To make use of unused space, design company TD atelier installed a box-like structure that opens up into a tiny coffee shop on the rooftop of a five-story hotel in Kyoto, Japan. As the coffee shop — called ‘Miharashi Coffee’ where ‘Miharashi’ translates to “good view’ — is on the tallest building in its vicinity, […]
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American drive-through coffee retailer, Scooter’s Coffee, has over 400 stores in 23 states and continues to expand rapidly, with an ambitious plan that could see it almost match Tim Hortons for number of locations as early as next year. Don Eckles and his wife, Linda, opened the first Scooter’s store in 1998, in Bellevue, NE
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Tokyo is one of the most bustling cities in not only Japan but the entire world. In fact, if you do a quick search online on which city is the busiest in the world, you’d see “Tokyo, Japan” in big bold letters. This city has rapidly evolved to become the business hub it is today
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According to a Ministry of Commerce announcement last Sunday, the commercial name of Arabic coffee will officially be renamed to, Saudi coffee, for use in restaurants, cafes, stores and roasters in the Kingdom. As part of the Saudi Ministry of Culture initiative, Saudi Arabia will celebrate the “Year of Saudi Coffee” in 2022, to strengthen
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As reported by the Times of India, Indian coffee company CLL Products India Ltd (Continental Coffee) will invest USD 20 million in doubling the capacity of its Vietnam coffee manufacturing facility. At present, the Vietnamese facility produces between 13,000 and 14,000 metric tonnes per annum (mpta) of spray-dried coffee – it is expected to double
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Jamaica’s Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Pearnal Charles Jr, announced at an event honouring Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee that the country is looking to expand its export base and production of the famous product. The event, called Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee Day, took place on the 21st of January. There were virtual celebrations by the Jamaican
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SLAY Coffee has announced a strategic collaboration with one of the Coffee Farmer Producer Organisations (FPO). With this partnership, the coffee start-up hopes to work directly with farmers and have a direct impact on the ground level. The coffee start-up partnered with Arehalli Biccod, an FPO based out of Arehalli, Karnataka. The 300 farmers involved
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According to the government statistics agency, Kenya earned more from coffee crops in 2021, despite the exported quantity declining due to high coffee prices on the global market. The world’s fifth-largest coffee producing country, earned 24.2 billion shillings (USD 213 million) in the first 11 months of 2021, with coffee prices ranging from 4 to
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Legacy Group portfolio company, ‘The Green Coffee Company’ (GCC), has raised the required funds for its Series B funding round, which was increased by USD $3.5m to 13.2 million, due to high demand. Each funding round is labelled to indicate which round to which it belongs. Therefore, the Series B round is the company’s second
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The surging demand for coffee affects the world, and environmentalists and scientists are researching more sustainable methods of coffee production In just the last three decades alone, there was a 60% increase in production due to the rising demand for coffee, according to the International Coffee Organisation. However, the increase in output also means an
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Last Wednesday, US coffee chain Starbucks announced that employees of the company aren’t required to be vaccinated against Covid-19. This announcement riled up many, causing the company to face severe criticism and calls for boycott. The subject of mandatory vaccinations for work is a controversial one in the U.S. with strong feelings on both sides
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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