The odds stacking up against coffee farmers around the globe are like we’ve never seen, from low prices to an ageing farming population. The greatest among Read more

The odds stacking up against coffee farmers around the globe are like we’ve never seen, from low prices to an ageing farming population. The greatest among Read more
Today’s coffee industry is facing several challenges, the main ones being climate change and volatile market prices, which disproportionately affect the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and Read more
In the last full year, the global coffee market was worth 7.9 million tonnes, growing by 2.6 per cent versus 2016. Two-thirds of the volume was Read more
Fenkil Asghedom isn’t actually from Nairobi, or even from Kenya. The coffee enthusiast and entrepreneur is from nearby Eritrea, a small country on the northern edge Read more
They say it all started when JAB Holdings acquired Peet’s Coffee & Tea in July 2012 for US$974 million in cash. When the privately held German Read more
From robots to chatbots, coffee shops are eager to install new technology that speeds up the throughput of customers. While some innovations are already in place Read more
From the late 1950s, when an oversupply of coffee in world markets sent prices paid to producers plunging, the Colombian industry surfed from a First Wave Read more
When Srivatsa Krishna joined the Coffee Board of India as its CEO and Secretary earlier this year, he found he was running an organisation in a Read more
When Mark Twain announced in 1866 that “Kona Coffee has a richer flavour than any other, be it grown where it may and call it by Read more
These days, it’s not uncommon for a major coffee company or food and beverage producer to make headlines for acquiring an indie label. As small specialty Read more