Market analyses and reports on the coffee and coffee machine markets
Gloria Jean’s has announced its plans for expansion in year 2017 according to prweb.com and restaurantnews.com. The company’s plan mainly includes franchise focused expansion. Brian Balconi, President of Retail Food Group USA, parent company of Gloria Jean’s Coffees explains it saying “Here in the U.S., you can’t own your own Starbucks franchise, but you can fulfill the dream of owning
Congolese coffee beans are attracting the Specialty Coffee sector’s attention as reported by thelocalafricanews.com. As the specialty coffee sector sees growth, exporters, retailers and roasters keep looking for new grounds in hope to discover ever better tasting coffee beans. But discovering newer grounds also mean taking risks of entering world regions that have been politically unstable for several years now and
You know that everyone in the Specialty Coffee world is passionate about this great product which is specialty coffee. You’re convinced by its benefits, the quality, the taste, etc. With education and trainings you as coffee professionals are able to attract customers that appreciate specialty coffee how it should be appreciated, right? Not every coffee business is able to manage
Daniel Humphries, a specialty coffee consultant and professional will be spearheading the “Coffee and Mind”, an experiential coffee event that will take place in Manila, Philippines. The event will take place on Saturday, January 28, 2017 is out to explore coffee flavor in relationship with language and coffee tasting perception. The event will take place in Mandaluyong, in the Mozaic
The Specialty Coffee Association of America and Specialty Coffee Association of Europe have announced their new name, Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), after last year’s vote to merge both organizations. The announcement on the website states “As of January 2017, the Specialty Coffee Association of America, established in 1982, and the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe, established in 1998, have officially become
Viktoria and Andrey Babin started their import business in 2010. The couple founded CoffeeDOOR and began to deliver Italian premium coffee to Ukraine. After three years and an internship in Spain the amount of green coffee the company imported to the country was measured in intermodal containers. The grain is transported according to all international standards and is stored in
This year’s CoLab edition will be taking place in Barcelona after a successful third edition in Antwerp. CoLab brings together coffee communities in Europe with aims to put forward a platform where they can connect with the entire international community. This year’s event will take place in Barcelona, Spain from Monday, 28 November to Wednesday, 30 November 2016. The Spanish
Have you ever asked yourself, why your customers actually come to your cafe? Or to be more precise, why they are coming only on weekdays or weekends? Have you been wondering maybe, why the cafe across the street seems to be more successful than yours, seems to be attracting more customers while the both of you are actually selling the
Olam International Limited has taken over the UK East African-focused coffee company Schluter S.A for an approximate $7.5 million, reports Daily Coffee News. While announcing the takeover, Olam International Limited, which is the parent company of Olam Coffee notes that it has a new European specialty arm by acquiring Schluter. In the same announcement, they noted that Schluter has been
Since I started getting into specialty coffee, I was always searching for the ultimate cafe experience. For me that means, a place where you not only get great coffee, but also great food, especially cake. What can I say, I’m German, I grew up with having an afternoon cake & coffee with the family. But during my travels and my