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El Salvador’s Coffee Industry at a Crossroads
El Salvador and its coffee industry are both in a perilous state. Various NGOs, tech firms and forward-thinking producers are working to save the industry by addressing issues of environmental,...
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Sasa Sestic Leading ‘Best of’ El Salvador and Honduras Auctions
2015 World Barista Championship Sasa Sestic of Australia is leveraging his profile and his partnerships to lead “best of” green coffee competitions and auctions this year in El Salvador and Honduras....
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SCAA 2016: The Origin Content Preview
In less than one month, the gavel will sound to open The SCAA Event in Atlanta. That means it’s time for the annual Coffeelands preview of some of the Event’s...
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Joanna Lawson Leading Trader Caravela Coffee’s First European Office, in London
Green coffee trader Caravela Coffee (formerly Virmax) recently established its first European Office, which will be led by longtime trader and certified Q Grader Joanna Lawson in Central London’s (UK)...
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On Social Capital and Water in the Coffeelands
Twenty years ago, I was in the Peace Corps in Honduras working on water systems, and one of the biggest lessons from that experience was the conviction that if a...
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From the ICO, Here’s How Coffee Farming Is Often Not Viable
Often cited by nonprofits, NGOs and even for-profit coffee companies is anecdotal evidence of the business struggles of coffee farmers — how they are “price takers” in a volatile market;...
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Cup of Excellence Seeing Strong Returns, SCA Expo Cupping Planned
The 2017 Cup of Excellence competition and auction season is in full swing, with competition cuppings taking place throughout Central America, and a public cupping event scheduled for the upcoming SCA...
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First World Coffee Science Summit Coming to El Salvador
The first World Coffee Science Summit is scheduled to take place this May 30 through June 2 in San Salvador, El Salvador, focusing on a range of science-related issues affecting the...
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Starbucks, Maker of the Unicorn Frapp, Pledges 100 Million New Coffee Trees
Starbucks Coffee Company has many faces. There’s the Starbucks that just today unveiled the Unicorn Frappuccino blended beverage, a sugar-laden, tongue-dying monstrosity of a “coffee” drink that...
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Top Coffee at Cup of Excellence El Salvador Auction Fetches $95 Per Pound
If you happened to tune into a live video feed of the El Salvador Cup of Excellence auction yesterday, you would have seen a large group of producers dancing with...
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SCAA 2016: The Origin Content Preview
In less than one month, the gavel will sound to open The SCAA Event in Atlanta. That means it’s time for the annual Coffeelands preview of some of the Event’s...
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Joanna Lawson Leading Trader Caravela Coffee’s First European Office, in London
Green coffee trader Caravela Coffee (formerly Virmax) recently established its first European Office, which will be led by longtime trader and certified Q Grader Joanna Lawson in Central London’s (UK)...
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On Social Capital and Water in the Coffeelands
Twenty years ago, I was in the Peace Corps in Honduras working on water systems, and one of the biggest lessons from that experience was the conviction that if a...
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From the ICO, Here’s How Coffee Farming Is Often Not Viable
Often cited by nonprofits, NGOs and even for-profit coffee companies is anecdotal evidence of the business struggles of coffee farmers — how they are “price takers” in a volatile market;...
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Cup of Excellence Seeing Strong Returns, SCA Expo Cupping Planned
The 2017 Cup of Excellence competition and auction season is in full swing, with competition cuppings taking place throughout Central America, and a public cupping event scheduled for the upcoming SCA...
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First World Coffee Science Summit Coming to El Salvador
The first World Coffee Science Summit is scheduled to take place this May 30 through June 2 in San Salvador, El Salvador, focusing on a range of science-related issues affecting the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Starbucks, Maker of the Unicorn Frapp, Pledges 100 Million New Coffee Trees
Starbucks Coffee Company has many faces. There’s the Starbucks that just today unveiled the Unicorn Frappuccino blended beverage, a sugar-laden, tongue-dying monstrosity of a “coffee” drink that...
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Top Coffee at Cup of Excellence El Salvador Auction Fetches $95 Per Pound
If you happened to tune into a live video feed of the El Salvador Cup of Excellence auction yesterday, you would have seen a large group of producers dancing with...
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How Fine Cocoa is Following Specialty Coffee in Standards Development
In 1982, a small group of coffee professionals gathered to establish a forum for the discussion of coffee issues and the development of quality standards for specialty coffee. This small...
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Cafe Imports Unveils ‘Stratified Offerings’ Supporting Multiple Tiers of...
Minneapolis-based green coffee importer Cafe Imports this week unveiled “Stratified Offerings,” a wide selection of green coffees separated by tiers that reflects a more holistic buying approach the...
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