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Cargill announced they will acquire Asian chocolate maker, Aalst Chocolate, based in Singapore. Asia is a market that is growing in importance, so it makes sense for Cargill to increase their foothold in the market.…

Swiss company Lindt & Sprüngli has invested in solar lighting for 69,000 cocoa farmers’ in Ghana. The chocolate company made the decision to support cocoa farmers across 50 states in the country with the lighting…

My name is Michael Kanneh, and I am 29 years old. I live in Jojoima town, in the Malema chiefdom in Sierra Leone. This town is on the foot of the Gola rainforest, connecting both…

Last weeks’ round-up of the news is out in pure harmonious audio. Get it from the Podcast page / Coffee News Cast or play below. You can also subscribe to it on iTunes and Spotify.

In 2019 ECM showed off a new machine at a trade show. The Puristika is a small footprint single boiler machine with no steam wand. But, it has some features that make it an appealing…

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.…

Canned coffee is the norm in Japan, thanks to the abundance of vending machines nationwide. Coffee drinkers could easily get their caffeine fix for as cheap as ¥100 within a minute’s walk down any Japanese…