Tea, Coffee & Cocoa

Melitta Group will invest over €100 million in its Bremen coffee facility to boost capacity by 50% and support its long-term global expansion strategy.

Browns Tea Plantations Kenya has deployed electric trucks and charging infrastructure as part of a wider strategy to cut emissions and accelerate sustainable tea logistics.

Soufflet Malt and Ferments du Futur are developing cocoa alternatives from fermented sprouted grains to address rising cocoa supply pressures and support sustainable ingredient innovation.

China will allow eligible coffee bean imports from 53 African countries starting July 2026, expanding market access and strengthening agricultural trade ties with the continent.

Ghana forecasts 650,000 tonnes of cocoa for 2025/26 as COCOBOD advances pricing reforms and shifts to domestic debt financing to stabilise production and farmer incomes.