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India’s Coffee Board has a roasting and grinding facility at its headquarters in Bengaluru and is committed to promoting pure coffee from India. The Board will deliver orders on the basis of orders received with a minimum margin. Although India is a large country with a huge population and excellent conditions for growing coffee, it […]

Although Vietnam is currently under pressure from rising inflation in key markets and global uncertainties, the country still managed to post record-breaking coffee exports in 2021/2022. Statistics from the General Department of Customs show that Vietnam exported 1.42 million tonnes of coffee in the first ten months of this year, up 10.8% from the same

Luckin Coffee, Starbucks’ biggest competitor in the increasingly crowded Chinese market, announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2022 on 22 November. The company reported strong growth in the third quarter and has been working to restructure its business after an accounting fraud nearly two years ago. We are pleased to deliver another

The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) reported that the volume of coffee exported in October was lower than in September. On the other hand, revenue was higher due to the sustained high prices for coffee during much of the year. Coffee prices, however, have been falling since mid-October, which has weighed on the global coffee

A federal judge in Manhattan has 60 days to move forward with the nearly 9-year-old antitrust case against Keurig Green Mountain Inc. before a federal appeals court reconsiders whether to intervene in the litigation, according to a court order on Tuesday. The New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in an order declined “a

The Saudi Coffee Company recently signed an investment agreement with the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu to build a 30,000-square-metre coffee warehouse in Jazan City. Saudi Arabia’s current coffee production is 300 tonnes per year, a figure the country aims to increase to 2,500 tonnes by 2032, an increase of more than 700%. The

Westrock Coffee Company, based in Little Rock, Arkansas, announced that it held a ceremony in Conway, Arkansas, for its new state-of-the-art ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee roasting facility. When fully operational, the 524,000-square-foot production facility will be the largest ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee roasting facility of its kind, according to Westrock. Several key company figures attended the event

The joint organising committee of the African Fine Coffees Conference and Exhibition (AFCC&E), comprising the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) and the African Coffee Association (AFCA), has announced that Rwanda will host the 19th edition of the event. Rwanda will have the honour of hosting the African Fine Coffees Conference & Exhibition for the

The black frost experienced by Brazil in July 2021 has thrown the coffee industry into a period of uncertainty. Prices have risen significantly since then, leading some farmers to default on their future contracts and seek buyers willing to pay higher prices. In 2021, several major trading houses had trouble getting the coffee they had

The Colombian Coffee Growers Federation recently reported a decline in coffee production and exports due to environmental problems. Colombia is the second-largest Arabica producer in the world and the largest producer of washed mild Arabica. Registered coffee production in Colombia fell 12% to 888,000 60kg bags of green coffee, compared to more than 1 million

Uganda is now the third country with a Coffee Living Income Reference Price (LIRP) calculated by Fairtrade, following Colombia in 2021 and Indonesia earlier this year. Fairtrade launched a new LIRP for coffee from Uganda on 31 October and proposed a farmgate price of USh 11,640 ($3.13) per kilo of parchment Arabica coffee and USh

Blue Bottle Coffee, which is majority owned by Nestlé, has announced the launch of a speciality espresso, initially intended as a replacement for the company’s iced latte. This product is designed for use at home without the need for special equipment or preparation skills. Nestlé bought Blue Bottle Coffee five years ago for $425 million.