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Barry

BARRY CALLEBAUT LAUNCHES THEIR 2ND GEN CHOCOLATE BAR

Swiss chocolate giant Barry Callebaut has recently launched a brand new chocolate bar that it claims is the “second generation” of chocolate. The company says that the new bar uses innovations in Cocoa processing to reduce the bitterness of the final product. The chocolatier said it had reduced the sugar content in the bars by …

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SAUDI COFFEE COMPANY ATTENDS FUTURE INVESTMENT INITIATIVE AS OFFICIAL COFFEE PARTNER

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 …

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CLR

HAWAII GETS $1.37M FUNDING TO FIGHT COFFEE LEAF RUST

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 …

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Cotti

FORMER LUCKIN COFFEE EXECUTIVES LAUNCH FIRST BRANCH OF COTTI COFFEE

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 …

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CONSERVATIVE GROUP TARGETS STARBUCKS’ DIVERSITY PROGRAMMES

Starbucks Corp. has been accused of discriminating against white employees by allowing only minorities to participate in two training programmes, a group founded by a top adviser to former Republican President Donald Trump told a US civil rights committee on Tuesday. Positive discrimination is a sensitive topic that creates division in many areas, and now …

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Vietnam Coffee

VIETNAM EXPECTING LARGER CROP THIS HARVEST SEASON

Vietnam, the world’s largest producer of the Robusta variety used in instant coffee and espresso, expects a larger crop this season, increasing global supply and putting pressure on prices, which have fallen more than 10% in the past two months. According to separate provincial estimates acquired by Bloomberg, the five provinces in the Central Highlands …

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Almacena

ALMACENA SECURES €3.5M FOR DIGITAL COFFEE PROCUREMENT PLATFORM

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 …

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Espressolab Roastery

ESPRESSOLAB OPENS LARGEST COFFEE EXPERIENCE CENTRE IN EUROPE

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 …

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SLOW COFFEE TRADING IN VIETNAM, INDONESIA AHEAD OF NEW CROP SEASON

Coffee trading in Vietnam remained slow last week as stocks were depleted. Supplies from the new season will not be available until November; traders told Reuters on Thursday. Farmers in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, the country’s largest coffee-growing region, sold COFVN-DAK beans for 46,600-47,000 dong ($1.95-$1.97) per kg, from 46,400-47,400 dong ($1.94-$1.98) range last week. Trade, …

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DELTA CORP MERGES WITH COFFEE HOLDING CO., TO CREATE ‘PUBCO’

United States-based coffee roaster and distributor Coffee Holding Co Inc announced on 30 September that it had entered into a definitive merger and share exchange agreement with private holding company Delta Corp Holdings Limited. The transaction will be conducted through a newly created holding structure, with Coffee Holdings and Delta each becoming wholly owned subsidiaries …

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Nestle

NESTLÉ INVESTS €100 MILLION IN SPAIN COFFEE PLANT

Nestlé, the Swiss food and beverage conglomerate, has announced a €100 million ($97 million) investment to expand production capacity at its coffee factory in Girona, Spain, over the next three years. The food company giant intends to increase the production capacity of instant coffee and coffee capsules at its facility in Girona, Catalonia, as well …

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