Market analyses and reports on the coffee and coffee machine markets
5-to-Go coffee shop chain in Romania is in constant and exceptional development. Its owner, Radu Savopol, has the goal to expand his business, resulting in 5 to go coffee shops found in 70 locations nationwide, and by the end of 2018 it will approach 100 units.[user_id] The 5 to go chain encompasses 65 locations, and it is visited by approximately 220,000
In November 2017, the ICO composite indicator price (averaged 117.26 US cents/lb) continued to decline (down 2.3% from the average price in October). The Arabica group indicators were generally stable in November. For the Robusta group the monthly average decreased by 7.2% to an average of 91.33 US cents/lb. In October exports were 11.4% lower than the same month last
The UK is about to face a potential increase in food prices, including coffee and cacao: it is due to the global weather phenomenon called La Niña, that is going to probably cause issues to the food market in the UK in 2018, according to The Guardian. Britain, in fact, is expected to be heavy affected by this weather phenomenon
Martin Shabaya, a Kenyan, is the first African to have made it to the semi-finals of the World Barista Championship that took place in Seoul, South Korea from November 9-12 2017. This makes him the first ever from the African continent to have made it to this level. Martin, before taking part in the World Barista Championship, was the winner
The Bag Broker, an innovator in the field of flexible packaging solutions, provides a range of products which include bags for coffee and tea, bags for food, true bio bags and bags for product samples. The company is highly focused on the quality of the bags to guarantee the freshness of the products: the bags are produced with a foil