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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Ethiopia’s coffee export market is expanding due to the rising consumption and popularity of the country’s coffee among Chinese consumers, according to officials and coffee exporters. According to data from Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA), Ethiopia exported 11,935.65 metric tonnes of coffee to China during the previous Ethiopian fiscal year, which ended on July
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The United States Department of Agriculture forecasts that Ethiopia will produce 8.25 million 60-kg bags of coffee (495,000 tonnes) at mid-year 2022/23, 100,000 bags more than the current 2021/22 coffee production estimate. Ethiopia is home to more than 15 million smallholder farmers who depend on coffee as their main source of income. The total amount
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The legal fight between Zara and Bazzara goes on. The historical Trieste roasting company: “the passion for our job is the driving force that urges us to keep on fighting.” The history of the dispute between “David and Goliath” goes on due to the long red tape times. Here you can find all the news
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Besides the visits of the students from the University of Denver and of the journalists of The Guardian, The Academy Bazzara opens its doors to the Foundation Camp in October. During the TriestEspresso Expo, an international exhibition dedicated to the world of coffee and taking place at the end of October in Trieste, Bazzara, besides
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Illycaffè opens the second branch of the Università del Caffè in São Paulo, Brazil, an information hub aimed at promoting and spreading the culture of high-quality coffee worldwide. The hub will offer hospitality courses to educate coffee producers and consumers. Customers, baristas and other hospitality industry professionals can choose the courses that best suit their preferences.
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Japanese coffee chain % Arabica has opened its first branch in South Korea, continuing its expansion in Asia. The store is % Arabica’s 125th worldwide, following initial launches in Bali and Taiwan in August 2022. The coffee shop is located at Starfield Library, one of the well-known tourist spots in the most expensive area in
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Colombia, the world’s leading producer of washed mild Arabica, increased recorded coffee output by 4% in August to 949,000 60-kg bags of green coffee, up from 915,000 bags in the same month in 2021, although it is still down YoY. From January to August this year, output has surpassed 7.3 million bags, a 7% decrease
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In the midst of Ugandan farmers’ struggle with the soaring prices of fertiliser as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, help comes unexpectedly in the form of a black soldier fly (BSF), an insect whose stomach enzymes turn food waste into fertiliser. Peter Wakisi, a Ugandan villager and father of four, used to worry
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Vietnam’s coffee exports to the United Kingdom are rapidly increasing and are expected to continue growing as a result of rising consumer demand in the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA), according to a report by Vietnam Economy News. Statistics from the General Department of Customs show that Vietnam’s coffee exports
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Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is in the lead in the acquisition of a minority stake in Kuwaiti conglomerate Alshaya Group’s Starbucks Corp. franchise, according to Bloomberg. A private source told Bloomberg that the $620 billion Public Investment Fund has encouraged a number of investors to vie for a stake in the business and could
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IKEA has recently recalled 7,500 units of the Metallisk Moka pots it has been selling for $20 each after it received several reports of the coffee makers exploding while in use. The explosions led to several injuries, including “burns, scald injuries, and hearing damage.” In its announcement, IKEA urged those who bought Metallisk Moka pots
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