Members of the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of unification with Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA). At an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 23 May 2016 in London, SCAE President, Paul Stack, announced that a total of 51 per cent of SCAE members cast their vote on the […]
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and JAB Beech Inc – an indirectly controlled subsidiary of JAB Holding Company (JAB) in which BDT Capital Partners is a minority investor – has confirmed that the companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which JAB Beech will acquire Krispy Kreme for US$21 per share in cash, or a
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Starbucks Corporation has closed an underwritten public offering of senior notes, including the first US Corporate Sustainability Bond. The company will use the net proceeds from the offering of US$500 million in 2.450 per cent Senior Notes due 2026 to enhance its sustainability programs around coffee supply chain management through Eligible Sustainability Projects. This includes
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The National Coffee Association (NCA) in the US has issued a statement in which it claims to ‘set the record straight’ on the subject of diacetyl formed during coffee roasting and its alleged health risks. The NCA said it recently posted a position statement in light of continuing media reports concerning diacetyl in the workplace.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US has issued final guidance to help growers, manufacturers and food service operators take steps to reduce levels of acrylamide. Acrylamide is a chemical that may form in certain foods during high-temperature cooking, such as frying, roasting and baking. The National Toxicology Program (an interagency programme that
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The UK’s Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Sajid Javid MP visited Nestlé Tutbury in Derbyshire in the UK earlier this month to open a new coffee facility. Following a £325 million investment, the factory in Derbyshire has seen a major transformation over the last few years and for the first time in
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Thirty-three years after his first visit to Milan, Starbucks’ Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz returned to Italy recently to announce the company’s debut in the market that inspired its creation. Late in February, the company announced a partnership to open the first Starbucks store in Italy. Percassi, confirmed as Starbucks’ licensee in Italy, will own
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In January 2016, federal agencies in the US who are responsible for health issued warnings and workplace safety recommendations relating to coffee processing and diacetyl and 2, 3-pentanedione. The substances are volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced during coffee processing that are associated with the lung disease obliterative bronchiolitis (sometimes known as ‘popcorn lung’). As first
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Contrary to current clinical belief, regular caffeine consumption does not lead to extra heartbeats, which, while common, can lead in rare cases to heart- or stroke-related morbidity and mortality, according to UC San Francisco (UCSF) researchers. The study, which measured the chronic consumption of caffeinated products over a 12-month period, rather than acute consumption, appeared
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The National Coffee Association (NCA) in the US has issued a statement about new dietary guidelines for Americans, which include coffee for the first time but fail to mention its potential health benefits. The 2015 US Dietary Guidelines for Americans mention coffee for the first time, acknowledging that moderate coffee consumption ‘can be incorporated into
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