CINCONNATI (Us) – A large percentage of people turn to coffee for energy to start their day, but new research suggests that the caffeinated beverage could also serve as fuel to power automobiles and appliances.
TIM HORTONS – Larry Mench named vice president of U.S. operations
DUBLIN, Ohio, US –Tim Hortons U.S.A. has recently named Larry Mench to the position of Vice President of U.S. Operations.
MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA – U.S. assistance to coffee rust affected countries
NEW YORK – Central America, southern Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean are experiencing one of the worst recorded outbreaks of coffee rust.
ICO – Anniversary celebrations in full swing
BELO HORIZONTE – The Opening Ceremony of the 50th Anniversary Meetings of the International Coffee Organization took place on Monday 9 September 2013 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
GLOBAL MARKET – Oak Leaf B.V. makes certain required regulatory announcements relating to pending offer For D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753 N.V.
HAARLEM (Netherlands) – Reference is made to the joint press releases by Oak Leaf B.V. (the Offeror).
SCAA – Specialty Coffee Association of America : S&D’s Tracy Ging to Replace Dr. Timothy Schilling on Specialty Coffee Association of America’s Board of Directors
LONG BEACH, Calif. U.S.A. – The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) has announced today that Dr. Timothy Schilling has resigned from the SCAA Board of Directors to focus on his ongoing work with World Coffee Research (WCR) and thanks him.
BREAKING NEWS – Conab cuts its estimate for the 2013/14 coffee crop
SAO PAULO, Brazil – Brazil’s National Supply Company (Conab) has reduced by 1 million bags its estimate for coffee year 2013/14, due to a lower than expected output of Conillon coffee in the state of Espirito Santo, Brazil’s largest producer of the Robusta variety.
NUOVA SIMONELLI IN RED SQUARE FOR “SPECIALTY COFFEE SHOW STARRING BARISTA CHAMPIONS”
MOSCOW – The world champion barista, American Pete Licata, and the national barista champions of Greece, France, Spain, El Salvador, Turkey and Italy, together with Nuova Simonelli and Soyuz Coffee Roasting are currently starring in Moscow.
FUTURES MARKETS – ICE announces Columbus Day Trading Schedule
NEW YORK, US – On Columbus Day, Monday, October 14, 2013 ICE Futures U.S. will be opened for trading and it is considered a regular clearing corporation business day. Settlement banks in the U.S. are closed and as a result settlements for Friday, October 11, 2013 trade date will be processed according to the following schedule.
GERMANY – Demand for sustainably produced coffee contributes to the ambition of UTZ
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands – On 7 September it was ‘Tag des Kaffees’ (the Day of Coffee) in Germany. Of all Europeans the Germans drink the most coffee: on average 149 liter per person last year! Germany is therefore the biggest and most important market for coffee sales in Europe.
