I’ll assume this happens in the U.S., since it’s what I’m familiar with. I think other instances of prohibition would be a pretty good model.
REPORT – Brazil President Announces Coffee Price Support Program
SAO PAULO (Brazil) -Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced Wednesday the government will launch two programs to buy as many 6 million bags of coffee to help prop up growers’ incomes, the Agencia Estado news agency reported.
GRUPPO CIMBALI – Like a family …….it’s now staff time to act !
Like a family, the advertising campaign that Gruppo Cimbali has recently launched, waiting for Host , has now a new subject: the staff.
US – Hirono, USDA announce first major federal initiative to fight coffee berry borer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Mazie K. Hirono and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiled the first major federal initiative to fight the coffee berry borer. This initiative has been ravaging Hawaii Island coffee farms for almost three years.
BRAZIL – Comexim revises down its estimate for 2013/14 coffee production
MILAN – Santos-based trader Comexim has revised down its estimate for Brazil’s 2013/14 (Jul/Jun) coffee production to 49.4 million 60-kg bags from a previous estimate of 53.5 million bags due to dry weather conditions over the main Robusta growing region of Espirito Santo.
AUSTRALIA – Passion ignites at the 2013 Lavazza Italian Film Festival
MILAN – For sensual tales that explore the spectrum of human emotions, look no further than the 2013 Lavazza Italian Film Festival.
PARTNERSHIP – Singapore Airlines partners illycaffè
TRIESTE, Italy – It has been announced the partnership between illycaffè and Singapore Airlines (SIA), which are introducing illy coffe on board of their flights for Suites, First Class and Business Class customers across the SIA network.
UTZ CERTIFIED – Cocoa industry transformed to sustainable commitments
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands – Over the last five years, the cocoa industry has been completely transformed by a wave of corporate commitments to sustainability and supply chain investments.
US – Past SCAA presidents Mike Ebert and Tim O’Connor lead Coffee Kids Board of Director
Santa Fe, NM – Tim O’Connor, founder of Pacific Espresso and longtime leader in the specialty coffee industry, and Mike Ebert, Alterra Coffee sales representative and past member of both the Roasters Guild and the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), were nominated to the Coffee Kids Board of Directors this past June in Seattle, WA. Ebert is now Board president and O’Connor is the new vice president.
UK – London reaffirms commitment to Fairtrade
LONDON – The London Assembly in UK has urged the city to ‘walk the talk’ of London’s Fairtrade City status by renewing their commitment to supporting Fairtrade.
