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Image: NestléGlobal coffee production is set to plummet by 2050 if current predictions are correct. GCR discovers how Nestlé is using agricultural science to develop new varietals that can withstand the shifting climate. As some of the world’s largest coffee roasters, Nestlé has skin in the game when it comes to the future of the coffee-farming
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Nestlé CEO Laurent Freixe. Image: Nestlé Swiss multinational company Nestlé has announced Laurent Freixe as its new CEO, effective 1 September 2024. He succeeds Mark Schneider, also a board member, who is stepping down from the role. “The Board of Directors is delighted to announce the appointment of Laurent as the new CEO. I have known Laurent for a long time
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Image: Coffee Fellows German coffee shop chain Coffee Fellows has opened four new locations in the Greater Houston area in the United States. The stores – in Eldridge Parkway, Katy Mills Circle, Telge Road, and Broadway Street Pearland – mark the company’s one-year anniversary of Coffee Fellows North America, and the 25th anniversary of Coffee Fellows GmBH. It
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Image: Löfbergs Swedish coffee company Löfbergs has been awarded the Great Taste Award in the United Kingdom for its Single Origin Brazil Coffee. The Great Taste Award is a food and drink accreditation scheme to celebrate quality food and beverages. It is presented by The Guild of Fine Food in which judges, along with a panel of 500 experts,
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Image: Ricochet64/https://stock.adobe.com/Nordic coffeehouse chain Espresso House has appointed Thomas Kelly as its new Group CEO, effective from September. The recent announcement comes as part of the executive leadership changes made within the company over the past year, which include Kon Meyer becoming Board Chairman. “We are very happy to welcome Thomas to Espresso House and, coincidentally,
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Image: SALMONNEGRO/stock.adobe.comCentral America’s Cup of Excellence season has come to a close, with six countries successfully taking part in the 2024 coffee competition and auction. El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Mexico participated this year. Each country held a three-week competition to determine the qualifying coffees that would score high enough to be awarded
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Image: Es sarawuth / stock.adobe.comAutomation helps brands meet the rising demand for convenience, but what does it mean for coffee quality? As businesses look for ways to improve workflow, consistency, efficiency, and deliver quality production at speed and volume, automation is influencing their purchasing decisions. Global Coffee Report wants to explore the evolution of automation and how this technology is
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Image: StarbucksGlobal coffee chain Starbucks has opened its first store in Ecuador’s capital city, Quito.   The launch of the location comes as part of the company’s partnership with Delonorte S.A. and its continued expansion across Latin America and the Caribbean, marking its 1700th store and 25th market in the region.   “We are tremendously proud
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Image: Fagner Martins/ stock.adobe.comThe Specialty Coffee Association of Panama has announced a record-breaking lot price at its annual auction, which took place on 8 August.   The highest lot price was US$10,013 per kilogram, achieved by the Lamastus Family Estates’ Elida Geisha Natural Vuelta in the Geisha Natural category.  The second highest lot was Adaura Coffee’s Kaizen Washed
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