Dhanliza Cellona

Dhanliza is a writer based in the Philippines with more than 10 years of experience in editing and writing a wide range of content. She has written over 200 articles for a Japanese pop culture magazine and SEO articles for different clients from the US and the UK.

Coffee Brazil

BRAZILIAN COFFEE SELLERS NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT LARGER HARVEST NEXT YEAR

Brazilian coffee sellers are downbeat on the prospects for the supply of beans, in contradiction to market expectations that the country will have a bigger crop next year. Cooxupé, Brazil’s largest Arabica coffee cooperative, expects next year’s harvest to be as weak as this year’s, President Carlos Augusto Rodrigues de Melo said in an interview, …

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Smart Factory

KÄGI BUILDS SMART FACTORY WITH SUPPORT OF BÜHLER’S TECHNOLOGY

Uzwil (Switzerland), Toggenburg (Switzerland), November 15, 2022 – Swiss technology group Bühler is taking the long-lasting and fruitful relationship with Kägi Söhne AG, the Swiss chocolate wafer producer, to the next level. Bühler is supporting Kägi in building its smart factory. By 2024, Kägi plans to have its entire machine park digitally networked and all …

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ABIREM MP URGES FARMERS NOT TO SELL LAND TO ILLEGAL MINERS

During Ghana’s two-day SEND Conference on Living Income and Human Rights in the Ghanaian Cocoa sector, the Member of Parliament for Abirem in the Eastern Region, Hon. John Osei Frimpong, called on Cocoa farmers not to sell their farms to illegal miners. He assured that the government is working to improve the living standards of …

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Cacao Cultivate

COCOA ARRIVALS DOWN AT CÔTE D’IVOIRE PORT AS DOCK WORKERS STRIKE CONCLUDES

Dock workers at San Pedro, one of Côte d’Ivoire’s two main ports, had stopped work in an ongoing strike from 31 October to 6 November after dockworkers refused to unload trucks which left exporters unable to transport Cocoa. According to Amidou Sylla, one of the strike leaders, the port workers fully resumed work on Monday. …

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SEND GHANA CONCLUDES TWO-DAY CONFERENCE ON LIVING INCOME & HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES

From 9 to 10 November 2022, SEND Ghana hosted a two-day conference inviting key stakeholders in the Cocoa sector to discuss the current issues of income and human rights in the Ghanaian Cocoa sector. SEND GHANA was established on August 4, 1998, under the name ‘Social Enterprise Development Foundation of West Africa.’ The organisation has …

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BAZZARA HONOURS MASSIMO RENDA, MAURIZIO GIULI AT TRIESTE COFFEE EXPERTS EVENT

The event “Trieste Coffee Experts – The Preview” by the Trieste-based roasting company Bazzara, was a success on 28th October as part of the TriestEspresso Expo, which took place in the Trieste Convention Centre (TCC) in Porto Vecchio. At this event, the most important representatives of the Italian coffee sector took turns throughout the afternoon …

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Vietnam Police

POLICE ARREST 7 FARMERS OVER LAND DISPUTE IN VIETNAMESE HIGHLANDS

Vietnamese police have arrested seven residents in the Central Highlands for preventing men from cutting down a farmer’s coffee and durian trees as part of a contract dispute, residents told RFA. The incident is one of the latest disputes over land use rights in the country, which have been ongoing since the late 1990s. Five …

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Bellwether Coffee

BELLWETHER DIVERSIFIES SERVICES WITH HUB AND ON-DEMAND PLATFORMS

Electric coffee roaster manufacturer Bellwether Coffee has launched two major new products: an online roasted coffee marketplace for small businesses and a software-based platform for high-volume roasting. Both products are part of the start-up’s efforts to overcome the traditional barriers to commercial roasting, such as training, experience or theoretical knowledge. The business-to-business solutions rely on …

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TRIESTESPRESSO EXPO A GREAT SUCCESS FOR THE EVENT ‘TRIESTE COFFEE EXPERTS – THE PREVIEW’

The TriesteEspresso Expo, which includes the event “Trieste Coffee Experts – The Preview” hosted by Bazzara, took place on Friday 28 October 2022 at the Trieste Convention Centre (TCC) in Porto Vecchio. At the preview of the Bazzara event, which took place from 2 pm to 5 pm, the biggest names in the Italian coffee …

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UNIDO Ethiopia

ETHIOPIA AND UNIDO COLLABORATE TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY IN COFFEE VALUE CHAIN

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 …

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Germany Vietnam

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

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, …

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

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 …

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