SUSTAINABLE HARVEST STARTED A PRODUCER RELIEF FUND
Sustainable Harvest started a Go Fund Me for developing countries for coffee producers during the Covid-19 crises.
Sustainable Harvest started a Go Fund Me for developing countries for coffee producers during the Covid-19 crises.
Melitta has a long history of coffee filters. The company also is the owner of Wolf PVG, which has produced air filters and vacuum-cleaner bags for many years, providing valuable knowledge and supply of the three-ply microfiber needed to make masks to a hospital standard.
Rwanda has been successful in keeping COVID-19 under control. After a lot of measures taken in the country, coffee production has been allowed to continue in a modified form. The coffee production provides an income to 350,000 Rwandan farming families.
The coffee brand Nespresso is releasing a series of free virtual masterclasses on its Facebook page in May to help consumers learn more about coffee while staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Starbucks is planning to reopen ts stores starting next week, and the company plans to have 90% of its US company-owned locations working by June.
The International Coffee Organization has announced that the World Coffee Conference has been postponed.
Research and advisory company Technavio has been monitoring the gluten-free chocolate market, and, undoubtedly, the market will grow by USD 480 million during 2019-2023, progressing at a CAGR of almost 13% during the forecast period. Their report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment.
Thorntons customers were unable to buy Easter eggs online for days, as the chocolatier website closed intermittently due to a daily order limit. The British chocolate producer and retailer closes its website daily, once a daily quota on new orders has been reached.
In response to the continuous COVID-19 pandemic and following the recommendations given by the Mexico Ministry of Health, PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, has decided to cancel its EXPO PACK México event which was initially planned for 2-5 June 2020 at Expo Santa Fe México, in Mexico City.
Lavazza has donated coffee in order to support healthcare and public safety workers as they fight the growing COVID-19 pandemic in the USA.
In March 2020, prices for all Arabica group indicators increased due to concerns over the availability of that type of coffee while Robusta prices fell, according to the International Coffee Organisation’s (ICO) latest report. In 2019-20, world coffee consumption is projected to be higher than in 2018-19 as COVID-19 presents considerable downside risk to global coffee consumption, as demand is currently estimated to exceed production. However, the situation is evolving quickly and impacting both supply and demand.
Software solutions provider Cropster has introduced shipsbeans.com, a free web platform that specialty coffee companies can use to sell coffee online.