MILAN – In conjunction with Host (18-22 October), Mumac will be open free every day from the 15th to the 22nd October from 10.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m..
MALAYSIA – CAFFA 2013 blends coffee with the arts
KUALA LAMPUR – The inaugural Coffee & Art Fringe Festival Asia (CAFFA) 2013 will be held at Publika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,this weekend on Sept 28 and 29. According to the organisers, this two-day festival for both consumers and trade fair folks will also be a platform for coffee appreciation, education with plenty of coffee sampling opportunities.
CANADA – Starbucks celebrates a nation of coffee experts with new coffee choices and more than 3,000 coffee tasting events
TORONTO – Starbucks is celebrating Canada’s love affair with coffee this month by introducing more coffee options and a way for more Canadians to try different kinds of coffee.
AFRICA – Robusta coffee shipments from Cameroon down 52% this year so far. Tanzania’s Arabica coffee prices fell at auction last week
MILAN – Robusta coffee shipments from Cameroon for the 2012/2013 season to the end of August were down by more than 52% on year to 13,516 tonnes, reports the National Cocoa and Coffee Board showed.
LATIN AMERICA – Peru’s best coffees to be showcased at Expo Café
LIMA – The 9th Quality Coffees Contest (IX Concurso de Cafés de Calidad) will be held in Lima from Sept. 25-27. Andina news agency reports that the contest will take place at the headquarters of the National Coffee Board. The winners of the contest will be showcased at the third annual Expo Café Perú.
AUSTRALIA – Booming café culture boosts the coffee industry
MELBOURNE – Australia has been experiencing a significant growth in the coffee industry due to the boom of new cafés and coffee shops in the past couple of years. According to industry analysts and market researchers, this upward trend will continue over the next few years.
IRELAND – Intel hosted country’s biggest coffee morning
LEIXLIP, Co. Kildare – Intel Ireland has recently played host to the biggest single coffee morning as part of a nationwide initiative in aid of Hospice and sponsored by Bewley’s.
HOST 2013 – Jura IMPRESSA XJ9 Professional creates a customizable coffee experience at home
MILAN – The Jura IMPRESSA XJ9 Professional combines Swiss technology and remarkable ease of use to create a customizable coffee experience at home. This is the first automatic coffee center from Jura’s exclusive Professional line to be offered on the consumer market.
GLOBAL – DEMB 1753 appoints new management
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands – D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753 N.V. (DEMB) announced yesterday several appointments of new senior management members. Jan van Bon will join as President Retail Developed Markets, Oliver Hasler as President DE Professional (Out of Home) and Fiona Hughes will become SVP Marketing.
MADE IN ITALY – espressamente illy opens its fourth store in Paris
MILAN – illycaffè announced last week the opening of its fourth espressamente illy store in Paris. The new store is located on rue de l’Ancienne Comédie in Saint Germain in downtown Paris at the heart of the left bank, next door to “Procope”, the oldest café in Europe (1686).
