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The Ethiopian government and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) have joined forces to improve the coffee value chain’s efficiency. As part of the collaboration, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture and UNIDO signed a €10 million (circa $9.9m) cooperation agreement on 31 October to facilitate the provision of credit to coffee value chain players, according …

ETHIOPIA AND UNIDO COLLABORATE TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY IN COFFEE VALUE CHAIN Read More »

A recent seminar in Hamburg, Germany, jointly hosted by the Trade Office of the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany, the Vietnam Coffee Cocoa Association (VCCA), the German Coffee Association (DKV) and the Neumann Kaffee Group from 29 October to 1 November was a success. The event, which was part of the National Trade Promotion Programme 2022, …

VIETNAMESE COFFEE EXPORTERS, GERMAN COMPANIES URGED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVFTA Read More »

Starbucks has been accused of deceiving customers with one of its coffee blends sold in grocery stores. Puroast Coffee, a small-batch roaster’s cafe in North Carolina, filed the complaint with the North Carolina Attorney General in late September. According to Puroast Coffee, Starbucks describes its Dark French Roast Coffee as pure “100% Arabica coffee”, although …

STARBUCKS DARK FRENCH ROAST ‘NOT 100% ARABICA,’ SAYS COMPLAINT Read More »

Saudi Coffee Company (SCC) attends the sixth edition of Future Investment Initiative (FII) as an official coffee partner, presenting an educational journey to shed light on the company’s mission to energize Saudi’s coffee industry. SCC shares its ambitions to make the Saudi coffee industry among the most sustainable in the world. Riyadh, October 27, 2022 …

SAUDI COFFEE COMPANY ATTENDS FUTURE INVESTMENT INITIATIVE AS OFFICIAL COFFEE PARTNER Read More »

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded the Hawaii Agriculture Research Centre $1.37 million to address coffee leaf rust (CLR), U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, announced last week. The funds come from NIFA’s Specialty Crop Research Initiatives programme and will be used to restart the organisation’s coffee breeding programme …

HAWAII GETS $1.37M FUNDING TO FIGHT COFFEE LEAF RUST Read More »

Former Luckin Coffee executives Jenny Qian and Charles Lu have announced the first location of their new coffee company, Cotti. The coffee chain was reportedly registered with a capital of $100 million and Qian as its legal representative. According to Pandaily, a Chinese tech media website, Cotti’s management team includes Lu of Luckin Coffee and …

FORMER LUCKIN COFFEE EXECUTIVES LAUNCH FIRST BRANCH OF COTTI COFFEE Read More »

DXB LIVE, Dubai World Trade Centre’s integrated event management agency, will organise the World of Coffee Exhibition 2023 as part of its efforts to promote the emerging coffee industry in the Middle East. The event will be held from 11 to 13 January 2023 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The exhibition, in collaboration with …

WORLD OF COFFEE EXHIBITION 2023 TO TAKE PLACE IN DUBAI Read More »

Almacena Platform, a Dutch ag-tech startup that operates a marketplace for African agricultural products, has bagged €3.5 million (circa US$3,402,350) in an equity round. The seed round was co-led by Eleven Ventures, European early-stage VC VentureFriends, and Acequia Capita. The funds will be used to expand further in Africa, add new origins from South America …

ALMACENA SECURES €3.5M FOR DIGITAL COFFEE PROCUREMENT PLATFORM Read More »

The Turkish coffee chain Espressolab recently opened its Espressolab Roastery in Istanbul, a combination of a coffee shop, roastery, workshop and bakery under one roof. The roastery is the company’s 100th branch in Turkey. The €5 million ($4.9 million) facility offers a unique coffee experience as well as information about coffee, concerts, workshops and art …

ESPRESSOLAB OPENS LARGEST COFFEE EXPERIENCE CENTRE IN EUROPE Read More »