According to Daily Coffee News, since 2008, coffee has been traded digitally; today, anyone can check information shared via online media, helpful to roasters buying green coffee. New platforms take advantage of digital connectivity when sampling, sourcing, and buying green coffee. At the World of Coffee event happening in Budapest, Simon Aebi, Business Development Manager at Fairtrade Max Havelaar Switzerland, announced
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Russian Coffee Chain Shokoladnitsa Plans To Expand in CIS
According to buybrand.ru, coolidea.ru and rambler.ru, Shokoladnitsa, the largest franchise coffee chain in Russia, keeps moving across the CIS countries. The company has reached an agreement to enter Kyrgyzstan market under the brand name. According to Maksim Trubnikov, the head of the franchising department, the new partner in Kyrgyzstan plans to open five places in Bishkek, the capital city, within the next three years.
Climate Change Affects Coffee
According to kurir.rs, we’re facing the biggest environmental challenge since climate change is affecting our brilliant planet in lots of ways. Rising average temperature does not simply mean balmier winters. In the future, there is a possibility for coffee taste to become bad and coffee prices to rise, due to the fact that climate changes affect not only its quality, but
World Coffee Producers Forum Adds President Clinton
According to Daily Coffee News, the World Coffee Producers Forum in Medellín, Colombia has seen the addition of a new member, former US President Bill Clinton, to join the discussion panel. President Clinton, alongside Colombian President, Juan Manuel Santos will join international coffee experts as from July 10 to 12, 2017 to address the already sold-out inaugural event of the
Rust-Resistant Leaf Hybrid, Centroamericano Scores 90.5 at 2017 Nicaragua CoE
According to Daily Coffee News, Centroamericano, a leaf-rust-resistant hybrid has marked a major win in the 2017 Nicaragua Cup of Excellence, CoE, by scoring 90.5. This is a major win for this type of hybrid development called in coffee as F1. Centroamericano also bagged the CoE Presidential Award as well as coming second place in the National Coffee Quality Competition, that
Can I See You From Space-Or Even From Across The Road?
Driving into London last week we spotted what is a common sight. The Golden Arches of McDonald’s were shining brightly over a building site. The A40 at Acton it seems has a new fast food restaurant. The very first thing they did was to put up the sign. You see McDonald’s understand the importance of their sign, which is why
Mikel Coffee Company to Expand in UAE
Mikel Coffee Company is a Greek startup. Founded in 2008 the chain made its debut in Greece and spurred over a period of eight years. Operating some 154 stores in Greece (Forbes.com), Mikel Coffee Company has plans to conquer new horizons. Offering a menu that has 130 varieties of drinks on it, Mikel is good at paying attention and sustaining
Starbucks to Open Roastery in Chicago
Late this April Starbucks has announced; their Roastery is coming to Chicago as reported by Fortune.com. Inside US, the first and only operational Starbucks roastery is located in Seattle. The second one which is anticipated to become operational by 2018 is located in New York. Chicago roastery would be the third in US, while a few more are under progress
Caffe Bene: Two Locations Lost in the US in Running Year
The South Korean based coffee chain Caffe Bene has lost two locations in the US so far in the running year. The first location is Caffe Bene Springfield, Missouri which was transformed into another coffeehouse in late January, according to news-leader.com. The second location is Caffe Bene Long Island which was reported closed in the middle of February, running year, by
Café Culture in Coventry, UK
Coventry is a welcoming city, a changing city, and a city full of culture – it has submitted a bid to be the UK City of Culture 2021. When you think of café culture, Coventry probably isn’t the first city in the UK you think of, but like most cities across the UK, there is a thriving and growing café