MINNEAPOLIS, U.S. – Cargill, in collaboration with the international nonprofit Solidaridad and the Colombian-based international trading company, C.I. Biocosta S.A., announced today a new palm oil smallholder sustainability program in Colombia aimed at improving agricultural practices and farmer livelihoods.
AMSTERDAM and NEW YORK – The Rainforest Alliance and UTZ, two of the world's leading sustainability certification organizations, have announced their intention to merge later this year. The new organization, to be named the Rainforest Alliance, will tackle environmental and social issues around the world ...
SEATTLE, U.S. – Starbucks operations in Nevada’s Carson Valley plans to grow substantially over the next year with the addition of 700,000 square feet to the distribution portion of the Starbucks Carson Valley Roasting Plant and Distribution Center in Minden, Nev.
MILAN – BWT water+more has been appointed headline sponsor of the World of Coffee event for the 3rd year in a row, continuing a successful partnership that began in Gothenburg 2015.
PHOENIX, Arizona, U.S. – Beginning in the summer of 2017, Phoenix based gift company Creative Brands will launch Sips, a new brand of drinkware, in six market cities. Products include glassware, ceramics, water bottles, dish towels and many more accessories to ensure that Sips is a one-stop shop for all drinkware needs.
BUDAPEST – La Marzocco joins the specialty coffee industry in Budapest during World of Coffee and – in collaboration with La Marzocco ‘s Hungarian partner Expresso Café Kft and 42 Coffee – launches the 2017 edition of the Hungarian AeroPress Championship. The program will offer a unique opportunity to gather, network and engage with market ...
BERLIN – Segafredo Deutschland announces a new Espresso Bar opening in partnership with the famous German furniture company Porta! Möbel. The Segafredo concept is located inside the brand-new furniture megastore of Mahlsdorf, Berlin. Through this inauguration Segafredo Deutschland seals its long-standing partnership with ...
MILAN – As drinking coffee is known to have bad effects in some people, researchers have seen health benefits from drinking a certain amount of it. The studies were said to discover that coffee has many benefits aside from weight loss. According to Medical Daily, researchers from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil discovered that drinking coffee ...
NEW YORK – When Nick Stone, founder and CEO of Bluestone Lane and Monash Business School alumnus, moved to New York in 2010, he wasn’t planning on tackling the world’s toughest coffee market. The former banker and AFL player didn’t have a background in hospitality.
SAN DIEGO, CA, U.S. – Youngevity International, Inc. has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary CLR Roasters has forged an alliance with prestigious food distributor Vel-Mac Foods. Vel-Mac has selected CLR Roasters' coffees as the first and only coffees that the company will distribute.