BERLIN, Germany – Bonaverde, creator of the world’s first roast-grind-brew coffee machine the Bonaverde Berlin, announced today that Liz Wald has joined the company as Head of U.S. Operations. Wald will be leading the Berlin-based company’s upcoming market entry in the United States, Canada and the Americas, scheduled to ...
LONDON, UK – Coffee company Nespresso is rolling out a six-month pilot recycling program for its single-use, aluminum capsules in the UK. Beginning this week, Nespresso Club members in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea will be able to recycle their used capsules via special purple bags provided by the coffee company.
EMERYVILLE, Calif., U.S. – Peet's Coffee has announced the launch of Coldcraft, a new dedicated business unit for ready-to-drink (RTD) cold brew coffee chilled distribution. Peet's has built a brand leadership position in premium bagged coffee by providing the nation's freshest coffee to consumers through its Direct Store Distribution.
SEATTLE, U.S. – Starbucks Coffee Company has announced it will open a Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Chicago in 2019. Located on North Michigan Avenue and Erie Street on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, the Chicago Reserve Roastery represents the company’s third Roastery location in the U.S. following Seattle, which opened in December 2014 ...
SEOUL, South Korea – Dongsuh Foods said Monday it began to export three types of bottled Starbucks Frappuccino ─ Coffee, Mocha and Caramel ─ to Taiwan this month. The local food firm signed a license agreement with Starbucks Coffee Company in 2005 to produce and market the U.S. coffee chain's ready-to-drink (RTD) beverage ...
MUMBAI, India – Nestlé India plans to diversify its brand portfolio in India in order to reduce its dependency on a single brand, according to company sources. "We have 2,000 brands globally and we will be exploring ways to bring some of them to this market," Nestle India Chairman and Managing Director Suresh Narayanan stated ...
SEATTLE, U.S. – Two weeks ago, thousands of coffee lovers from around the world flooded Seattle’s Washington State Convention Center, making the pilgrimage to the nation’s coffee capital. The Global Specialty Coffee Expo, hosted by the nearly 30-year-old, industry nonprofit Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) ...
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Gayo Arabica coffee has officially been recognized by the European Union (EU) as a trademark following the issuance of the coffee's collective trademark registration certificate. The certificate issued by the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market was given to Central Aceh Regent Nasaruddin by the Law and Human Rights ...
MANILA – The coffee industry has tapped scientists to find plants more adaptable to a changing climate after an alarming four-year deficit in coffee production, according to a Bloomberg report. The report cites that the World Coffee Research Institute is scouring countries for plant varieties and doing experiments to see which plants can survive ...
BOQUETE, Panama – Somewhere around 1,200 metres above sea level near the misty, green highland town of Boquete in the north of Panama, Landreth Laws leads tourists on a guided walk through coffee plantations. "Our coffee develops good flavours because it grows in the highlands," he said.