LONDON – The winners of the Beverage Standards Association (BSA) Awards – the Michelin stars of the hot drinks industry – will be announced on Monday 14 October at Awards ceremony at London’s Fulham Palace, London commencing at 6.30pm.
OFFICE COFFEE SERVICE – On the Agenda at NAMA ’s Public Policy Conference
CHICAGO, Ill – NAMA’s Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Eric Dell, together with NAMA members who focus on office coffee service, will meet with Members of Congress at NAMA’s Public Policy Conference next week.
GLOBAL – Swiss leading roaster Caffè Chicco d’Oro to expand in the US market
BALERNA, Switzerland – Headquartered in Balerna, Switzerland, Caffè Chicco d’Oro was founded in 1949, quickly becoming the Swiss market leader as a result of the highest quality standards that found their origin in a meticulous selection of the varieties of Arabica coffees.
GLOBAL – France’s number one premium coffee brand Carte Noire into Australia
MELBOURNE – Mondelēz International, the world’s second largest coffee company, announced this month it will expand its global coffee footprint, entering for the first time the highly competitive Australian coffee market under the CARTE NOIRE brand.
UK – Stand up comedian Tony Law fronts Finding Hannah, the wittiest ever Fairtrade coffee campaign
LONDON – Fairtrade fanatic and award-winning stand up comedian Tony Law will front a two-week coffee campaign and mini-series, Finding Hannah, taking a hilariously funny look at how we all have the power to change the world through buying Fairtrade coffee.
US – Rouse Properties announces partnership with Nestlé Café
NEW YORK, NY – Rouse Properties, Inc., a national owner and operator of regional enclosed malls, today announced it has entered into a long-term partnership with Nestlé to open Nestle cafés in the center courts of 18 of its malls throughout the country.
US – Newly appointed QTrade Executive encourages multinational beverage brands to enhance their portfolios with tea
LOS ANGELES, CA – A 35-year tea industry veteran, Kingsley Alagaratnam says beverage companies that move immediately and reposition their product portfolios to embrace tea can commercially capture the market and lead the massive tea growth and trends.
CENTRAL AMERICA – Puerto Rico plans a major push to the coffee industry
SAN JUAN – When Puerto Rico’s economy seems so vulnerable, citizens leaving to the U.S. for better opportunities there seem to be some respite for the island’s coffee industry. Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla disclosed a plan that will generate 6,000 new jobs in the beautiful island in the next two years.
CANADA – Starbucks to offer fairtrade brewed and espresso beverages at SFU
BURNABY, BC – When the Starbucks store at Simon Fraser University ( SFU ) opens its doors on Saturday October 5th, it will be the first Starbucks store in Canada to offer customers a Fairtrade certified option for their handcrafted espresso beverages, in addition to an already available Fairtrade certified brewed coffee option.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – BinHendi Enterprises welcomes Second Cup Coffee President Jim Ragas at official reopening of its Mall of the Emirates cafe
DUBAI – The Second Cup Coffee Company Inc. (“Second Cup”) celebrated the reopening of its flagship location Mall of the Emirates, Dubai. In attendance were Mr. Mohi-Din Binhendi, President of BinHendi Enterprises, and Mr. Jim Ragas, President of Second Cup.
