Luxurious ingredients, delicious fillings, refined textures and the guarantee that you are buying the best in the world. This is what comes to mind when we think of Belgian chocolate. What is Belgian chocolate? It might surprise you that Belgian chocolate doesn’t actually have specific quality requirements or manufacturing protocols that define it. Some food […]
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Melitta has sourced the first shipment of coffee produced and certified in collaboration with the project in Colombia, 4C said. 4C Services GmbH and the family-run coffee producer Melitta Europa GmbH & Co KG – Division Coffee – are working together with Colombian coffee farmers in the Magdalena region on the project. “Improving working and
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Pret has partnered with JDE Peets to introduce its branded coffee machines to places where the chain cannot reach with its own baristas, such as convenience stores, forecourts, universities, healthcare facilities and workplaces. The move comes after the business pivots in response to the pandemic, which saw the company fight for survival after its ‘follow
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[00:00:23.950] – Nick Baskett Massimilliano Pogliani, welcome to the show. The CEO of Illy Caffè. We’re going to be talking to you today about B Corps certification. I am so happy that you agreed to talk to us about the subject area. I was saying to just a little bit before the show that we
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Papa New Guinea’s national coffee regulatory authority has implemented new and simplified coffee grading standards. With this new scheme, a key obstacle that was keeping smallholder farmers from achieving the highest grade has been removed. Recent workshops were conducted to inform stakeholders of the revised standards. Published in late 2020 by Coffee Industry Corporation (CIC)
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Blue Bottle has kept its Japan outlets pretty consistent in design since they opened their first outlet in 2015. I feel comforted by the familiarity of beech wood against white concrete. However, for their latest outlet in Japan, located in the heart of the capital city Tokyo, the Californian coffee company decided to switch it
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In 2016, Starbucks appointed Belinda Wong as its top executive in China. Today, the company faces headwinds on a number of fronts in the region and had to report that they missed targets in April of this year, which perhaps explains why Seattle decided to change its leadership. Tsoi has a proven track record at
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Starbucks Coffee Company opened its first Farmer Support Center in Brazil, making it the tenth globally. These Farmer Support Centers worldwide not only strengthen the company’s presence in key coffee-producing regions but also improve the livelihoods of the locals by addressing challenges of the region as well as providing necessary training. Through worldwide Farmer Support
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Smiling faces, beautiful beaches and ancient Buddhist temples are the first images that come to mind when you think of Thailand. However, there’s a growing craft chocolate movement happening in the Kingdom that aims to break the mold and put Thailand on the map for quality cocoa. Food Forest A little over three years ago
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Sacramento, CA, USA – Marcus Young has spent nearly twenty years in coffee. He is motivated to create sustainable economic opportunities throughout the coffee supply chain. Marcus spent the last five years running Boot Coffee Campus as a trainer, director, and consultant, teaching nearly 300 roasters and cuppers each year. He has consulted with roasters, retailers,
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