EPISODE 9 – THE BARTALKS PODCAST
This week was an epic podcast. We review another Bean Smitten coffee – the Honduras.
CHAMPIONING THE SMALL COFFEE PRODUCERS – PHILIPPE JUGLAR AVPA
President of AVPA, Philippe Juglar explains why it makes sense for small producers move up the value chain
NITIN CHORDIA: HOW ATAMANIRBHAR IS INDIA IN QUALITY CACAO?
Nitin Chordia’s initiative Cocoatrait was set up to promote knowledge, production and consumption of fine chocolates in India.
BARRY CALLEBAUT COMPLETES THEIR ACQUISITION OF GKC FOODS
The Barry Callebaut Group, announced that it has completed the acquisition of GKC Foods (Australia) Pty Ltd, a producer of chocolate, coatings and fillings, that serves many consumer chocolate brands in Australia and New Zealand.
WHY THIS FILIPINO MAILMAN QUIT TO BECOME A CACAO FARMER
Rosit knew he needed to find a way to make some income on the side, but what could he do? He started planting cacao trees little by little
GHANA LOOKS TO YOUTH PROGRAMME TO OFFSET AGEING FARMERS
MASO is running a programme to prepare a new generation of young farmers to replace an ageing population and is presenting the sector as an attractive option for Ghanian youths
STARBUCKS HALTS SOCIAL MEDIA ADS IN ANTI-RACIST BOYCOTT
Starbucks joins a growing list of companies punishing Facebook and Instagram for their perceived failure to control hate speech on their platform.
BARTALKS INTERVIEW: MAVERICK CHOCOLATE
When Paul lost his job in early 2013, one of the main concerns was where they were going to get good chocolate from now on! With the typical engineering mindset, they decided to make their own, and Maverick Chocolate was born.
PEAK WATER – A GREAT WATER FILTER FOR COFFEE?
The Peak Water filter is made for coffee lovers and claims it can dramatically change the taste of your home brew. To find out if those claims are justified, we bought one and after one month, this is our review
STARBUCKS ANNOUNCE MASS CLOSURES – WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE INDUSTRY
Starbucks announced last week a transformation strategy that took some by surprise. They first announced that they would be closing 400 stores in the US as they assessed the damage from Covid-19 could be as high as $3.2bn.
PODCAST EPISODE 5 – BROWN BEAR COFFEE REVIEW & RACISM
This week’s podcast has a review of the Brown Bear Real Colombian and a rant from Nick about racism and the issues of dealing with systemic issues inside a corporation. We are specifically referring to the problems faced by La Marzocco after allegations from a former member of staff. You can read more about that …
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BARTALKS TALKS DIRECT TRADE WITH ‘THOSE COFFEE PEOPLE’
The latest bartalks interview is on Direct Trade with Jennifer Poole, co-founder of Colombian based company Those Coffee People.
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