The third African Coffee Sustainability Forum brought together over 300 participants on 13 February in Kampala, Uganda to discuss building a business case for sustainability for
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Global Coffee Review Leaders Symposium announces speaker line-up
Organisers of the Global Coffee Review Leaders Symposium, taking place on 22 May 2013 in Melbourne, Australia, released select names of speakers for the inaugural event. The
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GMCR-backed project to look at use of biochar as fertiliser on coffee farms.
Radio Lifeline, a non-profit based in the United States, announced on 18 February the launch of the Black Earth Project, a research project that will look
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Nestlé to open visitors centre in Switzerland to mark 150th anniversary in 2016
To mark its 150th anniversary in 2016, Nestlé announced on 12 February that it will transform the buildings formerly belonging to the company's founder Henri Nestlé
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Starbucks and Tata open new coffee roasting and packaging plant in India
Starbucks Coffee Company and Tata Coffee Limited inaugurated a roasting and packaging plant in Kushalnagar in Coorg, Karnataka on 8 February. The facility is only the second
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GMCR reports $1.3 billion in sales in first quarter of 2013
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) reported US$1.34 billion in net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2013, in its financial report released on 6 February. Keurig
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Fairtrade Access fund provides first loan to Honduras coffee co-operative
Fairtrade International (FLO) announced on 6 February that its recently-launched Access Fund has provided its first loan to a coffee farmer cooperative in Honduras. The new fund,
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Coffee leaf rust concerns lead to higher Arabica prices: ICO
Coffee prices recovered slightly in January, the International Coffee Organisation reported on 6 February, citing growing concerns about the outbreak of coffee leaf rust across Central
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Wega named official product of Trentino Fiemme Nordic Skiing World Championship
Leading espresso manufacturers Wega Macchine per Caffè announced on 5 February a partnership with the Organising Committee for the 2013 Fiemme Nordic Skiing World Championships. The event,
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Coffee exports up 280,000 bags in December 2012: ICO
World coffee exports grew by 280,000 bags in December 2012 over the same month a year prior, the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) reported on 1 February. In
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