Melbourne coffee roastery St Ali, has come under fire online over its promotion of two free rapid antigen tests with purchases of coffee or merchandise over AUS $159.99. The offer was sent through text message to special VIP customers. In the text, it said: “We’ve been fortunate to secure a limited number of Rapid Antigen […]
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According to a study led by Rutgers University, the socio-economic effects of COVID-19 might pose a risk to the coffee industry and lead to another production crisis. Coffee is one of the most widely traded agricultural products, supporting millions of lives, so disruption in the industry could have severe implications. The researchers posit that the
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Developing a response to the unprecedented crisis in India is an incredibly difficult challenge and beyond the government’s ability to tackle it alone. In the news, there are stories of taxi drivers delivering oxygen tanks, and local hospitals sourcing their own equipment from Turkey, bypassing normal government procurement. Olam International is now also becoming involved
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The unfolding human tragedy in India as a result of the Pandemic is agonising to watch. Whatever the reasons on how it ended up in the position it now faces, the feeling now is for action, and not recriminations. Yet, India’s health minister, Harsh Vardhan, went to Twitter to tell the public they should be
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The CoraNaspresso as they call it uses the original Nestlé Nespresso capsule as the container for a home made accurate Covid test
SCIENTIST MAKES COVID TEST FROM NESPRESSO CAPSULE Read More »
Yesterday, 5 May 2021 Fairtrade issued a report on how their COVID relief fund has impacted farmers globally. More than 500,000 farmers and agricultural workers in nearly 60 countries across the globe are reaping the benefits of Fairtrade’s COVID Relief and Resilience Fund – a joint effort developed by Fairtrade International, its member organisations, and government and
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The pandemic has caused a major shift in the way the world conducts food and beverage sales. Restaurants experimented with to-go dinner kits for families isolating at home, which became the backbone of coffee shops and restaurants everywhere, and the mobile ordering business thrived. Unfortunately, since customer numbers fell during the pandemic, businesses were forced
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The huge learning centre and chocolate museum was launched last year with disastrous timing, but the company has kept the doors open.
LINDT ‘HOME OF CHOCOLATE’ STAYS OPEN DURING COVID Read More »
It may come as no surprise that at-home orders and social distancing caused by the pandemic would increase the amount of coffee being brewed at home but we have stats to back it up.
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According to market researcher Allegra Group, Coffee chains in the U.K. will take 4 years to recover after the Covid pandemic erased about 2 billion pounds in sales.
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