Small coffee, big world

United Kingdom:

UK coffee roasting and retail Costa Coffee sales revenue rose 26% in the six months to August to £123.2m (€ 158.4m). Costa opened 84 new stores during the period, bringing its total of 775 stores in the uk.

Taiwan:

At Taipei and Coffee-Memories and Stories, sponsored by the Taiwan Fine Coffee Association in Taipei City in early October, traditional Turkish coffee making performances became the highlight of the entire exhibition. Attracting a lot of attention at the press conference, the Taiwan Coffee Association is also planning to hold a contest on Turkish coffee at its next event.

Ireland:

Dublin coffee roaster Bewley's, a founding member of European Fine Coffee, has announced plans to establish Ireland's first "carbon neutral" company by the end of the year. Bewley's has had its own independent carbon and environmental monitoring agency since 2006, and the new company will aim to buy carbon offsets to offset current CO2 emissions.

This development will reduce CO2 emissions by 3500 tons per year.

Brazil:

For the first time, the government of Espirito Santo state, Brazil's main Robersta coffee-producing state, has set a goal of doubling Arabica coffee production. The goal is to increase current yields from 12 to 13 bags per hectare to 40,000 bags per hectare statewide on existing productive land through improved varieties, farmer training, and to completely renew Arabica cultivation by 2015.

United States:

French Market Coffee, which is based in New Orleans and has served as a tourist attraction in the French Quarter for the past decade, will be acquired by Louisiana roaster Reily Foods. In the New Orleans coffee market, both brands have a century-old history. At present, the specific transaction amount of this acquisition has not been disclosed. The acquisition is said to be aimed at boosting French Market Coffee sales in New Orleans.

Romania:

Franchise chain Cup&Cino signed an agreement with Romania RTC to enter the Romania market. According to the agreement, 30 stores will be opened in Romania, and the first two stores will open by the end of November.

Turkey:

The Turkish branch of the European Fine Coffee Association announced that the final of the Turkish Barista Competition will be held at the World Coffee Expo in Istanbul Exhibition Center from November 18 to 21. Four other events of the European Fine Coffee Association were held at the same time: the Latte Art Competition, the Cup Evaluation Competition, the "Coffee Spirit" Competition and the Turkish Coffee Competition.

United States:

Coffee Bean International, a well-known roaster owned by California-based Farmer Brothers Group, opened a new bakery and office building in Portland, Oregon, in mid-October after owning a 30-year-old bakery in the city. According to Coffee Bean International, the establishment of the new bakery is based on environmental protection and environmental safety considerations.

In just a few days, the world of coffee, from production to roasting, from coffee roasters to coffee chains, from economy to environment, from Europe to Asia, coffee is constantly moving forward in competition and development, retro and improvement...

Small Coffee, big World!