LONDON, UK – The Raw Bean brand has launched a market-first pyramid coffee bag, which is now available at Waitrose and its own website. A one-cup, filter coffee offering, each ‘Bean Bag’ is packed with 12 grams of grounds (compared to 7grams in other coffee bags currently on the shelf).
ULL, UK – A series of distinctive coffee cups carrying the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification have been manufactured to mark Hull becoming UK City of Culture. Paper cup manufacture Benders Papers Cups produced the range for its client Falkingham & Taylor (Vending).
LONDON, UK – UK workers needing to stay late in the office are being fuelled by coffee. That’s the finding today after a study reported that one fifth (20%) of Brits stay one hour late at work if they drink two or more cups of coffee per day. Coffee has long been believed to be the key for staying alert and engaged for long periods ...
MELBOURNE, Australia – The Australian Specialty Coffee Association (ASCA) will hold a Special General Meeting (SGM) on Thursday 30 March at 4pm during the Melbourne International Coffee Expo. All sponsors, members, and the general industry is welcome to attend the event, where we will open the floor ...
BOLOGNA, Italy - For European Artisanal Gelato Day, celebrated every year on March 24th, Bologna became the capital of gelato by selecting the best gelato artisans in Italy after two days of competition. 120 of the best gelato artisans challenged each other on the campus of Carpigiani Gelato University.
MILAN – Faema has recently opened a temporary store in Milan in the occasion of the 56th edition of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, the International Furnishing Accessories Exhibition, which runs at Fiera Milano Rho from Tuesday 4th to Sunday 9th April. Located in Faema’s historic ...
SCARPERIA, Italy –La Marzocco, a leader in the production of handmade espresso machines with headquarters near Florence, is celebrating its 90th Anniversary: ninety years of heritage, technology and design, with people, the worldwide specialty coffee community and the future placed at the center.
TRIESTE, Italy – Franco Bazzara was decorated with the “Cavaliere Distinguido con la Orden del Escudo de Caldas” award. The governor Carlos Alberto Piedrahito Gutiérrez from the coffee Department of Caldas in Colombia recognized in Franco – owner at Bazzara Espresso together with his brother Mauro ...
MANIZALES, Colombia – Colombian coffee is known the world over as one of the highest-quality and widely available varieties. According to the International Coffee Organization, only two countries — Brazil and Vietnam — produce more, and Colombia has the prestigious distinction of only cultivating top-tier Arabica beans ...
BOGOTA, Colombia – After three rigorous cup tasting rounds, Almacafé, the logistics arm of the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC), selected the finalist lots of the 2nd National Quality Competition: “Colombia, Land of Diversity.” The 70 lots (2 for Large Lots and 68 for Small Lots) come from 14 coffee departments.