McDonald’s makes substantial commitment to coffee sustainability …
McDonald’s Corp. recently announced that their North American operations will be investing $6.5 million over the next 4.5 years to provide …
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Rabobank Sees Largest Arabica Coffee Shortage Since 2009-10
Demand for the more expensive beans will climb because of lower prices and a smaller premium to the robusta variety, used in instant coffee and espresso, it said. “The 2013-14 arabica supply and demand outlook point to tighter fundamentals due to lower …
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Vietnam’s Main Coffee Area Seen Receiving Rain in Next 11 Days
The main coffee growing region in Vietnam, the top producer of robusta variety used by Nestle SA (NESN) in instant drinks, may get more rain in the final days of March, potentially helping the crop. Parts of Dak Lak province, which represents about a …
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Coffee joins list of crop facing Brazil hold-ups
The bank, restating a forecast of New York arabica coffee futures averaging 160 cents a pound at the last quarter of the year, 13% more than the December contract is pricing in, named Brazil’s infrastructure hiccups among reasons to expect a rally …
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Water, Coffee & More launches new website focused on increasing lead …
ATLANTA — Water, Coffee & More, a full-service digital marketing and SEO (Search Engine Optimization) agency exclusively focused on the bottled water, filtration and office coffee industry, has launched a new website, according to a press release.
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US coffee firms select LBP UpShot Solution to foray into single-serve coffee …
Melitta USA, Saxbys Coffee, Mystic Monk Coffee, Woodshed Roasting and Hawaii Roasters have adopted LBP Manufacturing’s UpShot Solution to harness opportunities in a booming single-serve coffee market. UpShot Solution filter is compatible with Keurig …
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Coffee Fungus Outbreak to Cause Pain for Investors and Consumers?
A recent Bloomberg article cited Jose Angel Buitrago, president of the Central American Organization of Coffee Exporters, as saying that a coffee rust fungus affecting this year’s crop could reduce the harvest by up to 25%. In the following video …
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ADDING MULTIMEDIA Starbucks Introduces Innovative Cross-Channel, Multi …
Schultz’s recognition of Starbucks 15-year business partnership with Mohammed Alshaya, Executive Chairman, M.H. Alshaya Co., including comments about how bringing specialty coffee to the Middle East serves as a model for the company’s future expansion …
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Caribou Coffee brews mobile Web site to meet consumer digital needs
Caribou Coffee’s mobile strategy is getting a jolt of caffeine thanks to the launch of a new mobile site that provides nutritional information for all beverage and food items. The coffee house chain made its first move into mobile …
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Robusta Coffee Rebounds Amid Vietnam Drought; Sugar Gains
Robusta coffee for delivery in May gained 0.7 percent to $2,167 a ton by 10:39 a.m. on NYSE Liffe in London. Arabica coffee for delivery in May slid 0.3 percent to $1.332 a pound on ICE Futures U.S. in New York. Drought in the central region of Vietnam …
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Soft futures mixed – Coffee bounces off 34-month low
On the ICE Futures U.S. Exchange, Arabica coffee for May delivery traded at USD1.3388 a pound, up 0.8% on the day. The May contract rose by as much as 1.2% earlier in the day to hit a session high of USD1.3445 a pound. The May contract fell to …
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Coffee watch: Coffee futures (chart) continue to drift lower this year. Though …
Coffee watch: Coffee futures (chart) continue to drift lower this year. Though some relief for bagged coffee sellers on wholesale costs is already built into estimates, the margin boost could be even better than expected. A long-term trend to watch is …
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