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Raw Bean launches Bean Bag, the market-first pyramid coffee bag
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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).
La Marzocco embarks on World Tour to celebrate its 90th Anniversary
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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.
A huge recognition from Colombia for Italian coffee roaster Franco Bazzara
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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 ...
Espresso tonics are the latest bizarre coffee trend viral on Instagram
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LONDON, UK – Espressos are for the brave, Americanos for psychopaths and cappuccinos or lattes for the rest of us. Those are the rules of coffee, right? They were, until someone went and brought tonic water into the equation. Over in Australia, the US and beyond, ‘espresso tonics’ are something people are actually choosing to drink.
There’s one huge factor shaping the coffee shop chain of the future
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NEW YORK, U.S. – Smartphones are about to change coffee shops as we know them, as Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks prepare to build the "coffee shop of the future." "As we think about what that coffee shop of the future look like… the whole store will be much more focused on mobile ordering," Scott Hudler, Dunkin' Donut's chief digital officer ...
Why we need to stop talking about “Specialty Coffee”. Beyond marketing
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SYDNEY, Australia – “It’s like we decided long ago that everything better than ‘not complete shit’ should sit in the same category,” says Andrew Kelly of Melbourne’s Small Batch Roasting Co. The world-recognised roaster is done with the term “specialty coffee” – a description so common in the modern marketplace that it’s become meaningless.
Three new coffee shops open every day in the UK, research shows
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LONDON, UK - New research commissioned on behalf of UK Coffee Week has found that Brits’ love of lattes is on the increase with 3.4 new coffee shops opening daily across the nation. At this current rate, estimates put the number of coffee shops over-taking pubs by 2030 as Brits continue to swap lager for lattes.
Starbucks and USAID empower thousands of Colombian coffee farmer
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SEATTLE, U.S. – Coffee farmers in Colombia faced challenges maintaining their crops during the country’s 50-year civil war. An alliance between Starbucks and the U.S. Embassy, through its Agency for International Development (USAID) is now helping farmers refocus on their crops with an emphasis on coffee quality.
Compostable capsule Bebo B2nature from RPC Bebo retains coffee quality
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BREMERVÖRDE, Germany – With single serve drinks systems continuing to grow in popularity, there is an increasing requirement to balance the demand for capsules with sustainable packaging solutions. RPC Bebo (rpc-beboplastik.de) has now developed an innovative coffee capsule material that is able to be industrially composted ...
Ethiopian exporters pensive as big changes loom in the coffee sector
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ADDIS ABABA – New changes in the coffee sector are on the horizon but there have been some differences of opinion observed during the latest meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office, Capital learnt. Most aspects of the coffee industry, from farming to export, have been under stress since the sector suffered from lack of attention ...
Climate change to be the biggest threat to coffee supply in the future
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HELSINKI, Finland – “It is quite possible that by 2080 coffee will have become a rare treat for a lucky few. The biggest threat to the supply of coffee is climate change, but fortunately there is still a lot that can be done. However, the climate effort must involve everyone – governments, companies, coffee growers as well as ...
Miko reports record year, strong growth in turnover and operating profit
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TURNHOUT, Belgium – Miko, the Euronext Brussels-listed specialist in coffee service and plastic packaging, posted a 7.4 % rise in turnover in 2016. The operating profit (EBIT), operating cash flow (EBITDA) and net profit rose by 56 %, 22.8 % and 14 % respectively. Turnover rose by 7.4 % in 2016, compared with last year ...
