Trung Nguyen officially opened its second G7 instant coffee factory in Vietnam's Bac Giang province on 28 March. The US$110 million factory is Trung Nguyen Coffee Group's Read more
Cuisinart and Illy to launch joint capsule system
Cuisinart and illycaffè announced on 22 March a global partnership to develop a new line of espresso machines designed and manufactured by Cuisinart. The collection, co-branded Cuisinart Read more
ICO and ITC release new edition of The Coffee Exporter’s Guide
The International Coffee Organisation (ICO) and the International Trade Centre have released the new edition of The Coffee Exporter's Guide. The guide is: “an extensive, hands-on and neutral source Read more
Starbucks and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters announce expanding strategic relationship
Starbucks Coffee Company and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters announced on 22 March the expansion of their strategic relationship for the manufacturing, marketing, distribution and sale of Read more
World Latte Art Championship to take place in Korea
World Coffee Events (WCE) announced that it will bring the World Latte Art Championship and World Coffee in Good Spirits to the Café & Bakery Show Read more
GMCR issues comment on Starbucks’ single-serve machine
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) released a statement on 9 March regarding Starbucks’ announcement of the launch of their own single-serve system, the Verismo. GMCR saw their Read more
Allegra UK Coffee Leader Summit to look at trends set to shape coffee shop sector
Allegra’s UK Coffee Leader Summit 2012 is set to take place on 29 March, welcoming 300 senior executives from across the UK coffee shop, food-to-go and Read more
Sethuraman Estate’s Kaapi Royale first Robusta certified by Coffee Quality Institute
Sethuraman Estate’s Robusta Kaapi Royale (RKR) has become the first Robusta coffee certified by the Coffee Quality Institute’s R Coffee System. In a blind evaluation performed last Read more
Starbucks launches rival single-serve system Verismo
Starbucks Coffee Company announced on 8 March that it will launch an at-home premium single cup machine the Verismo system this fall. “The premium single-cup segment is Read more
ICO forum looks at risk management and finance tools for farmers
The International Coffee Organization (ICO) held its second Consultative Forum on Coffee Sector Finance on 6 March. The main topic of discussion was the role that producer Read more