German Roasters Guild’s Kaffe Campus Coming in September

German Roasters Guild’s Kaffe Campus Coming in September

June 4, 2013 11:52 am

The German Roasters Guild has announced that Kaffee Campus, Germany’s largest meeting of specialty coffee professionals, will be Sept. 17-19 in Berlin. Organized by the [...]

India’s Coffee Exports Down 10.3 Percent in FY13

India’s Coffee Exports Down 10.3 Percent in FY13

April 3, 2013 8:49 am

Decreased demand in the U.S. and European markets has led to a more than 10 percent decline in fiscal year 2013 coffee shipments from India, [...]

JAB Makes Offer to Acquire Dutch D.E. Master Blenders for $9.7 Billion

JAB Makes Offer to Acquire Dutch D.E. Master Blenders for $9.7 Billion

March 28, 2013 8:32 am

Dutch coffee industry giant D.E. Master Blenders 1753, which spun off from Sara Lee last June, says it is in talks to be acquired by Joh. [...]

Caffe Sospeso (Suspended Coffee) Movement Afoot in Struggling Bulgaria

Caffe Sospeso (Suspended Coffee) Movement Afoot in Struggling Bulgaria

March 26, 2013 9:35 am

The Italian tradition of caffe sospeso, translated as suspended coffee, has reportedly taken hold in some 150 coffee shops in Bulgaria, considered the European Union’s [...]

India Coffee Exports In Decline for Second Straight Year

India Coffee Exports In Decline for Second Straight Year

February 6, 2013 9:36 am

Coffee exports from India may drop to below 300,000 bags this year, which would represent a second straight year of decline. Sources in a recent [...]

D.E. Master Blenders Quarterly Sales Mixed, Germany Slow

D.E. Master Blenders Quarterly Sales Mixed, Germany Slow

October 23, 2012 10:28 am

D.E. Master Blenders, the Dutch coffee and tea company spun off by Sara Lee and June, came up slightly short of revenue estimates for the [...]

Starbucks Close to ‘Milestone Deal’ for Nordic Market

Starbucks Close to ‘Milestone Deal’ for Nordic Market

September 27, 2012 11:37 am

Starbucks is expected to soon announce a deal with the Norwegian firm Umoe Restaurant Group that will likely provide a significant boost to the Seattle-based [...]

Debt Crisis Hurting Southern European Coffee Bars

Debt Crisis Hurting Southern European Coffee Bars

August 23, 2012 9:28 am

Southern Europe’s debt crisis has led to unemployment and diminished household budgets to the point that the region’s social hubs — local coffee bars — [...]

Marley Coffee Signs UK Roasting and Distribution Deal

Marley Coffee Signs UK Roasting and Distribution Deal

March 29, 2012 8:58 am

Marley Coffee has finalized a UK distribution agreement with Blue Mountain Coffee (Europe), a principal importer of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee throughout the continent. Under [...]

Starbucks Expanding In Europe With Instant Coffee, Cafes

Starbucks Expanding In Europe With Instant Coffee, Cafes

March 2, 2012 11:33 am

According to reports in several German newspapers, Starbucks has plans to gain a bigger share of the European market by aggressively marketing and selling coffee [...]