Science to the rescue
As we presume you are aware, strictly speaking, there are two types of coffee: Arabica and Robusta.
Robusta is the hardier, cheaper variety; Arabica the more sought-after and flavorful one.
Ona Again! Hugh Kelly is the Australian Barista Champion
When it comes to the Australian Barista Championships, Ona Coffee has just gone two for two.
After the success of the company’s director Sasa Sestic last year, Ona’s head barista trainer High Kelly topped the charts this time around.
Kelly – who helped Sestic on his march to world glory just over twelve months ago – claimed his place in the nation competition by winning the Central Regional Barista Championships last September.
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Rabobank Considers Raising Prices After Low Projection
Rabobank, the Dutch multinational financial services company, has revealed that its executives have been toying with the idea of raising coffee price forecasts.
Speaking after conducting one of the biggest crop surveys ever completed, the bank stated that it believes the Brazilian coffee harvest for the 2016-17 season will fall short of current market averages.
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Australian Coffee Shop At The Crossroads
Are you ready to rumble?
The Australian coffee company Muzz Buzz operates some forty-two stores across Western Austria.
However, the regional chain has come under a fair bit of flack from parents after plans of a brand new store in Kalgoorlie became public knowledge.
A Frothing Robbery? Starbucks Served With Lawsuit
Is this the first time Starbucks has been in trouble for not providing enough hot water?
Benjamin Robles and Siera Strumlauf are taking Starbucks to court.
But, this is not your regular ‘hot coffee’ case. The Golden State pair are claiming that they have been routinely cheated by the world-famous coffee company because they do not receive as-advertised lattes.
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Coffee Prices Are Likely To Rise, Says Sunny Verghese
According to Sunny Verghese, the chief executive of Olam International, coffee prices will shoot upwards in the near future.
Verghese, the chief executive of Olam International, a Singaporean-based soft commodity training company, believes the industry will break free from the shackles of the past six months.
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Task Force Mobilised, But Will Kenya’s Coffee Industry See Results?
Over the years, there have been too many allegations of collusion, infighting and bitterness within the Kenyan coffee industry to count.
We have seen fighting between government officials and the Kenyan Planters Cooperative Union, some potentially dubious legislation and accusations of theft.
To top things off, late last year the respected Kenyan newspaper The Daily Nation, published an article that showed the existence of cartels within the sector.
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More Than A Bikini Coffee Shop? Stanton Shop Cited
Here we have yet another bikini-themed coffee shop that is at the centre of a lawsuit.
We will admit that we thought the trend of scantily clad baristas and their less-than-salubrious managers falling foul of the law had ended. But then again, what do we know?
One popular bikini-and-Vietnamese-themed coffee shop in Stanton, California is at the centre of particularly nasty – and divisive – lawsuit.
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Doctor Rewarded With Free Cup of Airline Coffee
When you are on terra firma and suffer a medical emergency, it can be relatively straightforward to receive the necessary care and treatment that you require.
Normally, a simple phone call to the emergency services will suffice and within minutes, you will have a group of paramedics at your disposal. If needs be, you could be whisked away to the nearest hospital.
However, what happens when you are thousands of feet up in the air and take a turn for the worse?
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Lavazza Expect Sales To Hit $1.9 Billion
After purchasing the popular French coffee brand Carte Noire, Lavazza is of the assertion that its revenues may rise to $1.9 billion this year.
If that figure does end up on Lavazza’s end-of-year balance sheets, it would represent an increase of nearly twenty percent when compared to 2015’s figures.
The deal will see Lavazza become the leading coffee supply in one of Europe’s biggest – and most lucrative – markets.