NEW YORK – Dunkin’ Donuts, America’s all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, is excited to announce today the grand opening of its 500th restaurant in New York City, which will be a combination restaurant with Baskin-Robbins, the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops.
MEXICO – Krispy Kreme Mexico Franchise Partner to open 100th Location in Cancun
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., US – Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation has recently announced that its franchise partner, Taco Holding, S.A. de C.V, will achieve a significant milestone when it opens its 100th Krispy Kreme doughnut shop in Cancun, Mexico on Saturday, July 6.
US 2/ – Greenwell Farms captures prestigious award
The Kona Kohala Chamber of Commerce presented its prestigious Visitor Industry Marketing Award to Greenwell Farms at the Chamber’s Annual Membership Meeting and Luncheon on Friday, June 28.
TAIWAN – A call for brand identity for Guoshing coffee
TAIPEI – Coffee farmers in GuoshingTownship, NantouCounty, have been pushing to have their own brand, with locally grown coffee catching on with consumers and contest judges alike.
GLOBAL – The Coca-Cola Company and World Wildlife Fund expand Global Partnership, announce New environmental goals
The Coca-Cola Company and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are working to advance the Coca-Cola system’s sustainability stewardship with the announcement today of new, bold global environmental goals and an expanded global partnership.
BRAZIL – Coffee exports to Arab countries up 21% in first half
SAO PAULO – Brazilian coffee exports to the Arab countries totalled 637,000 60-kilogram bags in the first half, growth of 21% over the same period last year, according to figures disclosed on Monday (8) by the Brazilian Coffee Exporter Council (Cecafé).
Dunkin’ rolls out new branding in all of its store in the United States
MILAN — In September of 2018, Dunkin’ Donuts announced that it was re-branding as Dunkin’, with a new name and new packaging.
Now, Dunkin’ is making it official with new in-store packaging and special content on its social channels. A fresh look with bright, bold packaging has debuted in Dunkin’ restaurants. New cups, donut boxes, and even napkins will make their way to Dunkin’ locations nationwide by the end of the month.
The designs reflect the energy and excitement that Dunkin’ serves daily, the company says in a press release. The packaging, just like the new branding, is fresh and new, while still paying homage to our brand’s iconic colors and rich heritage of keeping America running.
Dunkin also debuted content celebrating the new look on our social channels, featuring fun vignettes showcasing ways people might make their first-name basis relationship with Dunkin’ official, from getting a Dunkin’ hairdo to knitting a matching Dunkin’ sweater for your coffee to even getting a Dunkin’ tattoo. You can check out our Dunkin’ hairdo vignette below.
Rains in the first fortnight of February bring relief to coffee crops in Brazil
SAO PAULO, Brazil – After the high temperatures and low moisture observed in January, it rained in the main Brazilian coffee-producing regions in the first fortnight of February. Precipitation and the temperature decrease brought some relief to coffee crops. However, the agents consulted by Cepea reported that, in some areas, the rain volume was insufficient.
The extremely high temperatures observed in January may have damaged the crops in the field. The heat and lack of rains affected the beans formation and the new plants, according to the agents consulted by Cepea – problems during the beans-filling stage may result in a higher share of flat and empty beans, which may reduce yield during processing.
Consumption
Data released by Abic (Brazilian Association of Coffee Processors) on Feb. 6 show that demand has increased in Brazil, which, in the long-term, could underpin coffee quotes if production remains stable. According to the survey conducted by Abic along with Euromonitor, coffee consumption in Brazil should grow 3.5% per year, on average, until 2021, when it would reach 23.3 million bags.
Brazilian Market
The arabica trading pace was slow in the Brazilian market in the first fortnight of February. Thus, quotes did not oscillate much in in Brazil. On February 15, the CEPEA/ESALQ Index for arabica coffee type 6 (delivered in São Paulo) closed at 405.26 BRL (109.41 USD) per 60-kilo bag, 2.38% down compared to that on January 31.
Regarding robusta, some trades were closed, since prices remained firm. The CEPEA/ESALQ Index for the robusta type 6, screen 13, Espírito Santo State, closed at 304.97 BRL (82.34 USD) per 60-kilo bag on February 15, 0.7% up in the same comparison.
Fnc pioneers obtaining rights over varieties developed by Cenicafé
BOGOTÁ, Colombia – The Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) is a pioneer in the world in obtaining rights over varieties developed by its scientific arm, the National Coffee Research Center (Cenicafé). With a process whose procedures began in 2013, it is the first time an institution obtains rights over 10 progenies of the Castillo® variety to protect the collective equity of Colombian coffee growers.
During the process, 18 progenies of varieties developed by Cenicafé were registered on the National Register of Cultivars, and agronomic tests of distinguishability, homogeneity and stability were run for 10 of them.
The evaluations under the standards of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland) and under direct supervision of the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) allowed the FNC to obtain rights over these 10 progenies.
“It is not only important to develop new varieties that are resistant to diseases, better climate-adapted and with great cup quality, but also to protect them as a valuable collective equity of Colombian coffee growers,” the FNC CEO, Roberto Vélez, said.
