Global coffee brand Nescafé commits to using 100% responsibly sourced coffee by 2025
SWITZERLAND – Nestle-owned global coffee brand Nescafé has announced that it expects to have 100%…
Tea, Coffee & Cocoa
India Tea Traders Association raises concerns over implementation of online auction system
INDIA – The Federation of All India Tea Traders Association (FAITTA), the apex body of…
ABC Fund supports cocoa farming in Ivory Coast issuing financing ahead of 2020/2021 season
IVORY COAST – The Agri-Business Capital (ABC) Fund managed by Bamboo capital, has issued loan…
Ghana Commodity Exchange considers trading cocoa on platform
GHANA – The Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) is pondering on listing light cocoa bean, which…
Olam backed Twenty Degrees to bring specialty cacao to craft chocolate makers
UK – Twenty Degrees, a new specialty cacao business sourcing premium quality cacao beans from…
Chobani expands beyond dairy aisle, launches new ready-to-drink coffees
US – Chobani, a leading American company that is known for its Greek yogurts, taken…
US maker of ready to drink coffee products High Brew secures distribution agreement with Farmer Brothers
US— High Brew Coffee (“High Brew”), a leading manufacturer of ready-to-drink (“RTD”) coffee products has…
Rachel Ruggeri to succeed Patrick Grismer as Starbucks’ Executive Vice President and Chief Finance Office
US – Starbucks Corporation, the premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world…
Uganda registers decline in both quantity, earnings of coffee in November 2020 fetching US$38.61m
UGANDA – Uganda, earned US$38.61 million from exports of 519,683 bags of coffee each weighing…
Ethiopian coffee exporter Kerchanshe Trading constructs coffee preparation facilities
ETHIOPIA – Kerchanshe Trading, one of Ethiopia’s largest producers and exporters of coffee is establishing…
Kenya enacts new tea regulation bill as agency declares US$6.73m dividend for tea farmers
KENYA – The push for reforms in Kenya’s tea sector culminated in the signing into…
Ghana COCOBOD opens first farmer-owned cocoa fermentation centre
GHANA – The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has opened the first farmer-owned cocoa fermentation centre…
Cocoa processor in Cameroon eyes export market with establishment of US$73.8m processing plant
CAMEROON – Atlantic Cocoa Corporation, an Ivorian cocoa processor with operations in Cameroon is set…
Olam uses pulp and skin of coffee cherry fruit to create novel superfruit products
UK – Olam Coffee- a subsidiary of global food and agri-business company, Olam International –…
Unilever takes part in expansion of US$20m greenfield tea project in Rwanda
RWANDA – The Government of Rwanda has partnered with Unilever Tea Rwanda and The Wood…
Olam partners TechnoServe to help Guatemala farmers modernize their coffee ventures
GUATEMALA – Olam International’s Coffee division has teamed up with international non-profit organization TechnoServe, to…
Ghana, Ivory Coast halt cocoa sustainability schemes run by Hershey
GHANA – The battle between Hershey and West African cocoa producing countries has escalated with…
Hershey’s purchase of ‘cheap cocoa beans’ seen as conspiracy to undermine West Africa’s LID scheme
IVORY COAST – The Ivorian cocoa regulator has alleged that U.S. chocolate maker Hershey’s move…
Italy cements position as top buyer of Ugandan Coffee
UGANDA – Italy has maintained its spot as Uganda’s leading coffee export destination during the…
Nestlé partners JDE Peet’s to launch UK’s first cross-industry coffee pod recycling scheme
UK – Swiss multinational food and drink processing company Nestlé and JDE Peet’s ( the…
McDonalds unveils new US$382m investment plan to tap into growing Chinese coffee market
CHINA – American fast food company, McDonalds is planning to invest over US$380 million in…
Ethiopian coffee processor Haro Coffee ventures into packaging production
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopian coffee processing and brewing company, Haro Coffee, has diversified its business into…
Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa opens first Costa Coffee outlet in Johannesburg
SOUTH AFRICA – Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has cut ribbon at its first Costa…
Kenyan tea and coffee processor Sasini unveils new packaging and ups retail network
Company name: Sasini Plc, Kenya Product type: Hot beverage Innovation: Packaging change Sasini Plc, a Kenyan listed tea…