Coffee Industry

Production of robusta beans, used in instant coffee and espresso, will lag behind consumption by 300,000 bags of 60 kilograms (132 pounds), according to the Amsterdam-based holdings company, which owns coffee trader Nedcoffee BV. That follows a …

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Chris Weaver, coffee columnist and head barista at Store Street Espresso in London, says, “the most important piece of equipment for home coffee brewing is a good quality grinder. People should always look at buying a grinder with burrs instead of …

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MUMBAI, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Coffee prices in India were steady on selective buying by local traders, auctioneer J. Thomas said in statement on Friday. Arabic plantation PB and C grade coffee prices were unchanged at the auction on Thursday. Robusta …

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Some well-established roasteries augmented by a wave of new roasteries in recent years may have quietly made Kansas City one of the country’s top coffee…

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Chairman Dang Le Nguyen of Vietnam’s largest coffee company, Trung Nguyen, says the country’s robusta quality has improved over the years, but that tremendous potential…

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The winners were Lovejoy Chirambasukwa (Barista Champion) from Cape Town; Ishan Natalie (Aeropress) from Pretoria; Gauteng’s Phumlani Sibeko (Latte Art) and KZN’s Maxine Keet (Cup Tasting). Two champion South African coffee makers – Lovejoy …
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Coffee Shop? Coffee Tasting Bar? Whatever it is, all pictures of the mysterious new shop and its menu have been omitted for your own good, which goes hand-in-hand with their inspiring no-technology policy. Tucked away behind sliding glass doors from …
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Amos Reid Field and Lasse Oiva, graduates of the Royal College of Art in London, describe the Velopresso as a “celebratory fusion of human power, sensory pleasures and technology — old tech with hi-tech, bicycles and coffee, their engineering and …
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Laptop screens light the faces of customers at Strange Brew Austin Coffee, a 24-hour coffee shop where customers come for the free Wi-Fi and stay for the paninis and organic, fair trade coffee. “We have amazing customers that want to shop local and …
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“I love Cuban coffee… and now I’m going to have a coffee of my own, that is gonna be wonderful, it’s gonna be to my taste, and on top of that I’m gonna make me money,” she says, before realizing there’s one potential snag. “Who the money’s gonna be …
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Chris Ramsey’s vision is to create a coffee shop, whose project label, Coffee for Causes, says it all. While providing premium fresh-roasted coffee, locally sourced food items and exceptional food service to our community of Newark, utilizing the …
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Kensington Avenue might be the city’s most maligned thoroughfare. You’ve either seen firsthand the distressed streetscape or have heard stories of the drug activity, prostitution and crime that is all too common there. In an August 2011 PW cover story …
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They started Clipper Coffee, their micro roaster and online coffee store, in 2008 and have jumped head first into espousing the virtues of freshly roasted organic fair trade java. Every year, they look forward to their annual trip south to different …
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Southern California’s specialty coffee roaster, Klatch Coffee Inc. is riding the wave of success for a multitude of barista competitions. After winning four gold medals at this year’s Ultimate Barista Challenge, The Klatch Team, composed of Heather …
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LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) – ICE sugar and arabica coffee futures inched up in early trading on Thursday, boosted by a weaker dollar, while cocoa was little changed with a focus on development of the main harvests in West Africa. Raw sugar futures were …
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Nespresso has launched a whole new line of coffee and espresso makers that can be purchased at Sur La Table, William Sonoma (WSM) and Crate & Barrel, none of which carry Keurig products. With this anticipated increase in competition, it was only a …
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In September 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission started a probe of Green Mountain Coffee’s revenue accounting practices. Shortly afterward, a class action lawsuit was filed against the company alleging that it engaged in securities fraud by …
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Editors, writers and media workers ranked sixth on Dunkin’ Donuts’ annual survey of employee groups who say they “need coffee to get through the workday.” Greta Weiderman: Web Editor- St. Louis Business Journal: Email | Twitter | Facebook. When I was a …
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The coffee-shop chain has struggled to boost sales in Europe, a region Chief Financial Officer Troy Alstead said in July was “extremely challenging.” Sales at stores open at least 13 months in Europe, the Middle East and Africa were unchanged in the …
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Probably the most significant independent academy is the London School of Coffee, which has put together a team of well-known independent trainers running sessions from barista work to roasting. The school’s “how to run a coffee shop” courses are …
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KNCU is a co-operative union that produces and exports mild Arabica coffee of Bourborn and Kent variety from the region. It serves small producer members in four districts, namely Rombo, Moshi Rural, Hai and Siha. Mr Massawe said the department of …
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Publishing house Condé Nast International, known worldwide for its titles — Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, Tatler and The New Yorker, among others — has finally decided to enter the market here with the Vogue Café and coffee lounge. It expects to open the …
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KAANAPALI – The economy is definitely showing signs of recovery. Nowhere is this more apparent than at Ka`anapali Coffee Farms in West Maui, where sales activities and interest in this true agricultural community is at an all-time high. Boasting four …
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Who ever thought that the bright red berry could become one of the world’s premier agricultural products? But the world simply can’t seem to get enough of their cappuccinos, café lattes and Americanos. Africa’s agricultural economies are primed to take …
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On Tuesday discounts to London’s January contract stood at $50 a tonne for loading in December, while beans for nearby shipment were at discounts of $20-$30 a tonne to the November contract, unchanged from last week. In Daklak robusta rose to 41,600 …
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Bangalore, Sep 27: Area under coffee cultivation is proposed to expanded by the Coffee Board by offering subsidies to coffee planters and estates run by corporates as well cooperatives in traditional and non-traditional areas in various states. This …
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Chris Weaver, coffee columnist and head barista at Store Street Espresso in London, says, “the most important piece of equipment for home coffee brewing is a good quality grinder. People should always look at buying a grinder with burrs instead of …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Coffee roasters quietly pulled off a financial feat last year that went unnoticed by most customers: Adding a higher …

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COFFEE Futures closed lower on Wednesday and the highrange close sets the stage for a steady to higher opening on Thursday. Stochastics and the RSI are bearish signalling that sideways to lower prices are possible nearterm. Multiple closes below the …
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