Data Intelligence for the coffee industry
A few years ago, a lot of natural coffees were defined as fermented ones. Today, the cursor moved to accept more natural processes and therefore, natural coffees. Flavours are described as “complex” in opposition with “clean cup” for the coffees processed with the washed method.
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There are different factors that affect how much caffeine ends up in a cup of coffee, but how much does roasting really affect it?
Weeks ago, I was giving a lecture on the economics of the coffee industry as part of an international business module. At one point, I ended up discussing the so-called ‘waves of coffee’ and how they relate to the way coffee has been viewed, not only as economic goods at the international trade level, but as an object of consumption
One of the leading figures in the coffee industry, James Hoffman, co-founder of Square Mile Coffee Roasters, has often thought about the changes taking place in the coffee industry, and has made predictions about what might happen in the future, on his blog Jim Seven. In March 2018, James published a video on his youtube channel of his talk from a Square Mile Coffee Roasters
In the 90s, about 20% of Brazil’s coffee production presented the so-called ‘Rio defect’, characterized by a strong off-flavour, often described as medicinal, phenolic, or iodine-like. Occasionally, this defect also occurs in coffees from other origins. Sign up to read more…
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The sharing economy is growing rapidly and opening up new possibilities. People no longer need to own a vacation home, car or power drill. They can instead rent the item they need, when they need it, through the Internet. People are also turning to the sharing economy to find new sources of income, working as independent contractors offering city tours
“Sharing economy” attracts millions of enthusiastic users as well as strong critics. It goes by many names, including the matching economy, collaborative consumption, on demand economy, peer to peer economy, 1099 economy, gig economy, access economy and locust economy. On one side it represents a new way to exchange what we already have, on the other side it bothers some
More than half of adults in America drinks coffee, with an average of 3.1 cups per day. Nowadays, Starbucks is on every street corner and many cafes offer coffee in takeaway cups for a small price. If you lack a coffee machine in your office, employees will defer from work to get their caffeine fix at one of their local coffee shops.
Every office needs to have a coffee machine to cater to every employee’s caffeine needs, and keep them from roaming out of the office. It is not only necessary to keep your coffee-drinking employees happy, it also is proven to increase productivity. Coffee has become indispensable in the workplace, but investing in a coffee machine can be quite expensive. [Sign in to continue]
INTERGASTRA and coffee consulate invite you to the 4th “Stuttgart Coffee Summit” next year. The get-together for the international coffee industry in 2018 also offers small and micro roasters the opportunity to showcase themselves professionally to the HoReCa industry. The focus again is on the entire value-added chain of coffee, from bean to cup and beyond. The roaster and machine