NEW DELHI – Fast moving consumer goods major Parle Agro Tuesday has announced the launch of India’s first coffee-flavoured carbonated drink Café Cuba.
VIETNAM – Ho Chi Minh City lawyer builds $2 million weasel coffee farm in Da Lat
HO CHI MINH CITY – Being knowledgeable and passionate about coffee, lawyer Nguyen Quoc Minh left Ho Chi Minh City to Da Lat to build a weasel coffee farm at the cost of over VND42 billion (over $2 million). As a “coffee addict,” going to any place, Minh tasted a hot cup of coffee.
SCIENCE – Caffeine consumption slows down brain development
BERNE, Switzerland – Humans and other mammals show particularly intensive sleeping patterns during puberty. The brain also matures fastest in this period. But when pubescent rats are administered caffeine, the maturing processes in their brains are delayed.
US – Nestlé Abuelita and Nescafé Cafe de Olla continue to encourage latinas to celebrate Day of the Dead “A Su Manera”
LOS ANGELES – Nestlé Abuelita Nescafé Cafe de Olla are once again extending an invitation to Latinas to live cultura a su manera (culture their own way) and personalize their Day of the Dead celebrations with family and friends.
US – Nuzee launches first family of functional coffee in K-Cup compatible portion packs
SAN DIEGO, CA – Nuzee, Inc. announces the launch of Coffee Blenders, a new and innovative family of functional K-Cup® Compatible Coffee Portion Packs. Coffee Blenders will tap into the growing single serve coffee trend combined with added health and wellness benefits. This will be the first family of single serve functional coffee beverages.
GLOBAL – Krispy Kreme partners with IRCC Ltda. to bring its signature treats to Colombia
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., US – Krispy Kreme announced today that it has signed its first development agreement in South America with Bogota-based IRCC Ltda., a subsidiary of the VA! Group. Under the agreement, tKrispy Kreme expects to develop 25 stores in major cities throughout Colombia over the next five years.
CANADA – Reunion Island Coffee Joins the Elite List of Certified B Corporations
OAKVILLE, O.N. – Reunion Island Coffee, one of North America’s premier coffee roasters and Roast Magazine 2013 Roaster of the Year finalist, announced today that the company has achieved status as a Certified B Corporation.
The Zero Gravity Coffee Cup
High above our planet in the realm of satellites and space stations, the familiar rules of Earth do not apply. The midday sky is as black as night. There is no up and no down. Dropped objects do not fall, and hot air does not rise.
FUTURES MARKETS – IntercontinentalExchange swap execution facility approved by CFTC
ATLANTA, US – IntercontinentalExchange, a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses, announced that the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has granted temporary registration status to ICE Swap Trade, ICE’s swap execution facility (SEF), which is expected to launch on September 30, 2013.
VIETNAM – VICOFA to seek scrapping of VAT on coffee exports
HCM CITY – Members of the Viet Nam Coffee and Cocoa Association (VICOFA) have agreed to petition the Government to scrap the 5% value-added tax imposed on coffee exporters for a year starting in November.
