Vanessa Facenda
Fairtrade raises coffee price minimum
In an effort to strengthen protections for coffee farmers around the world amid the intensifying impacts of climate change and growing global economic volatility, Fairtrade increases its minimum price for coffee.
Should workers fear the use of AI?
Despite the ongoing debate around the rapidly increasing abilities and use of artificial intelligence, new research finds that most people are not convinced that technology is going to replace them in the workplace.
RTD coffee finds success in a highly competitive beverage marketplace
Many mass market refreshment beverage categories have struggled while niche categories have experienced growth. RTD coffee is an example of a niche category that has experienced strong growth as a result of continued innovation and convenience.
World Coffee Research publishes its first Robusta Variety Catalog
As the coffee industry looks for solutions to meet the growing challenges of the climate crisis, World Coffee Research (WCR) has taken an important step by publishing its first Robusta Variety Catalog to help Robusta farmers make informed decisions about varieties.
RTD coffee and tea brands top the BEV50 Brand Index
Starbucks, Dunkin’ and Lipton top the ‘Bev50’ Psych-Pulse Survey, the beverage industry’s first consumer psychology-based ranking of brands.
Tea makes the DGAC cut!
Tea is now among the beverages prioritised for review in the 2025 DGA beverage guidelines, along with coffee and dairy.
The impact of the updates to the USDA Organic Rule for imported products
The USDA issued the biggest changes to its Organic Rule since it was first enacted more than two decades ago. Companies importing organic coffee and tea products must understand, implement and comply with the changes by March 2024.
A growing trend: plantable packaging
Plantable packaging is an emerging market that has the potential to grow quickly in the coming years due to its sustainable and eco-friendly nature.
Celebrating International Tea Day with global events and a new tea sustainability survey
The 4th International Tea Day (ITD) is on Sunday, 21 May, but many tea events around the world celebrating ITD are taking place in advance, beginning on 19 May. Coinciding with ITD, T&CTJ is launching a revised version of the 2021 tea sustainability survey.
A return to vibrancy and caffeinated excitement at the SCA Expo
With the feeling of a pre-pandemic show, the SCA Expo seemed back to ‘full strength’ as large numbers of both exhibitors and attendees from around the world converged in Portland, Oregon for the 34th annual exhibition.
Specialty Coffee is Resilient
The 2023 SCA Expo kicks off tonight with a welcome reception and runs through April 23rd (the show floor opens on the 21st). The annual event – the biggest specialty coffee show in the world – is ‘Disneyland’ for specialty coffee enthusiasts, connoisseurs and professionals, focusing on espresso, espresso-blended beverages, specialty ‘graded’ coffee, cold brew and nitro cold brew.
Scotland ditches disposable cups
Coffee shops in Stirling, Scotland to partake in Ditching Disposables Initiative from Zero Waste Scotland, to decrease the volume of single use plastic they generate.
The 2023 World Tea Expo was a strong show for the specialty tea industry
World Tea Conference + Expo 2023 expands both exhibitor and attendee participation.
NCA Annual Convention promotes resilience, reinvention, advocacy and collaboration
After two years of convening virtually, the National Coffee Association (NCA) of the USA returned to an in-person convention this year hosting nearly 800 attendees from around the world at the Tampa Marriott Water Street in Tampa, Florida from 9 to 11 March.