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AFTER A SUCCESSFUL 2021, LAVAZZA GROUP FACES DIFFICULT YEAR AHED

Lavazza is a family-owned company established in 1895 and has been one of the leading players in the coffee sector for a long time. It continues to be so as it strengthens its presence in the North American and Asian markets. 2021 was a difficult year for the coffee sector. Droughts in Brazil and heavy […]

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BITTY & BEAU’S COFFEE. BUILDING A FUTURE FOR THE DISABLED

Bitty & Beau’s Coffee was founded in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 2016 and has already spread beyond the state’s borders. The company’s coffee shops are in 24 cities in 12 states, with the newest one opening in Jacksonville, Florida. But the company has no intention of stopping until there is a coffee shop in every

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INDONESIAN COFFEE DEALS AT SCA COULD TOP $19.5M

Festivals and expos can be a great way of meeting new people and finding new business partners. Indonesia clearly understands the value of such events as it attracted potential transactions in the US worth $19.5 million at the recent Specialty Coffee Expo in Boston. In the past, Indonesia has performed well in international coffee events.

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WESTROCK COFFEE VALUED AT $1.2B AS IT PREPARES TO GO PUBLIC

Westrock Coffee Holdings LLC announced it would merge with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The company is valuing itself at about $1.2 billion. Special-purpose acquisition companies, also known as SPACs, are publicly listed companies that passively hold cash. Their purpose is to acquire private companies, not to trade with ongoing operations. A SPAC exists to

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RESEARCH SHOWS BRAZIL’S COFFEE FARMS CAN GO CARBON NEGATIVE

The goal of the partner project between the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé), the Institute of Forest and Agricultural Management & Certification, and the University of São Paulo, was to measure the average amount of carbon sequestration (the process of capturing carbon to remove it from the atmosphere) on 40 farms in the 3 main

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COLOMBIA COFFEE PRODUCTION FALLS 13% IN MARCH

Colombia is the second biggest producer of Arabica coffee and the biggest producer of washed arabica. Global warming poses problems as farmers have to combat many changing environmental patterns which “are already altering the harvest volume, production techniques, and even the taste of coffee.” Climate change causes an imbalance in the seasons, prolonging both droughts and rainfalls.

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FAIRTRADE UNVEILS INDONESIA COFFEE LIVING INCOME REFERENCE

“Fairtrade International has introduced a new Living Income Reference Price for coffee, sourced in Indonesia’s Aceh region as part of its ongoing global effort to protect farmers from market volatility and empower them in achieving decent and sustainable livelihoods.” Starting with West-African Cocoa and Vanilla, the non-profit organisation’s Living Income Reference Price – or LIRP – is

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BRAZIL’S TOP EXPORT SEES RECORD SHIPMENTS IN 2022

Despite drought and frost in 2021, not everything is black for the Brazilian coffee sector as the wold’s biggest coffee growers cooperative Cooxupé, expects 2022 to be a record year. Brazil’s top exporter, initially cut back on its export forecast for 2021 when it reduced the annual expected 6.5m coffee bags to 4.8m. Then, however,

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ETHIOPIAN THREE YEAR ANNUAL COFFEE EXPORTS GROWING STEADILY

As the coffee market value soars, Ethiopia faces a record year in coffee export despite lower quantities. Over the past three years export earnings from Ethiopia of coffee Arabica has shown an average annual growth of 27.5 percent reaching 909.4 million USD during the last budget year… ended July 7, 2021. The export revenue of

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