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It’s been an exciting start to the 2019 competition season, with World Coffee Championship (WCC) events in Berlin and Boston, and now we are looking forward to bringing the best competitive coffee makers to crowds all over the globe with three new All-Stars event locations. The dynamic All-Stars program gives audiences the opportunity to connect
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A new study by researchers at the University of Illinois suggests that three of the phenolic compounds in cocoa bean shells have powerful effects on the fat and immune cells, potentially reversing the chronic inflammation and insulin resistance associated with obesity. Visiting scholar in food science Miguel Rebollo-Hernanz and Elvira Gonzalez de Mejia, a professor
PHENOLS IN COCOA BEAN SHELLS MAY REVERSE OBESITY-RELATED PROBLEMS-STUDY FINDS Read More »
Italian premium coffee company lllycaffè (Illy) has released a range of rum infused iced coffee cocktails, in collaboration with SelvaRey Rum, a North American boutique spirits company founded by singer Bruno Mars. The ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages feature SelvaRey Rum’s acclaimed, award-winning chocolate-infused rum and come in the flavors Spiked Iced Coffee and Spiked Iced Caramel.
The next European Cocoa Forum will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, 17-20 September 2019. The European Cocoa Forum is organized every three years and gathers more than 200 professionals from the cocoa and chocolate sectors and provides an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with fellow cocoa professionals. Networking activity will start on 17 September and the
EUROPEAN COCOA FORUM TO TAKE PLACE IN LISBON IN SEPTEMBER Read More »
The Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE) awarded six scores of 90+ at the Cup of Excellence (COE) awards in Honduras, South America, showcasing the diversity in region variety and process. The competition was held at the IHCAFE Center for Research and Training in La Fe Ilama, Santa Bárbara with COE in country partners Instituto Hondureño
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This time Coffee & Tea Russian Expo (CTRE) was held in the new, more spacious Pavilion No. 4 of the Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center, on March 13-15. The CTRE attendance record was broken again: the number of guests was more than 6,000 people. More than 160 exhibitors, sponsors and partners took part in the
COFFEE & TEA RUSSIAN EXPO WAS SUCCESSFULLY HELD IN MOSCOW Read More »
Cocoa may help curb the fatigue that is typically associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), suggest the results of a small feasibility trial, published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. Cocoa is rich in flavonoids — substances found abundantly in fruit and vegetables and associated with anti-inflammatory properties. If the findings are confirmed
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Chocolate manufacturing company Goodio is sourcing funds up to $10 million to invest in the integration of blockchain technology in its supply chain. Launched in 2015, the Finnish company is aiming to make the cocoa industry healthier, sustainable, and transparent. Goodio’s COO Jussi Salonen revealed that there are two companies who are interested in investing
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Given Japanese’s love for manga and anime, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that they excel in turning coffee into pieces of art, too While Japan is most famous for its tea culture and matcha, the love of coffee has also hit the country. Since coffee’s introduction in the 18th century by Dutch traders, on average Japanese
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