London; 12 July 2022 — olam food ingredients (ofi), one of the leading green coffee origin exporters in the world today announces that its coffee teams in 18 origins around the world have reached 105,000 farmers with sustainability support – over halfway towards a target of 200,000 by 2025. The support covers training, technical assistance, […]
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London, 11 July 2022 – His Excellency Mr Richard Randriamandrato, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Madagascar, paid a courtesy visit to the International Coffee Organization’s (ICO) Executive Director, Ms Vanusia Nogueira, at the ICO headquarters in London on 7 July. This visit marked an occasion to reinforce the existing cooperation between Madagascar
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The contract between the mysterious Italian businesswoman, Enrica Pinetti’s Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited (UVCC) and the government of Uganda was thought to be dead just a few weeks ago after the Sectoral Committee on Trade, Tourism, and Industry in Parliament unanimously voted for its termination, saying that it contravened the Constitution and other tax
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Utilising the platform provided by World of Coffee (WoC), which took place in Milan from 23rd to 25th of June this year, the ICO Coffee Public-Private Task Force (CPPTF) arranged a special workshop on ‘Towards Partnerships for Sustainability/Targets & Actions for Specialty’. The event piqued the interest of many professionals and guests, including ICO Members
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As the coffee industry is evolving and people are actively searching for better coffees and broadening their knowledge, many roasters are offering their own programmes to educate people on coffee. As such, coffee academies have popped up like mushroom after rain. From such initiatives, people are also beginning to realise that there’s so much more
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Kajsa-Lisa Ljudén is named as the new Head of Sustainability at Swedish coffee group Löfbergs. Ljudén is currently working as a sustainability strategist at the family-run coffee roaster and has 10 years of expertise in the field. She replaces Eva Eriksson, who has worked at Löfbergs for 34 years. Ljudén began her career at Löfbergs
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The 2022 World Latte Art, World Coffee in Good Spirits, World Cup Tasters, World Coffee Roasting, and Cezve/Ibrik Champions Have Been Announced JUNE 25, 2022 — After three days of incredible competition, five new World Coffee Champions have been announced in Milan, Italy: Carmen Clemente, Italy – World Latte Art Champion; Agnieszka Rojewska, Poland –
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The Specialty Coffee Association is now accepting nominations for the 2023-2024 SCA Board of Directors. Nominations close on Friday, June 24, and interviews with the Nominating Committee will take place in July. The SCA will announce the slate of candidates selected through the interview process by Tuesday, August 31. The SCA Board of Directors consists
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Bartalks reported in May about Nespresso achieving B Corp certification. It is a certification bestowed upon businesses with “high standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency on factors, from employee benefits and charitable giving to supply chain practices and input materials.” In order to achieve the certification, a company must score above 80 points on
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On 9 June, the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) announced a new, groundbreaking deal called “International Coffee Agreement 2022”. In the spirit of collaboration, the organisation formally welcomed among its midst “the world’s biggest coffee retailers, roasters and manufacturers, together with coffee farmers” for the first time in 60 years. The Chair of the International Coffee
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The Norman Borlaug Institute is an institution named after possibly the most famous agronomist, who won the Nobel Peace prize after his research revolutionised food yields. He was credited with saving billions of lives from starvation. The Institute is active in Honduras and is now working to improve the quality of life for Hondurans. It
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In response to the global climate crisis, Swiss coffee trader Volcafe has recently teamed up with Sofies Group, now a part of operations management consulting firm dss+, to tackle the company’s carbon footprint. The two companies are actively working on a global carbon accounting initiative across Volcafe’s 25+ origin and destination locations. The result of
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