Tea, Coffee & Cocoa
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Tanzanian tea factory Mponde gets new investor Mponde Holdings Company
TANZANIA – The government of Tanzania has officially handed over Mponde Tea Factory to Mponde Holdings Company, a joint venture between the Workers Compensation Fund…
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Tata Coffee extends contract of CEO Chacko Purackal for another three years
INDIA – Tata Coffee has said its board has agreed to extend the contract of company Managing Director and CEO Chacko Purackal Thomas for another…
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Howard Schultz returns to Starbucks as Interim CEO following departure of Kevin Johnson
USA — Long-serving chief executive officer of Starbucks Howard Schultz has returned to succeed Kevin Johnson who is retiring after a 13-year tenure with the…
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Barry Callebaut opens new Asia Pacific headquarters to spearhead expansion in the region
SINGAPORE – Swiss cocoa processor and chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut has officially opened its new regional headquarters in Singapore to coordinate its continued investment in the…
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Kenya’s coffee earnings surge on back of increased volume, higher commodity price
KENYA – Kenya fetched US$130m in February from the export of 319,307 bags of coffee each weighing 60 kilogrammes. This was both a rise in…