Australian retail food brand manager and franchisor, Retail Food Group Limited (RFG), announced on 28 July that it has acquired the business and intellectual property assets Read more
Dunkin’ Donuts IPO set at $19 a share
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc., the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, announced on 26 July a the initial public offering of 22.25 million shares at Read more
Starbucks to open first store in Finland
Starbucks Coffee Company and SSP, a leading operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations, announced on 22 July that they will expand Starbucks presence Read more
South Korean chains to save 21 million paper cups in switching to mugs
Around 900 shops of three major coffee chains in South Korea will only serve coffee inside their coffee houses in paper cups as of 1 August, Read more
Clinton aide appointed as managing director of Starbucks UK: reports
Kris Engskov has been appointed as the new head of Starbucks UK and Ireland operations, according to a Guardian news report. Engskov previously served as Bill Read more
Cameroon reports drop in Arabica exports
Crop damage due to rain is said to be the cause of of a 34 per cent drop in Arabica exports from October to May in Read more
Starbucks to expand role in Chinese coffee
Starbucks has announced it will launch a joint venture into south China that will give it control over production and processing of coffee, according to a Read more
McDonalds apologises to Australians for its poor coffee
In an uncharacteristic admission to Australian coffee consumers, on 1 June, McDonalds apologised for their poor quality coffee. The global fast food chain has deviated from Read more
PROBAT equips new coffee processing plant in Russia
One of the world leaders in coffee roasting machines and plants, PROBAT, has recently brought a new state of the art coffee processing plant into operation Read more
Uganda coffee exports jump 58 per cent
Uganda’s coffee exports have risen 58 per cent because of a good harvest and the weakening local currency, according to Uganda’s Coffee Development Authority (UCDA). Coffee shipments Read more