Starbucks Seattle’s Best Coffee announced on 18 March 15 new drive-thru stores that will open in Texas, United States this year The drive-thru concept was first introduced
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Indonesia Robustas shipping at record rate: Volcafe
Indonesia is shipping coffee at a record rate, Volcafe reported on 15 March, with farmers eager to take advantage of high domestic differentials. Volcafe reported that 12-month
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Nuova Simonelli Aurelia II T3 to tour France, South Africa
Nuova Simonelli's Aurelia II T3, the official machine of the World Barista Championships, will be presented at public events in Johannesburg, South Africa and Paris, France
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GMCR lays off employees in California and Ontario factories.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) announced on 13 March layoffs of 74 full-time production and support employees in its Castroville, California and Toronto, Ontario facilities. The company,
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Colombian coffee farmers end strike with $450 million pledge from government
The Colombian government pledged $450 million in price support for coffee farmers on 7 March, ending a strike that has interrupted logistics and coffee processing in
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Franke Coffee Systems releases FoamMaster 800
Franke Coffee Systems has released the FoamMaster 800 (FM800), designed as a new premium-class standard in fully automatic coffee machines. The FM800 makes a wide range
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Union Hand-Roasted Coffee to roast on-site at London Coffee Festival
Union Hand-Roasted Coffee's Jeremy Torz and Steven Macatonia will feature a vintage San Francisco roaster at the London Coffee Festival from 25 – 28 April. The pair
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Wega to exhibit at leading out-of-home food and beverage show Internorga
Wega Coffee Machines will be presenting its professional quality espresso coffee machines at Internorga from the 8 – 13 March 2013, at the Hamburg Messe fairgrounds
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Colombian coffee strikes continue despite extra income support
At least 40,000 coffee growers continue to strike in Colombia, protesting low coffee prices and poor exchange rates, despite an offer of additional income support from
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Arabica prices fall in February despite rust leaf outbreak in Central America
The International Coffee Organisation (ICO) reported on 1 March that the monthly average of the ICO composite indicator price continued to fall in February, driven by Arabicas,
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