LONDON, UK – Until recently Vietnam and Uganda shared a similar trajectory in the development of their coffee sectors. Today, Vietnam has emerged as the second largest coffee producer in the world. In Uganda, poor agricultural inputs and a failing institutional environment have resulted in low yields and slower development of the sector.
DUBAI, UAE – Authorities have banned a weight-loss brand of coffee in Dubai for endangering the public’s health and safety. On its official Facebook page, Dubai Municipality alerted residents that Idol Slim Coffee is no longer available in the market, and that the product’s import, sale and circulation has been banned.
MILAN, Italy – What’s next is the event organized by Dalla Corte, which gathered all the European partners in Milan (Italy) on 13-14 March and all the Asia-Pacific distributors in Seoul (South Korea) on 11-12 April to give a preview of the news for 2017/2018. Paolo Dalla Corte presented a young and dynamic team, with new staff members ...
LONDON – Despite the fact that the Asia-Pacific region has the lowest spend per consumer, this region holds the number three position in the world’s coffee market (as one of the largest contributors). The position results from the increasing middle class and the large local population. As of 2016, each APAC consumer spent ...
MANAGUA, Nicaragua – Mercon Coffee Group is launching Robusta coffee from Nicaragua for export. The company made the announcement at the 2017 Global Specialty Coffee Expo in Seattle and is now offering washed and natural Robusta coffees from this origin. For the past 10 years, the company has been the pioneer of Robusta coffee production ...
MADIKERI, India – Coffee prices have been falling sharply since January, compounding the worries of drought-hit growers. The prices of a 50-kg bag of Arabica parchment coffee dipped by 20 per cent in four months. However, Robusta coffee prices have remained relatively stable, falling a little over 7 per cent …
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – With a committed vision of becoming the trend-setting lifestyle bakery brand, BreadTalk, announced the introduction of Genovese, a world-renowned coffee brand manufactured in Australia with a special aroma and unique blend, to the Sri Lankan market.
TRIESTE, Italy - In the context of cooperation between European Community Custom Agencies, the Odyssud group was formed: it includes the representatives of the Customs’ Agency of Marsaxlokk (Malta), Pireo (Grecia), Limassol (Cipro), Barcellona (Spagna), Marsiglia (Francia), Varna (Bulgaria), Constanta (Romania), Koper (Slovenia) ...
OSAKA – Coffee drinkers in Kobe who are wondering what they can do to help the environment and support local renewable energy projects might consider heading to a Starbucks. Last December, as part of a local effort to increase alternative energy sources, the city teamed up with Starbucks and researchers at Kindai University ...
LONDON, UK – Over the last few months, the takeaway game has been changed forever. For those of you who have used Deliveroo or UberEATS, you'll know this. No longer do you have to take a guess at which takeaway looks the best, you can pick from incredible restaurants that you KNOW will be amazing.