Starbucks Coffee Company broke ground in Augusta, Georgia on13 July on its first company-owned manufacturing facility in the world to produce soluble products. The US$172 million plant Read more
Coffee price hikes in Belgium shift consumers to instant
Coffee prices increased between 5 – 10 per cent per cup in the summer of 2011 in Belgium, according to Research and Markets recently released “Coffee Read more
Allegra Publications releases first New York Coffee Guide
Allegra Strategies released its first-ever New York Coffee Guide on 12 July. Following on from the success of The London Coffee Guide and Vienna Coffee Guide, this Read more
GMCR releases new Brew Over Ice beverages for Keurig
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) announced on 10 July two new Brew Over Ice beverages: The Original Donut Shop Coffee Sweet & Creamy Iced Coffee K-Cup Read more
Coffee consumption continues to climb despite jump in retail prices and economic turmoil: ICO
Coffee consumption is continuing to grow despite rapid rises in coffee retail prices and economic turmoil, the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) noted in a report released Read more
CMA Astoria donates over $37,000 to Coffee Kids
Flavio Urizzi, Export Manager of CMA Astoria handed over a check for US$37,481.80 to Carolyn Fairman, Executive Director of Coffee Kids, on 14 June, at this Read more
Vietnamese-owned instant coffee surges past foreign brands at home
Trung Nguyen’s G7 instant coffee is leading the Vietnamese instant coffee market, with a 38 per cent market share, according to the latest Neilson data. Trung Nguyen Read more
World coffee exports drop in first eight months of coffee year
World coffee export dropped by 2.3 per cent in the first eight months of the coffee year, the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) reported. Exports of coffee from Read more
Coffee machine companies help Coffee Kids raise funds for coffee growers
Nuova Simonelli, Coffeega and Coffee Kids teamed up at this year’s Specialty Coffee Association’s World of Coffee Event in Vienna, Austria to raise funds for coffee Read more
4C Certified producers could provide 12 per cent of today’s coffee supply
The 4C Association released its 2011 report on 28 June, showing that 455,000 farmers and workers in 79 coffee producing countries have been independently verified as Read more