Leading specialist coffee supplier, Paddy & Scott’s has launched Brew Bags, a revolutionary new product set to change the way the hospitality and retail sector serve coffee. Putting an end to the misery of low-grade hotel room instant coffee and offering a cost-effective, mess-free alternative to cafetières, Paddy & Scott’s new Brew Bags create the […]
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More than 4.000 visitors for the first Italian edition of the international event dedicated to artisanal coffee. Carlos Alvarado, 28 years old, originally from El Salvador but living in Italy since 2013, is the winner of CMx™ – ITALIA, the first national competition for baristas linked to the renowned Coffee Masters format, which took place
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Muffin Break,the well-known café-bakery chain, has today announced that it will open its new store in Bexleyheath, Kent at 10am on Thursday 29 November 2018. The new venue will create 15 full and part-time jobs for the local community and will be situated at Unit 2, 131 Broadway – next door to Primark, with seating for 70 customers.
Nespresso says it plans to expand its coffee sourcing programme into several former conflict zones as part of a US$50 million investment in coffee in Colombia. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos recently addressed the Nespresso Sustainability Advisory Board, and welcomed the company’s commitment. He cited the investment as an important contribution to the development of
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The International Coffee Organization (ICO) says coffee prices rallied significantly in June, as the Brazilian real strengthened against the US dollar and the 2016/17 Brazilian crop entered its potential frost season. The monthly average of the ICO composite indicator price reached a 14-month high of 127.05 cents/lb, up 6 per cent on May, with export
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Scientists at Rio de Janeiro University say they believe that coffee could be fortified with minerals and ‘micronutrients’ in order to improve health. Micronutrient deficiency affects about 2 billion individuals worldwide. Iron deficiency is the most prevalent, reaching around 1.6 billion people in the world. In addition to iron deficiency, data in the literature indicates
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Novozymes, which describes itself as a ‘bio-innovation’ company, says an enzyme it has developed can reduce acrylamide levels in coffee by up to 70 per cent without adversely affecting flavour. Acrylamide has been regarded as a potential health risk since 2002 when Swedish researchers discovered that many different starchy foods contain high levels of acrylamide
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South Korea’s per capita coffee consumption is five times greater than consumption in the rest of the Asia Pacific region, and despite the economic downturn it continues to grow, particularly as the younger generation embraces Western coffee culture. According to the latest report on the market from the US Department of Agriculture’s Global Agricultural Information
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