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VENICE, Italy – Coinciding with the Biennale 2017, the Robert Wilson exhibition titled ‘THE DISH RAN AWAY WITH THE SPOON everything you can think of is true’ will open on the 10th of May at the Magazzini del Sale in Venice. It is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the illy Art Collection, the series of cups that illycaffè has been issuing since ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett, says the establishment of operations in Jamaica by American coffee company, Starbucks, will serve to strengthen the country’s appeal to international visitors. Bartlett said that, “alliances with international brands, such as this, do well to drive the marketing of Jamaica”. He indicated that Starbucks would be utilising Jamaican Blue Mountain and High Mountain coffee in their products manufactured locally. This, the Minister added, would ultimately redound to the benefit of Jamaica and the American firm. Bartlett indicated that Starbucks’ move to commence local operations was consistent with the Government’s growth agenda targeting increased investments. Last week, Starbucks announced that it had entered into a geographic licensing agreement with Caribbean Coffee Traders Limited, a consortium led by Margaritaville Caribbean Group. The agreement grants Caribbean Coffee Traders Limited the exclusive rights to own and operate Starbucks stores in the country. Magaritaville Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ian Dear, said that the negotiations, which were on-going for several months, culminated with an official agreement being reached on May 1. Jamaica will be Starbucks 17th market in Latin America and the Caribbean region, with the first store slated to open in Montego Bay. Starbucks’ Caribbean franchises comprise 43 stores operating in Aruba, the Bahamas, Curacao, Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago.

TURIN, Italy – The internationally-recognized competition “Red Dot Award: Product Design”, with the help of the jury of independent experts, has named the Lavazza A Modo Mio products MilkUp and Jolie as the best of the year. Recognized in a competition alongside the best in the industry, these products are a prime example of ...

GENOVA, Italy – The 6th edition of the italian specialty coffe tour ‘Io bevo caffè di qualità’ (I taste quality coffee) is coming to Genova, at ‘Caffetteria Tazze Pazze’, Andrea Cremone specialty coffe shop, located at Piazza delle 5 Lampadi. The event is being held on May 13th from 3 to 8 pm, providing a guided lesson on Brazilian cupping, coffee tasting ...

MILAN – Comunicaffè International is launching its subscription campaign for 2017/2018. The annual subscription rate is unchanged at 260 euro. A paying account gives you access to all the resources on our website without limitations. You can pay using your paypal account, your credit card (Stripe) or with a wire transfer.

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 ...

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) ...

LOS ANGELES, U.S. – Even George Clooney isn’t immune to the feeling of really, really needing a cup of coffee … it just has to be Nespresso. Yahoo Celebrity had an exclusive first look at Clooney’s new ad, which reunites the 55-year-old actor with Ocean’s Eleven co-star Andy Garcia. The new spot, set to Mel Torme’s classic “Comin’ Home Baby,” shows just how ...

KERALA, India – The Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management-Kerala (IITM-K) has launched a web application that provides soil nutrient information and fertiliser recommendation for coffee plantation owners. The application, developed by the autonomous state government institute, will help coffee growers identify ...

LONDON, UK – Britain’s leading purchasing company, Beacon, has released research showing that English breakfast tea still tops the charts with 42% of the Great British public choosing it as their favourite hot drink. Coffee comes in a not so close second, with 25% of people saying speciality coffees were their favourite, and ...

NEW DELHI, India – Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that Indian post department is releasing a stamp with Coffee flavour soon. "Coffee flavoured stamp will be released by India Post on April 23," Sitharaman tweeted.

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.