Lamastus Family Estates held its second private auction on 7 September, selling its top-scoring coffee for US$6034 per pound.
Franke Coffee Systems reveals refreshed branding and new website
The Franke Group, owner of Franke Coffee Systems, has launched new branding on all relevant touchpoints to refresh its industry positioning.
Simonelli Group presents new telemetry service
Simonelli Group has announced the new Telemetry service Telemetry Coffee Experience (TECX) that brings to completion the system of digital services, next to the Digital Online Services (D.O.Se) platform.
Syntegon appoints Dr. Peter Hackel as CFO
A globally leading supplier of processing and packaging technology, Syntegon Group will appoint Dr. Peter Hackel as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from the beginning of 2023.
Starbucks names new CEO
Starbucks has announced that Laxman Narasimhan will become the company’s next Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Starbucks Board of Directors.
Qima Coffee and RD2 Vision lead scientific study to clarify Yemeni coffee variety names
Following the discovery of Yemenia, a new genetic group of Coffea Arabica, Qima Coffee has partnered with RD2 Vision, Lavazza Foundation and Qima Foundation to release a new scientific paper investigating the validity of using local Yemeni coffee names to describe coffee varieties.
I-CIP increases above 200 US cents per pound: ICO report
The International Coffee Organization’s (ICO) August 2022 market report shows its composite indicator of coffee prices (I-CIP) gained 4.9 per cent from July to August 2022, averaging 200.11 US cents per pound for the latter whilst posting a median value of 199.66 US cents per pound.
Mazzer ZM is official grinder sponsor of WBrC 2022
Mazzer ZM will be the grinder sponsor of the World Brewers Cup (WBrC) finals happening in Melbourne from 27 to 30 September.
Best of Thailand CoE pilot program announced
Cup of Excellence (CoE) and Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE) have announced plans to launch a Best of Thailand CoE pilot program with the aim of having a full CoE Thailand soon.
GCP report shows leading coffee companies’ increase in sustainable coffee purchases
A new report from the Global Coffee Platform (GCP), GCP Snapshot 2021, has revealed growth in sustainable coffee purchases of eight of the sector’s leading roasters and retailers.