Tea, Coffee & Cocoa
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Fresh Brew invests US$10m to expand its roasting and production division
US – Fresh Brew, one of the largest private-label coffee and tea producers in the US, has announced an investment of US$10 million to expand…
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Logistics firm Bollore executes first direct shipment of Kenyan farmers’ coffee to South Korea
KENYA – Bollore Transport & Logistics, a major international transport and logistics operator, has successfully handled the first direct shipment of Kenyan farmers’ coffee to…
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Barry Callebaut establishes cocoa research farm as Nestlé makes progress towards deforestation-free cocoa
ECUADOR – Swiss cocoa processor and chocolate manufacturer, Barry Callebaut is establishing a new Cocoa farm in Ecuador to power cocoa farming research and innovation…
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Kenya’s coffee production to decline by 10% while Uganda to register 6% jump in output
EAST AFRICA – Kenya’s coffee production in the market year 2022/23 is forecast to decrease by 10 percent to 700,000 bags due to lower yields…
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Uganda benefits from rising coffee prices registering 41.7% rise in value despite decline in volume
UGANDA – Shortage of shipping containers in Asia and weather-related concerns in Brazil have continued to fuel increase in coffee global prices for the past…