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STARBUCKS COMMITS TO ‘RESOURCE POSITIVE’ FUTURE
In a public letter to stakeholders, Starbucks Chief Executive Officer Kevin Johnson has set out a multi-decade commitment to be a ‘resource positive’ company. The announcement included preliminary targets for the reduction of carbon emissions, water…
BRAZIL PRODUCTION OUTLOOK POSITIVE FOR 2022
Events in Brazilian coffee shape the rest of the market. So as the country reported a positive outlook for the 2022/2023 harvest, the news sent the price of coffee futures on ICE tumbling. Futures are…
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…
UGANDA CONTRACT WITH UVCC SUPPORTED BY ATTORNEY GENERAL AND PRESIDENT
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…
ARE EU TRADE RULES HOLDING BACK UGANDA COFFEE?
This article has been updated with new information which we received from several sources. The wording below the bold text is the original article. Since writing this article, we’ve learned that although, when we did…
VIETNAM COFFEE EXPORT TO INDONESIA DELAYED BY RAIN
In 2021, Indonesia will import almost 1 million 60 kg bags of coffee. Despite tea being the most popular beverage in Indonesia, coffee has increased in popularity in recent years. The country’s denizeans will often…