US coffee giant Starbucks partners with Chinese shopping platform Meituan to expand its delivery and online services in China. Meituan is the biggest food delivery platform in China, as well as one of the most popular “super apps”, referring to apps that offer several services in one. Even though there’s already the regular Starbucks app […]
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The consumer watchdog in Hong Kong found that more than 95% of coffee samples tested contained cancer-causing substances. The Consumer Council tested 49 types of coffee products and found that 47 contained carcinogenic genotoxic acrylamide. Acrylamide is a genotoxic carcinogen and neurotoxin that can cause cancer when the subject is repeatedly exposed to high levels.
HONG KONG WATCHDOG WARNS SOME INSTANT COFFEE TOO HIGH IN CANCER CAUSING CHEMICALS Read More »
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) approved a second Starbucks union vote in Buffalo, New York. The workers at the store on Genesee Street, Cheektowaga, voted 15-9 favour the union. However, the NLRB dismissed some contested ballots when the union representing the workers, Workers United, argued that those employees were only temps at the Cheektowaga
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On January 12th, the 11th academic year started for the first-level Master Degree in Economics and Science of Coffee by Ernesto Illy. This is the first year the course is given in a hybrid model, where there are both online and on-campus lessons. Held from January to December, this international university master’s degree offers students
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Oat milk is becoming one of the top choices for dairy alternatives, and many coffee chains have traditionally applied a surcharge for this alternative milk option. Nonetheless, oat prices have reached an all-time high, which may discourage the trend of offering more milk choices to coffee lovers. There has been an overwhelming demand for oat
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SCK Company is now the new name of Starbucks Coffee Korea, after officially requesting the name change on December 28th last year. This name change came after Starbucks Coffee International sold the rest of its shares in the Korean branch. In July 2021, Emart bought 17.5% of Starbucks Coffee International’s 50% stake in the Korean
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A fake Starbucks recently opened up in the impoverished city of Caracas, Venezuela, and calls itself ‘We Proudly Serve’. The opening of the store has caused a commotion, partly because of the obvious fraud and partly because of the sale of expensive beverages in a recession-stricken country. Currently, there are no Starbucks outlets in the
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Indonesian coffee chain Kopi Kenangan raised $96 million during its Series C funding and announced plans to use the new investment for expansion domestically and internationally in Southeast Asia. Since its opening in 2017, Kopi Kenangan has become the second-largest coffee chain in Indonesia, after Janji Jawa, with over 600 outlets in 45 cities. The
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Coffee farmers in Brazil have had a tough year due to severe weather conditions, including drought and frost, which resulted in irreparable damage to about 20% of their trees. Commodity trading houses have sent their coffee experts to review the crop for 2022. Weather conditions have swayed the outlook for next years crop, but even
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Swiss coffee trading corporation, Volcafe, appointed new leaders for its businesses in Vietnam and Uganda. Since 1851, Volcafe has been present in the world’s most important coffee-producing and coffee-importing nations. In Vietnam, Juan Jose Suelves, who was head of the company’s Tanzania business, will now head the Swiss trader’s office. He will replace Jeremy Mpalampa,
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The Cup of Excellence or CoE and Alliance for Coffee Excellence, or (ACE), announced changes to their Board of Directors and legal status. The two have split into separate organisations with individual focus and funding opportunities. The Cup of Excellence has become a registered 501c company, which is the Internal Revenue designation of a nonprofit
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As a result of this partnership, Lavazza will be able to expand its online retail presence and reach the Indian home market. The company offers most of the popular retail coffee variants, including ground coffee, coffee beans, and coffee capsules. Coffee machines and coffee-related accessories will be sold to cater for the increasing range of
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