There are so many conflicting studies regarding one of the world’s most popular drinks: coffee. Some say it causes insomnia; others say it might help you live longer. The general consensus is that coffee, like most things, is healthy in moderation. But one new claim is that coffee might impact your body’s magnesium supply. “There are a few very anecdotal […]
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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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Voga Coffee announced the worldwide launch of the Ground Control® CyclopsTM brewer. Winner of the 2018 SCA Best New Product Award for Commercial Equipment, CyclopsTM is transforming the customer experience. The launch partners comprise dozens of cafes, restaurants, offices, and coffee labs worldwide, including Sump Coffee (Nashville), Equator Coffees and Teas (SF Bay Area), Coffee Project NY (New York City), Dandelion Chocolate (San Francisco) and Jimmy Monkey
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Popular artisan chocolate shop and café, White Rabbit Chocolatiers, is to open a second outlet in Hull’s Paragon Arcade later this week. Part of a major re-development of the historic arcade being undertaken by the Allenby Commercial Ltd property development company, the shop will eventually feature a unique ‘Hull blend’ of delicious chocolate treats. The
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Meet Arun Viswanathan, who won a bronze medal at the International Chocolate Awards. A conversation with Arun Viswanathan is always interesting, as it is always about chocolates. He recently created a buzz in the food industry by winning a bronze medal at the International Chocolate Awards in the Milk Chocolate with Infusion category, with mango
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The maker of chocolate M&M’s and Snickers sees a growing risk on the horizon: sliding cocoa supply from one of the world’s top growers. The answer? Comics and WiFi. Mars Inc., maker of candy famous to consumers across the world, is among firms trying to lure millennials into cocoa farming in Indonesia, where aging planters,
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Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group has confirmed that its Australian subsidiary has signed an agreement to acquire a group of companies known as ‘The Bean Alliance,’ thus strengthening its presence in the Australian market. Massimo Zanetti, the group’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said “Australia is an interesting market with a well-established high-quality coffee culture and with
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West African cocoa has been scorned by craft chocolate makers, but a project in Sierra Leone and one potentially taking off in Liberia are proving that the region has plenty to offer to the bean to bar market One could sometimes be forgiven for thinking that the cocoa in almost all bean to bar or
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Scientists have discovered what they believe could form an alternative to the use of cocoa butter in the chocolate industry. A study explored the potential of a wild mango, Mangifera sylvatica, an under-utilised fruit in southeast Asia, as a new cocoa butter alternative (CBA). Analyses showed that wild mango butter has a light-coloured fat with
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