Day: July 30, 2025

Coffee to be exempt from US tariffs?

Image: Svitlana/stock.adobe.comCoffee could now be among a group of resources that are exempted from the United States’ (US) tariff policy according to US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, who says President Donald Trump has agreed to a zero-tariff policy for natural resources not grown in the US. Speaking on CNBC, Lutnick says the potential natural resource
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Will the Starbucks turnaround continue?

Image: Farknot Architect/stock.adobe.comStarbucks’ global comparable store sales declined a total of two per cent in the 13-week fiscal third quarter ending 29 June 2025 according to the company’s financial reports, despite a minor increase to its transaction numbers in China. The two per cent decline in store sales was driven by a two per cent decline in
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New research unearths Arabica roasting breakthrough

Image: Magryt/stock.adobe.comResearchers from the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) Coffee Center has potentially found a new way to ensure a precise, quantitative approach is taken to coffee roasting. Coffee roasters typically take a sensory approach to roasting beans, relying on visual, auditory, and olfactory signals to pinpoint the ideal roast in the transformation from green
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A scientific breakthrough in Arabica roasting

Image: hedgehog94/stock.adobe.comA new study published in by researchers from the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) Coffee Center has shown that all Arabica coffee follows the same colour development pattern during roasting. Coffee roasters typically take a sensory approach to roasting beans, relying on visual, auditory, and olfactory signals to pinpoint the ideal roast in the
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How hotels are harnessing the power of a premium cup

Image: AccorQuality coffee is no longer limited to café settings. GCR explores how the hotel sector is switching on to the power of a premium cup. Starting the day with a cup of coffee is a morning ritual for billions of people globally. Yet, until fairly recently, it seems few hotels paid much attention to the
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