MILAN, Italy – A constant flow of baristas, WLA&WCIGS champions and professionals to Dalla Corte’s booth characterized the three-day World of Coffee event in Nice. Among the many interesting novelties, the most noticeable was the new evo2.
INDIA – Tata Coffee appoints new chairman
MUMBAI –Tata Coffee Limited on Friday announced that Harish Bhat, CEO and Managing Director of Tata Global Beverages Limited has been appointed as Chairman of Tata Coffee Limited.
NEWS FROM THE INDUSTRY – iGreenPod, Inc. announces its launch of a biodegradable coffee pod on Kickstarter, compatible with single-serve coffee machines like Keurig
PORTLAND, US – The idea for IGP started at a University Business Challenge. Its goal is on connecting artisan roasters to the public, while providing a “return back to the earth” product.
SUSTAINABILITY – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. pledges $1.6 million for two Heifer international projects
LITTLE ROCK – Heifer International is proud to announce that Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., has extended its long-standing relationship with the global hunger nonprofit by committing $1.6 million in funding for two new projects in Peru and Honduras.
US – Milwaukee’s Alterra Coffee Roasters Inc. renames to “Colectivo Coffee”
MILWAUKEE – Alterra Coffee Roasters Inc. is renaming to COLECTIVO (co-lec-TEE-vo) COFFEE. The name change signifies the beginning of a new chapter for the locally owned and operated company and marks the end to a successful three-year relationship with Mars Drinks, a subsidiary of Mars, Incorporated.
US – The WhiteWave Foods Company announces closing of offering of Class A common stock owned by Dean Foods
DENVER – The WhiteWave Foods Company (“WhiteWave”) has announced the closing of the public offering of 34.4 million shares of its Class A common stock owned by Dean Foods Company (“Dean Foods”), including approximately 4.5 million shares sold pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option.
MUMAC, MUSEUM OF ESPRESSO COFFEE MACHINE – The exhibition of Binasco (Milan, Italy) will be closed from 1th to 31th August
MILAN – Mumac, Museum of espresso coffee machine informs that the exhibition in Binasco near Milan, will be closed from 1th to 31th August.
SINGAPORE – Super planning deals to rival Nestle among Asia coffee drinkers
MILAN – In a bid to win a larger share of the instant coffee markets of China and Southeast Asia, Singapore’s leading instant-coffee maker, Super Group Ltd., said that they are seeking to make their first acquisition in a decade.
DOMINICA – Coffee plant to boost local production
ROSEAU, Commonwealth of Dominica – Dominica has already secured a Venezuelan market for the export of its coffee as plans to revive that sector intensifies.
CHINA – Yunnan will hold a series of activities to boost the development of specialty coffee
SHANGHAI – To promote the development of the coffee industry in Yunnan, improve the added value and visibility of the Yunnan coffee, Yunnan relevant agencies will be held on April 28 China’s first specialty coffee seminar, the first coffee in Yunnan International Cup goods game, Syphon Barista Championship in China Yunnan Division game, when the Specialty Coffee Association of Yunnan Province will also be established in the same period.
