Discover a selection of the top fair trade coffee brands that have made a mark in 2024. From organic blends to innovative mushroom-infused options, this roundup showcases seven standout products that offer a blend of quality and ethical sourcing. Explore these choices to elevate your coffee experience while supporting sustainable practices in the industry.
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In this post, you will discover six exceptional single origin coffees that are worth exploring to elevate your coffee experience.
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For coffee connoisseurs seeking the perfect grind, selecting the right burr grinder is essential. In this post, we present a curated list of the top 6 burr grinders that promise to elevate your coffee brewing experience. Whether you prefer a fine or coarse grind, these grinders offer precision and consistency to help you achieve the
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Nigeria is experiencing huge queues at petrol stations and a scarcity of fuel as market, vandalism and logistic problems plague the industry. There are a series of logistics issues as regards the supply chain. But the government and stakeholders are engaging in order to get a solution to these issues. However, we believe that this
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Above-average rain across most of Côte d’Ivoire’s Cocoa-growing regions last week could cause disease and damage the first beans of the October-to-March main crop in some areas, farmers said on Monday. In the main growing region of Soubre, 276.4mm of rain fell last week while the average is only 17.7mm. It is too much rain,
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Ghana’s Cocoa Board, COCOBOD, has made a pledge to distribute 113,000 bags of fertiliser for Cocoa through the Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED). Approximately 207 farmer cooperative groups in the Assin South District of the Centre Region will receive the fertilisers. The additional farming input aims to boost Cocoa production in the benefitting regions
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(a technique to prepare for tasting) Evaluating a cup of coffee requires concentration regardless of whether it is done by an expert or a novice. In fact, many times, the same expert can be confused by a whole series of phenomena, better known as psychological and physiological errors, which inevitably compromise the success of the
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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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Kenyan coffee is regarded as some of the best in the world, so coffee lovers will be pleased to learn that certain regions saw record yields in 2020/2021. Additionally, coffee quality has improved as a result of equipment upgrades, and farmers have gotten higher rewards for their efforts. According to Standard Media, “Coffee farmers in the
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When Cropster released their new Cropster Cafe integration with La Marzocco, I dropped them a line and asked if they’d talk to me about it. Pretty soon, I was talking with Cropster Global Sales Manager of New Products Andy Benedikter and Nicholas Castellano, a digital marketing specialist at the company. On the face of it,
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Nguyen Coffee Supply, America’s first speciality Vietnamese coffee importer and roaster, has secured $2.6 million in seed funding. Founder Sahra Nguyen is quite a character. Her website greets you with a video message directly from her and is filled with media endorsements, pictures of Sahra with coffee farmers and statements of the benefits of the
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While Starbucks may have lost their recent battle over unionization in Buffalo New York, that isn’t putting off owners of Pittsburgh coffee chain, The Coffee Tree Roasters who are engaged in a familiar sounding battle with their employees. In managing their side of the campaign, the Pittsburgh-based company appears to be taking a page from
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