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Image: Marcelo/stock.adobe.comSmall-scale coffee farms in Latin America are on average more environmentally friendly than large-scale plantations, new Fairtrade research has revealed. However, large plantations, which often produce coffee using unshaded monoculture, mechanisation and chemical inputs, are in a better position to quickly respond to market and legislative changes. The Fairtrade study, Understanding the Climate and Environmental
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Image: Specialty Coffee AssociationThe Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) and the Slow Food Coffee Coalition (SFCC) have announced a new partnership, looking to create positive change in the global coffee industry.   The collaboration commenced at the beginning of 2024 but was not formalised until the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding during Terra Madre Salone del Gusto, Slow
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Image: Coffee Quality Institute.Non-profit organisation Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) is conducting an industry-wide skills survey as part of its re-evaluation of the Q Grader certification. This initiative aims to assess the practices of cuppers in the field and provide insights to inform potential updates to the certification curriculum. “This is an important part of the 20th anniversary of the
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Image: Jeff WeltTo mark Fairtrade month in October, nonprofit Fairtrade America has commissioned three new murals at a range of grocery stores across the United States depicting farmers growing Fairtrade-certified cocoa or coffee. The organisation, which is dedicated to fighting the exploitation of current supply-chain partnerships and responsible for the widely recognised Fairtrade Mark, started the campaign
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Image: Accademia del Caffè Espresso On 1 October, Italy’s Accademia del Caffè Espresso will premier its The Rise of Espresso documentary at the Italian Film Festival in Sydney, Australia, to celebrate International Coffee Day.   The Rise of Espresso shares the anecdotes, dreams, and challenges of immigrants who have produced and consumed coffee, with the hope of promoting appreciation for
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Image: SANDRA SCHMIDT/stock.adobe.comTo celebrate International Coffee Day on 1 October, illycaffè has announced Mind the Coffee Cup – the Future of Coffee Examined in Depth, a project to support collaborative efforts in developing sustainable coffee-production solutions amid climate change concerns.   According to the international coffee brand, more than three billion cups of coffee are consumed each
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Image: nukul2533/stock.adobe.comUnited States (US) specialty coffee retailer Reborn Coffee has announced a joint venture with Gaingan Humantech Co. to open three Reborn Coffee locations in Bangkok, Thailand.  The venture aims to grow the presence of Reborn Coffee’s “fourth-wave coffee products” across Thailand. The flagship store will be located at One Bangkok, a mixed-use development in the
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Image: Expat. RoastersIndonesian specialty coffee brand Expat. Roasters has announced the opening of its sixth store, located at Hokky Buah Citraland in Surabaya.  The Hokky Buah store is the latest step in Expat. Roasters’ ambitious 2024 plans for continued national expansion. The store aims to pair the grocery shopping experience with premium coffee, featuring own-roasted single origins such as
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Image: La MarzoccoOfficially launched in 2021, Wally Milk is La Marzocco‘s automatic steamer designed to help everyone create perfect steamed milk with minimal training and attention. What Wally Milk does  Wally Milk is a standalone milk steaming device that connects to the espresso machine. It is designed to mimic the steaming process of a barista by tilting
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