Nearly 25,000 Bags of Arabica Back to Market After Hurricane Sandy

Nearly 25,000 Bags of Arabica Back to Market After Hurricane Sandy

April 3, 2013 8:00 am

Some 24,700 bags of arabica coffee are back on the grid after temporarily losing their deliverable status with ICE Futures U.S. following damage to a [...]

Starbucks CEO Accused of ‘Corporate Assault on Marriage’

Starbucks CEO Accused of ‘Corporate Assault on Marriage’

March 28, 2013 9:23 am

An anti-same-sex-marriage group that first organized a ban on Starbucks last year has seen a surge of support since Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz at a [...]

Brazil Bumber Crop Keeping Arabica Prices Low

Brazil Bumber Crop Keeping Arabica Prices Low

March 8, 2013 11:47 am

As a record Brazil coffee crop comes to the U.S market in March, arabica prices remain low despite the widespread leaf rust in parts of [...]

Leaf Rust Outbreak Having Little Effect on Coffee Futures

Leaf Rust Outbreak Having Little Effect on Coffee Futures

February 28, 2013 8:56 am

The leaf rust (roya) epidemic, while incredibly damaging to farms and farmers throughout Central America, is having little effect on the global market, according to [...]

Coffee Prices Hit 30-Month Low as Worldwide Production Surges

Coffee Prices Hit 30-Month Low as Worldwide Production Surges

December 12, 2012 11:45 am

Raw coffee prices worldwide continue to slide, in November hitting their lowest point since May 2010, according to the monthly report from the London-based International [...]

After Going Private, Peet’s Has New President and CEO

After Going Private, Peet’s Has New President and CEO

November 13, 2012 10:06 am

Exactly two weeks after going private, Peet’s Coffee & Tea has announced that Dave Burwick will be taking over for Patrick O’Dea as president and [...]

Starbucks Ups Growth Predictions for 2013

Starbucks Ups Growth Predictions for 2013

November 2, 2012 10:55 am

Starbucks plans to grow faster than expected next year, as the company continues to invest in new stores in China and India. In an announcement [...]

Peet’s Now Private as $1 Billion Acquisition Finalized

Peet’s Now Private as $1 Billion Acquisition Finalized

October 30, 2012 11:29 am

The $1 billion acquisition of Peet’s Coffee & Tea by Joh. A. Benckiser (JAB) has been finalized, making the coffee giant private. JAB is a German [...]

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 [...]

World’s Largest Coffee Co-op Halting Spot Arabica Exports

World’s Largest Coffee Co-op Halting Spot Arabica Exports

August 7, 2012 8:39 am

The world’s largest coffee cooperative, Brazil’s Cooxupe, plans to halt spot exports until next month, as the current harvest season winds down. Heavy rains in [...]