With the 2008 rust outbreak in Central and South America now behind us, many in the coffee industry will be wishing for a period of calm Read more
The FNC weighs-in on the Castillo vs Caturra debate
The success of the Colombian coffee industry’s response to the 2008 rust outbreak has been nothing short of extraordinary. In the five years following the outbreak, the Read more
Anti-oxidants in coffee
Ask most people what hot drink they should turn to in order to get their daily dose of anti-oxidants, and the answer will usually be tea. However, Read more
UTZ Certified is coding the world’s most precious resource
For consumers, the most evident ecological damage is typically what they see at their doorsteps. Many consumers were up in arms when they saw how much waste Read more
‘Coping Mechanisms’ from The 25th International Conference on Coffee Science
It would seem that Mother Nature has recently made a game of ticking off a list of coffee producing countries to attack. First, the world’s largest producer Read more
Probat on innovation’s origin
The year was 1969, and in the age of coffee roasting the drum was still king, recounts Thomas Koziorowski, Director of Product Technology and R&D at Read more
World Coffee Research to introduce its first lot of coffee varieties
For the past three years, Timothy Schilling, Executive Director of World Coffee Research (WCR), has been pretty eager to get a project in the mail. Since the Read more
Rychiger’s coffee capsule technology
Marius Olszewski, Vice President of Sales at Rychiger’s US-based subsidiary, admits that historically, coffee packaging has been evolving very slowly, and perhaps has not been the Read more
Cenicafé fights global warming
When it comes to headlines about climate change, the news isn’t getting any better. This past March, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its fifth Read more
Measuring the coffee roasting process
Historically, the art of roasting has been just that – an artistic ability dependant upon the expertise and experience of the roaster. Modern technological advancements have added Read more