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Image: Cama GroupAs more roasters turn to aluminium capsules, machinery suppliers must come up with new packaging formations to ensure the pods remain perfectly intact. Cama Group details its honeycomb solution.  Until recently, the bags, jars, and tins in which coffee is packaged were almost entirely functional as opposed to aesthetic, with the label often the only
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Image: Brian SweeneyDear Green Founder Lisa Lawson details the rise of specialty coffee in Scotland and building a business that puts sustainability front and centre. Thriving coffee scenes are usually the result of multiple players coming together to raise the standard and engage the local community, yet in Scotland one woman has led the charge for more
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Image: StarbucksIn his first week in his new role, Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol has published an open letter pledging to “refocus on what has always set Starbucks apart”. The letter, which has been published on the Starbucks website, is addressed to partners, customers, and stakeholders, and outlines the new CEO’s key focuses as he steps into
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Image: dbvirago/stock.adobe.comillycaffè‘s Università del Caffè, a global centre excellence established to promote the culture of quality coffee around the world, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Founded in 1999 in Trieste, Italy, Università del Caffè was established to educate coffee growers, hospitality professionals, and enthusiasts. “Training is a strategic lever for the success of a company, an
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Image: Drinkit‘Digital-first’ coffee brand Drinkit is opening five new venues in Dubai before the end of 2024. The new coffee shops will launch in JLT Cluster T, Golden Mile Galleria 1 on The Palm, and Mirdif City Centre Mall, with the final two locations to be announced. “The introduction of these five new locations marks a
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Image: StarbucksOn the 10th anniversary of Starbucks in Colombia, the company’s operator in the country, Alsea, has announced US$12 million investment in 30 new stores over the next three years. Since entering the market in 2014, Alsea has opened 71 Starbucks stores across six cities in the country. With the announcement of the multi-million-dollar investment, the company
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Image: International Coffee OrganizationWith International Coffee Day 2024 taking place on 1 October, the International Coffee Organization (ICO) is making collaboration the central theme of this year’s celebration. The ICO hopes the annual event will serve as a reminder that coffee is the result of extensive collaboration between countless stakeholders across the global coffee value chain. The organisation
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Image: Yaroslav Astakhov/stock.adobe.comFollowing a year’s hiatus, the Ethiopian Cup of Excellence auction returned on 27 August and broke the current record set in 2022. Los Angeles specialty roaster Angelino’s placed the highest bid of $445.00 per pound. “We’re absolutely ecstatic to break a record with Ethiopia”, says Kirk Bedrossian of Angelino’s. “This milestone is a celebration of
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Image: LaCimbaliCimbali Group is set to showcase the latest in coffee technology at Paris Coffee Show and Vienna Coffee Festival this September. The Italian manufacturing group will present brands LaCimbali, Faema, and Slayer at the international events in Europe. At Vienna Coffee Festival, which takes place between 6 to 8 September, visitors will have the chance
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