In some coffee circles, words like decaffeinated, Robusta and soluble are associated with the lower end of the quality spectrum. New technology and improved practices, however, have Read more
Colombia’s Coffee Crusader: Governor Sergio Fajardo
In 1991, the city of Medellin was making headlines around the world – and they certainly weren’t the good kind. At the centre of Colombia’s cocaine wars, Read more
Fairtrade Africa is shifting the axis
Until now, the Fairtrade model has primarily focused on addressing the north‑south imbalance in trade and consumption of certain agricultural commodities such as coffee. But in Read more
Australia’s Coffee King: Vittoria CEO Les Schirato
When it comes to establishing market dominance, getting in early can have its advantages. In Australia, the strategy seems to have worked for Vittoria coffee. As one Read more
Coffee Lifeline connects farmers in Rwanda
While working as a coffee trader more than a decade ago, Peter Kettler heard a story that disturbed him. Farmers in Ethiopia were being cheated by buyers Read more
Protecting Sumatra’s coffee and orang utans
What do the orang utan and Sumatran Arabica have in common, other than being two of the most recognised and loved symbols of the Indonesian island? Due Read more
Starbucks in Indonesia
Saturday morning at 7am, the gates fly up and the doors open for business at Starbucks in Pakuwon Trade Centre. Situated in the upscale west neighbourhood of Read more
GCR Leaders Symposium focuses on Asia
With a population sitting comfortably at more than 4 billion people, Asia covers an impressive 30 per cent of the world’s surface, and is home to Read more
Kicking Horse Coffee kicking goals
When Kicking Horse Coffee founders Leo Johnson and Elana Rosenfeld made the decision to only sell coffee that was certified as being both Fairtrade and Organic, Read more
GMCR’s sourcing solution
As the person in charge of sourcing strategies for the largest sellers of specialty coffee in the US, Lindsey Bolger makes it her business to anticipate Read more