Starbucks has announced that Howard Schultz is stepping down as executive chairman and a member of the board of directors at the company and will be honoured with the title of chairman emeritus. During his four decades as CEO and chairman, Mr Schultz grew Starbucks from 11 stores to more than 28,000 stores in 77 […]
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The Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) and USAID have joined forces to market specialty coffee, invest in production and transport infrastructure and strengthen producer associations. Working together, the FNC and USAID want to improve the conditions of coffee growers and help advance the peace process in Colombia. The initiative was formalized by signing a Memorandum
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Kotkamills in Finland has unveiled an environmentally friendly disposable coffee cup that does not make use of a plastic liner. ‘ISLA Duo’ is Kotkamills’ solution to the growing problem of disposable cups which are sent to landfill in their billions. “Coffee cups with PE plastic liners can be recycled,” said Kotkamills CEO Markku Hämäläinen, “but
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JAB, which has built up a large portfolio of coffee brands, is to acquire a majority stake in UK-based ready-to-eat food company Pret A Manger. JAB is acquiring Pret A Manger from Bridgepoint, an international private equity firm and its majority owner, and other minority shareholders. The transaction is expected to be completed later this
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Scientists have discovered what they believe could form an alternative to the use of cocoa butter in the chocolate industry. A study explored the potential of a wild mango, Mangifera sylvatica, an under-utilised fruit in southeast Asia, as a new cocoa butter alternative (CBA). Analyses showed that wild mango butter has a light-coloured fat with
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The Specialty Coffee Association has partnered with Dubai World Trade Centre to launch an annual World of Coffee Dubai trade show at the GulfHost Show beginning March 2020. The event will run in addition to the SCA’s annual World of Coffee show in Europe. “Hosting a World of Coffee show in Dubai, a common gateway
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US-based Loring Smart Roast has introduced a series of enhancements to its commercial coffee roasters. The enhancements now come standard on the S15 Falcon, S35 Kestrel and S70 Peregrine models. “These updates reflect our continuous innovation to improve the roasting experience for our customers,” said Henry Perez, Director of Engineering. “They incorporate several important changes
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Flo SpA in Italy has unveiled Gea, an industrially compostable coffee capsule developed in partnership with NatureWorks LLC. The new capsule combines compostability with an oxygen barrier and is the result of a two-year joint development process. “Gea is a new generation of capsule designed to meet the needs of coffee roasters and coffee lovers,
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A Superior Court judge in California has approved a settlement resolving claims about levels of lead and cadmium in chocolate and whether they require warnings under California’s Proposition 65 law. The settlement was negotiated by non-profit consumer advocacy group As You Sow and leaders of the chocolate industry over the past year. The settlement requires a
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A number of coffee roasters investigated by the US Centers for Disease Control have been found to have high levels of the chemical diacetyl and other potentially harmful compounds. Scientists at the CDC have been studying levels of diacetyl in coffee facilities in the US for the last two years. Their findings suggest that at
A court in Germany has rejected an appeal by German drug store chain Dirk Rossman against a ruling that it engaged in price-fixing for roasted coffee it sold. Law firm Ashurst reported that the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court rejected an appeal by the company and imposed a €30 million fine for vertical price-fixing agreements for
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Nestlé has signed an agreement granting the company rights to market Starbucks’ consumer and foodservice products globally. The transaction provides Nestlé with a platform for continued growth in North America with leadership positions in the premium roast and ground and portioned coffee businesses. It also allows Nestlé to capture growth opportunities in the rest of
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