffee
Two Olam International coffee plantations in Africa have achieved Rainforest Alliance and UTZ certification for over 2,500 hectares (ha) of planted Arabica coffee.
Blending, roasting & processing, Equipment & packaging, Sustainability
American Packaging achieves zero waste to landfill status in its NY facility
Increasingly, companies are aiming to be more environmentally friendly, and one measurable mean toward that end is establishing operations that send zero waste to landfills.
Starbucks introduces winter beverages around the world
With the start of a new year, Starbucks is launching new winter beverages around the world. From Asia to the UK, Starbucks’ global customers have a wide array of new beverages from which to choose.
Mars Drinks targets smaller workplaces with new Aroma brewer
Mars Drinks – a workplace-oriented division of Mars, Inc. – is introducing the Mars Drinks Aroma, a compact single-serve brewer for small workspaces that is also more sustainable than previous models.
Business, Equipment & packaging, Origins, Product news, Sustainability
The Complexities of Climate Change
Many may feel that the topic of climate change has been discussed ad nauseam.
But the conversation needs to continue because the impact of climate change on both tea and coffee plantations is real. Both industries need to explore strategies to combat the effects of climate change. These strategies include product diversification, agroforestry and better farming practices.
Deep Valley Coffee introduces Biodynamic coffee
Deep Valley Coffee has launched the first-ever comprehensive retail line of biodynamic coffee currently distributed to more than 100 stores across the United States.
PBFY opens manufacturing facility in Tennessee
To better serve East Coast and Midwest customers, Brea, California-based PBFY has announced it is opening a new flexible packaging manufacturing and shipping site in Portland, Tennessee this month.
Starbucks exceeds ‘One Tree for every bag’ goal
One coffee tree produces only enough coffee cherries each season for a single pound of coffee. And aging trees, or those impacted by disease, produce much less.