Market analyses and reports on the coffee and coffee machine markets
Italian coffee giant Lavazza has bought 80% of Canada’s Kicking Horse Coffee company, a Canadian leader in the organic and fair-trade sector, Ansa reported. Elana Rosenfeld, founder and CEO, will stay on as a CEO with 20% of shares. The acquisition, 215-million Canadian dollars, would seek to valorise Kicking Horse’s brand equity as it has done with other recent acquisitions,
Milan – Black, bitter, lingering and stimulating. Healthy and convivial. Capable of being frozen or boiled. Able to adapt to the world of pastries or to gastronomical delights, without losing its aromatic soul. Coffee is all this and more: a precious, unique product that is unremittingly conquering the world. A product that has made its home at HostMilano, at the historic
According to Business in Cameroon, the government of Cameroon will offer about 2.5 million coffee seedlings to coffee farmers in the country. This initiative by the government was revealed by the Minister of Agriculture, Henri Eyébé Ayissi, when he was officially launching the 2017 cocoa and coffee season in Buea, the capital of the South West Region. According to the
Things are about to change for good-especially for the coffee farmers who already grow high quality Arabica Colombian coffee beans amidst of all the challenges in Colombia – says Bloomberg.com. Colombia, already the world’s third-largest coffee grower, has been facing unrest within the country for the last 52 years. United States is among the largest buyer of Colombian coffee beans.
Top players from Italy and abroad, espresso, specialties and brews, high-level events and training sessions, as well as synergy with other industries like pastry and gelato, food service equipment, pasta and baked goods, and the large-scale retail channel. Today, all of these industries are looking with interest to the world of coffee. All of this is to be featured at
According to reports by Quartz Africa, Uganda consumed only 3% of its total coffee production last year. This is far below what its neighbor, Ethiopia, who produces more coffee than Uganda is consuming. Ethiopia consumes about half its total coffee production yearly. Inspire Africa, a development agency that promotes coffee consumption amongst Ugandans says if Uganda should consume 10% of its
Nigerian brothers, Ngozi and Chijioke Dozie have founded a coffee shop in Lagos Nigeria, the first of its kind by a local, reports How We Made It In Africa. Café Neo coffee shop is similar to those you can find in Woodstock, Cape Town or Silicon Valley and has as a target market entrepreneurs and creative startups. It has a
The global kitchen of HostMilano rolls out hundreds of events for each edition. Unsurprisingly, the event is experiencing steady growth. The upcoming edition, which will take place at fieramilano from Friday 20 to Tuesday 24 October 2017, already sees 1,437 companies (41%foreign from 48 countries) in attendance. They will be greeted by over 1,500 hosted buyers who, thanks to increasing investment
Starbucks is planning to launch in Milan, Italy late next year announces CEO Howard Schultz as reported by Fortune.com. Instead of a traditional café, Starbucks plans to come to Italy with their super-premium Reserve Roastery. Location selected is post office building on Piazza Cordusio says Fortune.com. Even though the well renowned Starbucks CEO is about to step down from his
According to Daily Coffee News, Cooperative Coffes which imports green coffee is launching a diverse initiative program that will help all the producers linked to its network to grow progressively. The goal is to measure the amount of carbon dioxide emitted during agricultural practices that affect the environment and other projects in coffee producing areas then support the organisation financially through