Specialty Coffee Industry Looks at Sustainability Issues

The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), the world’s largest coffee trade association, is taking an in-depth look at sustainability topics in the specialty coffee industry. At its upcoming 20th Annual Conference & Exhibition, [...]

Supporting the coffee farmers

MIDDLESBROUGH mother and son Baristas Necita and Chris Pounder marked the start of Fairtrade fortnight by helping boost donations to the charity Coffee Kids.
As part of the expanding franchise of Esquires Coffee Houses, a proportion of takings from their two town centre bars will support projects that help coffee farmers and their communities.
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Coffee hits 10-year high

Arabica coffee trading on ICE Futures U.S. tapped a fresh 10-year high as funds continued to buy the market, while cocoa flirted with a 24-year high in quiet dealings, traders said.
“There’s general commodities buying these days,” one coffee trader said about the continued fund interest.
On the screen, ICE’s key May coffee contract was up 0.70 [...]

Bean counters raise coffee price

MELBOURNE’S coffee connoisseurs should brace themselves for a $4 cuppa as world bean prices soar.
Cafe owners warn that rising coffee prices coupled with higher overheads will force them to charge more.
Melburnians pay between $2.80 and $3.50 for their coffee fix, but not for much longer, industry experts say.
Even the instant version will cost more at [...]

P&G sees earnings goal hit even without coffee business

Procter & Gamble Co (PG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) expects core earnings per share to grow in double digits on a percentage basis, in line with the company’s long-term goals, despite expected dilution from divesting its Folgers coffee business, company executives said on Thursday. The company announced plans to divest its coffee business to shareholders on [...]

Coffee prices rise on output jitters

The price of robusta coffee beans reached a 11-year high of 33,200 VND per kg last week in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak, the country’s coffee hub.
Van Thanh Huy, chairman of the Viet Nam Cocoa and Coffee Association (Vicofa), said the price hike was caused by a sharper-than-expected fall in output in Viet [...]

Know the commodity chain in Coffee industry?

Coffee is an extremely powerful commodity, reigning as the world’s most heavily traded product, behind petroleum, and the largest food import of the United States.
The global commodity chain for coffee involves a string of producers, middlemen, exporters, importers, roasters, and retailers before reaching the consumer.
Coffee is a vital source of export for many of the [...]