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Nestlé to acquire Seattle’s Best Coffee from Starbucks
Nestlé bolsters North American coffee business with acquisition of Seattle’s Best Coffee, which also further strengthens its Global Coffee Alliance with Starbucks.
Rethinking coffee logistics through the lens of digitalisation
Digital Coffee Future held a series of webinars earlier this year that sought to explore the intersection between logistics and technology in the coffee industry. The article below discusses several of the topics addressed in the three webinars.
Starbucks appoints Laxman Narasimhan its next CEO
Laxman Narasimhan tapped to be Starbucks new CEO with Howard Schultz continuing as interim CEO until 1 April 2023.
ekaterra appoints new CEO and Chairperson to its leadership
ekaterra, the world’s leading global tea business, appoints Nathalie Roos as Chief Executive Officer and Pierre Laubies as Chair of the Board.
Tea and coffee businesses achieved biggest reduction in lead times caused by pandemic peak
Tea and coffee firms have beaten 24 sectors and made the biggest reduction in delivery lead time delays caused by Covid-19, new data has revealed.
T&CTJ and Firsd Tea tea sustainability report is now available
The survey launched in December 2021 ran through February 2022. For every completed response, a contribution was donated to 1% for the Planet, an international organisation whose members contribute at least one percent of their annual sales to environmental causes.
‘First of its kind’ tea sustainability survey results are in!
T&CTJ collaborated with Firsd Tea to create what we believe was the ‘first of its kind’ tea survey to gauge sustainability perceptions of the tea industry.
World of Coffee Milan Exhibitor Preview
The Specialty Coffee Association’s (SCA) World of Coffee 2022 is taking place in Milan 23-25 June. Here is a sampling of the many companies that will be exhibiting their latest innovations at this year’s event.
Organic Trade Association applauds investment of up to $300 million in new organic transition initiative
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its intention to invest $300 million into a new Organic Transition Initiative programme as part of the USDA Food System Transformation Framework.
The ICO unveils new International Coffee Agreement
The ICO reveals landmark 2022 International Coffee Agreement, formally welcoming the global private sector to key discussions on the future of coffee London.
Iced tea company TAZO announces partnership with Love Is Blind star Deepti Vempati
TAZO and Deepti Vempati are teaming up for a summer-themed Instagram giveaway.
Metropolis Coffee Company unanimously approved for second cafe in O’Hare International Airport, Chicago
Chicago-based roastery and cafe to serve international terminal before the end of the year.
Registration is now open for CRG Retreat 2022
Coffee Roasters Guild Retreat is a prime source of coffee roaster kinship and shared efforts towards a
deeper appreciation and understanding of the craft of roasting.
Pandemic and social media-influenced coffee trends
Post-pandemic coffee routines have returned with some consumers admitting that their coffee drinking habits have increased in the last year.