The world’s retail hospitality industry will descend upon the second largest city in Italy for a five-day extravaganza of coffee, business and culture at Host 2013. Taking Read more
French coffee’s nouvelle vague
At first glance, selling new ways of drinking coffee to the French might appear to have all the commercial potential of selling sand in the Sahara. Not Read more
Rain and drought put Brazil’s crop in doubt
Speculation about the size of Brazil’s annual coffee crop is nothing new. Brazil supplies between 35 and 38 per cent of the entire world supply of coffee Read more
Laos’ Arabica rush
Laos’ coffee industry has enjoyed a renaissance in recent years, with the volume of Arabica cultivated in the South-East Asian nation climbing sharply since 2009. In 2012, Read more
As Robusta demand grows, so does Robusta quality
There are many reasons why Robusta has gained popularity in the past few years. Setting aside the fact that it is the Robusta-fed soluble industries in Read more
A new dawn for Ukraine
Ukrainians have had a hot and cold relationship with coffee in recent years, but this has little to do with peoples’ attitude towards the beverage itself. After Read more
Korean coffee, Gangnam style
“At first I drank Starbucks coffee because it was a symbol of being rich and luxurious,” says 22-year-old student Jeong-eun Chang. As with many other Korean women Read more
Global Coffee Review’s Leaders Symposium
As the standard-bearer of Australia’s coffee culture, Melbourne is a comfortable fit to host an international coffee event. Before a crowd of more than 11,000 of coffee Read more
Papua New Guinea aims for growth
Words like fascinating and mysterious don’t even start to describe the incredible cultural diversity to be found in Papua New Guinea (PNG). And as those who Read more
Indian coffee’s deep roots
It all started with seven coffee seeds smuggled into India from Yemen in the 17th century. From these seven seeds, one of the world’s earliest coffee Read more