#GIRLPOWER A women-run cacao cooperative in Togo, Kekeli, was founded by Abra Benczedi in 2019. Abra is the driving force behind the incomparable cacao produced here. She is passionate about producing the highest quality cacao and cares about the environment in which it is grown. The cooperative is independent and is made up of smallholders who […]
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Last weeks’ round-up of the news is out in pure harmonious audio. Get it from the Podcast page / Coffee News Cast or play below.
COFFEE NEWSCAST 14-11-2022 Read More »
The coffee chain’s growth is on target as management has managed the difficulties around labour shortages and increased supply costs successfully through hiking prices to eke out 1.7% same-shop sales over the same period last year. The company’s adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), a key performance metric, grew an impressive 32.8%
DUTCH BROS’ STOCK SURGES ON Q3 RESULTS AS COMPANY ON TARGET FOR 670 STORES BY EOY Read More »
Carble’s press release caught my attention with the first sentence, “We cannot offset our way out of climate change”. I agree, yet this has been the plan for many MNCs that need to meet ESG targets. Buying a way out of making an impactful change to the way they do business with sometimes questionable quality
CARBLE RAISES €300k FOR INNOVATIVE CARBON REDUCTION SYSTEM THAT REWARDS FARMERS Read More »
World Coffee Research launches Innovea Global Coffee Breeding Network to accelerate climate resilience and secure long-term coffee supplies Jaco, Costa Rica, November 10, 2022 — Today, World Coffee Research announced the formation of Innovea, a global coffee breeding network. Innovea brings together collaborating countries to transform global coffee breeding and accelerate the pace of coffee
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COCOA NEWSCAST – 9 NOV, 2022 Read More »
Dock workers at the port of San Pedro in Côte d’Ivoire went on strike last week, in advance of one of the busiest times of the year, when the main harvest will need to be offloaded from the trucks. The workers, who work in difficult conditions carrying heavy bags of cocoa, currently earn 30 CFA
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Mondelez International, Inc. over chocolate labelling. He ruled that a reasonable consumer would not assume that the chocolate contains unprocessed cacao. The consumer protection lawsuit was filed in February. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff. C.K. Lee had purchased Green & Black chocolate based on the front
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Brief synopsis: In their simplest forms, Responsible Sourcing requires meeting or complying with accepted levels of ethical or responsible practices in areas such as human rights or pollution, whereas Sustainable Sourcing goes beyond compliance to engage and improve the conditions of sustainability that can include areas such as dignified livelihoods or climate-smart practices. Responsible Sourcing
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Last weeks’ round-up of the news is out in pure harmonious audio. Get it from the Podcast page / Coffee News Cast or play below.
COFFEE NEWSCAST 07-11-2022 Read More »
Having an olfactory memory is a fundamental prerequisite considering that we remember smells much more than an image or sound and that these olfactory memories can remain within us for many years. In fact, smells bring to mind moments lived together with their emotional weight, underlining this emblematic Proustian phenomenon, which is probably due to the proximity of the olfactory system
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Sucafina’s had released details on thier approach to building a sustainable value chain, which has its foundations from the Coffee Sustainability Reference Code, part of the Global Coffee Platform. Reading through Sucafina’s Impact page and the FAQ as well as their press release, I was immediately struck by two things. I’ve been getting so used
SUCAFINA LAUNCHES ‘IMPACT’ SUSTAINABLE SOURCING FOR THE WHOLE VALUE CHAIN Read More »
