Day: June 12, 2025

Image: Heorshe/stock.adobe.comStarbucks is rolling out a new generative-AI powered solution to help baristas in real time. The Green Dot Assist program will be piloted in 35 Starbucks coffeehouses. EVP Chief Technology Officer Deb Hall Lefevre says the technology marks a new era of innovation within the business. “Green Dot Assist is a virtual assistant built to
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Starbucks Global Barista Champion Nobuki Shimoide celebrates his victory. Image: Starbucks.Starbucks has crowned its first ever Global Barista Champion, with Japan’s Nobuki Shimoide winning the final against three other competitors in front of a crowd of 14,000 people at the company’s Leadership Experience 2025 in Las Vegas. The three-day competition featured a total of 12 baristas from China, Japan, EMEA, Asia Pacific, North America, and
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Image: By d_odin/stock.adobe.comNestlé’s largest coffee brand, Nescafé, has reached and surpassed its regenerative agricultural goal for 2025. The company says it sourced 32 per cent of its coffee from farmers who have implemented regenerative agriculture practices in 2024. According to the Nescafé Plan 2030 Progress Report, this achievement surpasses its 2025 goal of 20 per cent, showcasing
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Pact Coffee has launched its Bourbon Cream Decaf Pods at Waitrose. Image: Pact Coffee.Pact Coffee has introduced new specialty-grade decaf coffee pods to the shelves of United Kingdom supermarket Waitrose to meet growing consumer demand for caffeine-free coffee options. A decaffeinated version of Pact’s Bourbon Cream Espresso will be available in pods nationwide in June and will be the only specialty-grade decaf coffee listed by Waitrose, according to
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Image: Lev/stock.adobe.comThe International Coffee Organisation (ICO) says “bullish” factors on the coffee production sector are starting to outweigh “bearish” influences, as the price of coffee continues to search for a direction. In its May 2025 Coffee Market Report, the ICO’s Composite Indicator Price (I-CIP) saw coffee prices average 334.41 cents/lb in the month of May, a
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