SHANGHAI, Peoples Republic of China – DTS8 Coffee Company, Ltd announced today it is a sponsor and will introduce the Don Manuel brand of 100% Colombian coffee for sale in the Shanghai market at the 6th Annual Maple Leaf Ball on September 21, 2013, hosted by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Shanghai, China.
ISRA – Starbucks’ CEO announces ‘Open Season’ on his employees
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., US – The following was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA): As millions of hunters and sportsmen prepare to take to the fields this autumn, the CEO of the Starbucks coffee chain announced today that his employees are now fair game for urban thugs, murderers, robbers and rapists.Â
FNC – Coffee from the Colombian Coffee Cultural Landscape is going strong in the Japanese market
BOGOTA, Colombia – As a result of the joint efforts between the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) and Doutor Coffee–a Japanese leading coffee shop chain–, Colombian Coffee Cultural Landscape (PCC for its acronym in Spanish) coffee consumption has increased in Asia.
COFFEE KIDS – Executive Director resigns, accepts position at Specialty Coffee Association of America
SANTA FE, NM, US – September 17, 2013 – Executive director of Coffee Kids, Carolyn Fairman, is stepping down from her long tenured position to accept the position of chief of staff of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA).
MADE IN ITALY – Segafredo Zanetti attended to FHT 2013 Exhibition in Bangkok
MILAN – Segafredo Zanetti, through their distributor Central Food Retail, was present at Food & Hotel Thailand 2013, the biggest and most important exhibition for the HORECA market in the country. FHT is Thailand’s international food & hospitality trade event presenting food, beverage, foodservice equipment, hospitality equipment and supplies, coffee and wine suppliers to Thailand.
GLOBAL – Armajaro strikes deal with DE Master Blenders 1753
MILAN – According to Bloomberg Armajaro Trading Ltd., a supplier of soft commodities, signed an agreement to provide Vietnamese coffee to DE Master Blenders 1753 NV (DE), maker of Douwe Egberts.
SMELLS – Liquid Smoke in Coffee
If you were asked to name your favourite smells, after getting through vanilla, mom’s cooking, and teen spirit, you’d probably come to campfire.
COLOMBIA – Coffee production increased 26% in the past twelve months
BOGOTA – During the past twelve months, Colombia, the world’s number one supplier of mild Arabica coffee, reached a total production of 9,6 million 60 kilo coffee bags. This entailed a 26% increase compared to the 7,6 million 60 kilo bags produced in the period between September 2011 and August 2012.
US – Farmer Brothers releases Sustainability Report
TORRANCE, Calif. – Farmer Bros. Co. recently announced its first sustainability report outlining its progress and ongoing commitment to sustainable practices locally and in the global coffee community. Through this report, which is available for download, Farmer Brothers outlines its sustainability framework and presents baseline results for an environmental and social scorecard.
Can coffee make Yunnan a model for Chinese agricultural reform?
Yunnan province is a microcosm of the intertwined natural resource challenges facing China. Dams, development, deforestation, drought, and climate change threaten China’s most biodiverse province – all while it increases its exports of agricultural products and electricity to China’s coastal provinces.
