The International Labour Organization (ILO), including its Vision Zero Fund, Colombian Ministry of Labour, International Coffee Organization (ICO), and Government of Huila are joining forces to launch a new campaign to promote decent conditions for all coffee workers in Colombia. The #FamiliasCafeteras initiative, which launched on World Day for Safety and Health at Work (28 April), is a call for stakeholders in the sector to take action to ensure decent work for those in the coffee industry. Colombia is currently ranked as the third largest coffee producing country in the world. Of its 548,00 ..read more

A new report from Circana reveals a significant surge in global coffee consumption. The research, undertaken by the advisor on the complexity of consumer behaviour, showed total coffee servings had a 5 per cent year-over-year growth across the world. A total of 12 countries were studied as part of the report, including the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, and Brazil. Eleven of the 12 countries observed this trend, with China experiencing the highest growth rate in coffee consumption and South Korea the only country not t ..read more

Cafetto explains why its tableting process is unlike any other and how its ‘no one size fits all’ mentality ensures it has a cleaning product suited for every coffee machine. Like most high-volume machinery, coffee equipment requires frequent cleaning to perform at its best. To help café owners and baristas keep on top of this, global cleaning specialist Cafetto has developed an extensive tablet range which covers traditional machines, automatic machines, and milk-system cleaning. “Cafetto manufactures and distributes over 30 tablet products, such as our Tevo Mini and Maxi Espresso Machine Cle ..read more

Café William President and CEO Rémi Tremblay on its goal to produce the most sustainable coffee, and why installing an industrial-scale electric roaster is essential to helping achieve its mission. There are some companies that talk about sustainability like a checklist and others that turn words into action. For Canadian coffee roaster Café William, the term is far from a greenwashing ploy or company value. It’s a way of life. When, back in 2000, the company reflected on the type of business it wanted to become, it was determined to have a place in the global coffee market, but was adamant it ..read more

Nestlé has published its three-month sales for 2024, reporting 1 per cent organic growth for Nespresso. As part of the report, Nestlé announced for Nespresso organic growth at 1 per cent, with pricing of 1.2 per cent. RIG was -0.2 per cent, which was impacted by the phasing of commercial activities. The report goes on to detail foreign exchange negatively impacting sales by 5.1 per cent, with Nespresso reported sales decreasing by 4.1 per cent to CHF 1.5 billion. North America saw sales grow at a mid single-digit rate with market share gains, while Europe posted slightly negative growth. Accor ..read more

Nestlé has launched Nespresso in India in response to the increasing consumer demand for its high-quality coffees. Nestlé will offer Nespresso coffees through e-commerce channels with the aim of growing the premium coffee category in the country. It will open the first Nespresso boutique in Delhi and then expand to other key cities in India. “I am delighted that we are introducing Nespresso to coffee lovers in India. For almost 40 years, Nespresso has been committed to elevating the coffee experience through its signature taste and to embedding sustainability in every part of the bus ..read more

United Kingdom-based sandwich and coffee chain Pret A Manger has announced a series of board changes as it focuses on the next phase of its international growth. As part of the announcements, Konrad Meyer has been appointed Chairman of the Board and will succeed Oliver Goudet who held the position for the past six years. “We are very proud of the transformation of Pret over the past few years, and we remain focused on the essence of Pret: happy teams and happy customers, and serving people with the Joy of Pret,” says Meyer. “As a final step in leaving the pandemic behind, we are implementing p ..read more

Guillaume Le Cunff, current CEO of Nespresso, has been announced as the new Nestlé CEO of Zone Europe, effective 1 July 2024. The announcement follows the resignation of Marco Settembri (pictured above), who is stepping down on 30 June, marking the end of a 36-year career. “On behalf of our Board of Directors and our Executive Board, I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Marco for his many years of outstanding service to Nestlé. We wish him great success and fulfillment in this new phase of his life,” says Nestlé CEO Mark Schneider. “At the same time, we are delighted to announce that ..read more

JDE Peet’s has expanded its global effort to combat coffee-related deforestation by signing three Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with Peru, Honduras, and Rwanda. This ensures continued access to the European market for smallholder farmers upon implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), and fosters climate change resilience for coffee, ensuring JDE Peet’s’ customers and consumers have continued access to high-quality coffee products. “We are very proud to further progress our efforts to combat deforestation through these new MOUs with Honduras, Peru, and Rwanda,” says Laurent ..read more

From 12 to 14 April, about 17,000 coffee and tea professionals from over 85 countries gathered in Chicago, United States for the 35th annual Specialty Coffee Expo, North America’s largest coffee trade show and host of the World Coffee Championships. The Expo, owned and produced by the Specialty Coffee Association, saw a 23 per cent increase in attendance from the previous largest show which took place in 2019, and an exhibit hall featuring 602 companies, the most to ever participate in the history of the event. This year Specialty Coffee Expo offered two new features areas. The Green Coffee Co ..read more