The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has become a hotbed for coffee over the last 18 months. Tim Hortons’ Middle East franchisee, AG Café, plans to have over 200 coffee shops by 2024 to increase the brand’s presence in the country. At present, AG Café has 90 coffee shops in the country and more than 190 […]
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JDE Peet’s reported a rise of 2% in its full-year core profit, exceeding analysts’ expectations. The company is also predicting a “stable” gross profit for 2022 in spite of inflation. JDE Peet’s is one of the largest coffee companies in the world, and also owns a range of coffee and tea brands including L’OR, Pickwick,
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Austrian brand GREENESSO, recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to make a small machine that creates refillable Nespresso-compatible coffee capsules using stainless steel. We assume the name comes from an amalgamation of the words “Green” and “Nespresso”, and while it’s not very catchy, it does describe its purpose clearly. The brand, founded by Mario Kuss, started
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Californian chain Blue Bottle Coffee has opened its first mainland China store in Shanghai on February 25th. The Californian chain is a pioneer of the third-wave coffee culture, where the emphasis is placed on high-quality beans sourced from individual farmers, and lightly roasted to bring out distinct flavours. Blue Bottle has an already strong presence
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Introduction Just a few steps from Duomo, overlooking Piazza Cordusio, lies the Starbucks Milano Roastery. Located in a historic building that was once the headquarter of the Stock Exchange, this Starbucks Reserve outlet opened its doors in September 2018. It is the third Reserve Roastery in the world, after Seattle and Shanghai, and the largest
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Capsoil FoodTech developed a method that allows oil-based ingredients to be infused in liquid and uses coffee pods as a unique delivery system to produce infused coffee with added ”so-called” functional wellness benefits. Capsoil FoodTech was established by Capsoil Technologies and Prodalim Group, a leading producer of natural fruit extracts and concentrates (NFCs), as well
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As a result of Western sanctions hitting Russia’s economy, coffee traders worldwide are requesting advance payments for new deals of exporting coffee beans to the country. The West has launched a coordinated and extensive political, economic and corporate response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which is the largest attack on a European state since
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Nguyen Coffee Supply, America’s first speciality Vietnamese coffee importer and roaster, has secured $2.6 million in seed funding. Founder Sahra Nguyen is quite a character. Her website greets you with a video message directly from her and is filled with media endorsements, pictures of Sahra with coffee farmers and statements of the benefits of the
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Honduras has revised downwards its estimate of coffee exports in 2021-2022 by12.8% from its original forecast. The result was attributed to decreasing yields from the coffee plants, as well as the persisting Coffee Leaf Rust in the region. The board of the Honduran Coffee Institute (IHCAFE) is expecting the country to produce just over 5m
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American department store chain Target, will begin to offer Starbucks products for its curbside pickup offering later this year, with testing in two cities to begin in summer. Target’s DriveUp service allows customers to shop online and using the Target app, add a Starbucks coffee, which will be delivered to them curbside as they drive
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Japan’s coffee-chains are among the many global businesses affected by the pandemic. Numerous outlets have been shut down due to the change in lifestyles of the people on top of the surging worldwide coffee prices. According to Shukan Jitsuwa, a Japanese weekly tabloid magazine, on the 24th of February, the total number of outlet closures
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The event took place on the 27th of January, to launch a joint project by the Government of Jamaica, and the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export). Currently, the EU makes up 10% of Jamaica’s coffee exports. Europe, with its large consumer base and approximately 450 million people, poses strong prospects as a new and
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