SAO PAULO, Brazil – Quotes of Robusta coffee dropped in the Brazilian market in the first fortnight of April, pressed down mainly by the harvesting advance in Rondônia, the nearness of harvesting activities in Espírito Santo and the return of the Funrural (Rural Workers' Assistance Fund) charge.
SAINT LOUIS, U.S. –Panera Bread has become the latest brand to be purchased by JAB Holdings, a privately held company that has quietly bought up an impressive line of businesses in or adjacent to the coffee space. In addition to agreeing to pay $7 billion for Panera, which has over 2,000 locations and about $5 billion in annual sales ...
BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombian coffee is known around the world – especially in the United States – the name Juan Valdez is synonymous with quality. The iconic farmer and his donkey Conchita were born out of a clever marketing campaign by the National Federation of Coffee Growers (FNC) that created an icon out of the moustachioed ...
SEATTLE, U.S. – Starbucks hopped on the unicorn-food theme earlier this week with its limited-edition Unicorn Frappuccino, and not everyone is happy about it. On Wednesday, a man who said he is Starbucks barista, posted a video on Twitter where he begged the masses to stop ordering the drink.
CANTON, MA and WASHINGTON, DC , U.S. – Dunkin’ Donuts and Amtrak today announced that Dunkin’ Donuts Original Blend and Dunkin’ Decaf hot coffee varieties are now available on board Amtrak Acela Express high-speed trains throughout the Northeast Corridor.
DUBLIN, Repblic of Ireland – Dublin is home to an abundance of cafes - big, small, traditional and unique - but this one is sailing in a completely new direction. It's getting hard to stand out in such a congested market - but Container Coffee looks set to make splash by serving straight out of a recycled freight container at 161 Thomas Street.
MILAN – Dry Brew, as they say, "enables coffee lovers the enjoyment of having their coffee boost anytime and anywhere." A regular cup of coffee contains around 95mg of caffeine, according to Google, A piece of Dry Brew has 65mg so it's about 2/3 of a typical cup of coffee's caffeine in the form of a chewable candy.
COLUMBUS, Ohio U.S. – To celebrate the advent of long, sunny days, the menu at the Crimson Cup brew bar is going light and tropical. Starting Friday, April 21, new drinks including Cascara Tea Soda, Citrus Rose Cocktail, Honey Cardamom Latte, Lavender Mocha and Colombia Inga Aponte Honey Craft Cold Brew will freshen up the menu ...
VEVEY, Switzerland – Nestlé reported today three-month sales for 2017. Highlights include a 0.4% increase in sales and a solid organic growth at 2.3% with 1.3% of real internal growth (RIG) and pricing of 1.0%. Sales were reduced by foreign exchange (-0.4%) and net divestments (-1.5%).
DUNEDIN, New Zealand – Lovers of fruit drink Raro and Gregg's instant coffee face uncertain times as the brands' manufacturer is put on the market. Japanese company Suntory Food and Beverage has put up for sale the food and instant coffee divisions of its Cerebos companies in Australia and New Zealand, along with ...