ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – According to a report by Euromonitor, Ethiopia is now one of the largest coffee markets in Africa with a rough estimate of 127,000 tonnes sold in 2015, which is a quarter of the total volume of coffee sold in the Middle East and Africa. The figure is comparable to those of much wealthier countries like South Korea and Russia.
OAKVILLE, Canada – Tim Hortons franchisees are pushing back against changes implemented by the chain's new owners that are designed to cut costs but will lower the quality of the products, a report suggests. According to the report in Tuesday's Globe & Mail newspaper, the franchisees have created an organization called ...
LONDON, UK – ICO indicator prices fell slightly across all groups but the decline was most pronounced for Robustas. The controversy concerning the need for Brazil to import Robusta to alleviate supply shortages ...
OAKLAND, Calif., U.S. – Fair Trade USA, the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in North America, and the Natural Marketing Institute (NMI), today release new data indicating that 67 percent of consumers now recognize the Fair Trade Certified seal.
LONDON, UK – The current cocoa market review reports on cocoa price movements on the international markets during the month of January 2017. Chart...
LONDON – Is market concentration among large cocoa firms responsible for the widespread poverty among cocoa farmers? Probably not, according to a new report...