SEATTLE, U.S. – American coffeehouse chain Starbucks said on Tuesday it would employ 2,500 refugees in its European stores by 2022. It is a part of a global program to provide jobs for refugees announced in January.
BALTIMORE, U.S. – Lutheran World Relief (LWR), in partnership with THRIVE Farmers, has announced the launch of LWR Farmers Market Coffee, sourced directly from farmers in Nicaragua. This new venture — now accepting pre-orders — brings LWR, a faith-based international humanitarian organization with decades of experience working ...
SEATTLE, U.S. – Starbucks will donate 25 cents from each one of its colorful Cups of Kindness beverages sold at participating Starbucks stores in the United States and Canada through June 19 to Born This Way Foundation. Funds raised will go toward programs that support youth wellness and empowerment by fostering ...
PORTLAND, OR U.S. – The creative kitchen tools team at Nucucina have done it yet again. Putting their eye for detail and their uncanny ability to perfect the everyday items people take for granted to use in the world of coffee, they have breathed new life into the morning rituals of millions of people.
NADROGA PROVINCE, Fiji – Yesterday, Bula Coffee co-founder, Luke Fryett, displayed the newly acquired mobile coffee processor in Nadroumai Village (Nadroga Province), which will allow Bula Coffee to expand its coffee supply base to isolated locations in Vanua Levu, thus increasing the company’s coffee supply and offering farmers new income.
BARCELONA, Spain – The World Cocoa Foundation is pleased to welcome Barcelona, Spain-based Nederland S.A. as their newest member In joining WCF, Mario Snellenberg, the company’s commercial director said, “With our cocoa and chocolate heritage spreading over more than 80 years and now well into the third generation of ...
SEATTLE, California, New York – Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East, has unfortunately been viewed in negative light recently, however, this unstable war-torn economy has little chance of recovery without the opportunity for commerce. "Sustainable agriculture and connecting Yemeni coffee farmers with the global market is a step ...
WAWA, PA, U.S. – Wawa Inc. today announced that in honor of its 53rd anniversary in retail, this year's Wawa Day will be held on Thursday April 13, and Wawa will celebrate the occasion by offering customers free coffee, chain-wide, all day! Throughout the day, Wawa's goal is to give away 2 million free cups of any size coffee to customers ...
BEIJING, People’s Republic of China – Starbucks Coffee Company has established a new precedent for the role and responsibility of a public company leading through the lens of humanity in China – its largest and fastest-growing second market. Beginning June 1, 2017, Starbucks will offer a critical illness insurance plan for the parents of ...
LONDON, UK – UK Coffee Week celebrates the UK’s vibrant coffee scene while providing caffeine lovers with the opportunity to give back to the people who make our morning cup of coffee possible. All funds raised during UK Coffee Week, 10 – 16 April 2017, will go directly towards Project Waterfall - a charity initiative bringing clean water ...
WASHINGTON, U.S. – Colombia, still in a delicate phase of its history as it struggles to revive from five decades of war, is seeing a dramatic rise in coca cultivation. According to an analysis by the Washington Office on Latin America, this coca boom could be the largest ever.