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Ethiopia to Loosen ECX Restrictions, Says Green Trader Trabocca
Ethiopian coffee authorities may be opening up the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX), allowing coffees to be traded outside the platform through which all coffees exported from Ethiopia have passed...
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Nicaragua Specialist Mercon Launches Robusta Exports
Longtime Nicaraguan coffee specialist Mercon Coffee Group last week announced the official launch of Nicaraguan robusta exports. The company says it has been working with producers in the Nueva Guinea...
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Green Trader Theta Ridge Expands with New Indiana Headquarters
Nearly 20 years ago, as Theta Ridge Coffee Founder Kevin Kuyers was seriously considering switching career paths by heading into coffee, he hired a market research firm to look into the viability...
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Potential Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide Needs ‘Price Donors’
The team behind the Transparent Trade Coffee project is continuing to leverage its robust online research to explore ways in which specialty buyers may make more informed decisions that promote...
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Olam Acquires Longtime East African Coffee Specialist Schluter
Olam Coffee parent company Olam International Limited has acquired the full interest in longtime East African-focused UK coffee company Schluter S.A., valued at approximately $7.5 million USD,...
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Brazil Specialty Coffee Association to Offer Some US Buyers an Expenses-Paid...
The nonprofit Brazil Specialty Coffee Association is launching an outreach program designed to directly connect U.S. coffee-buying companies with Brazilian specialty coffees. While many of the...
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Coffee Blossom Honey: A Sweet Extension of the Farmer to Importer Relationship
Throughout the world’s coffee lands, beekeeping has been proven effective not only in providing additional sources of food and income for farmers through honey production, but in promoting coffee plant...
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Growers Alliance Cafe and Gift Shop a Hard-Earned Kenya Connection in Florida
The two Kenya-born relatives of coffee growers that founded Florida-based Growers Alliance Coffee Company were indeed brought together by coffee, although interestingly not in Kenya. They met in the...
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Hamburg Coffee Co. Acquires Majority Stake of San Diego-Based Importer ICT
According to a partnership agreement that took effect earlier this week, 30-year-old German green coffee trader Hamburg Coffee Company (HACOFCO) has become the majority stakeholder of San Diego-based...
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Steven Diaz and Angela Pelaez to Lead RGC Coffee Subsidiary in Bogota
The Quebec, Canada-based green coffee importer RGC Coffee Inc. (RGC), has created a new subsidiary, RGC Americas, based in Bogotá, Colombia. Longtime Colombian coffee professionals Steven Diaz and...
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Ethiopia to Loosen ECX Restrictions, Says Green Trader Trabocca
Ethiopian coffee authorities may be opening up the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX), allowing coffees to be traded outside the platform through which all coffees exported from Ethiopia have passed...
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Nicaragua Specialist Mercon Launches Robusta Exports
Longtime Nicaraguan coffee specialist Mercon Coffee Group last week announced the official launch of Nicaraguan robusta exports. The company says it has been working with producers in the Nueva Guinea...
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Green Trader Theta Ridge Expands with New Indiana Headquarters
Nearly 20 years ago, as Theta Ridge Coffee Founder Kevin Kuyers was seriously considering switching career paths by heading into coffee, he hired a market research firm to look into the viability...
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Potential Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide Needs ‘Price Donors’
The team behind the Transparent Trade Coffee project is continuing to leverage its robust online research to explore ways in which specialty buyers may make more informed decisions that promote...
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Cafe Imports Unveils ‘Stratified Offerings’ Supporting Multiple Tiers of...
Minneapolis-based green coffee importer Cafe Imports this week unveiled “Stratified Offerings,” a wide selection of green coffees separated by tiers that reflects a more holistic buying approach the...
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International Coffee Merchant Sucafina to Grow with $300 Million Loan
Green coffee merchant Sucafina has secured an approximately $300 million syndicated loan from several major banks with hopes to expand the business amid increased consolidation in the coffee industry,...
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Nordic Approach Launching Origin-Focused Conference in Costa Rica
Oslo, Norway-based green coffee importer Nordic Approach is launching a new origin-focused conference called Origin Approach, taking place Feb. 11-14 in the renowned Tarrazú region of Costa Rica. The...
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With Ethiopia Harvest, Green Seller Trabocca Unveils Brand Refresh
Not coincidentally in time for Ethiopia’s harvest season, green coffee importer Trabocca has unveiled an expansive rebranding effort, adding a new logo, a new website and a range of colors to...
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Social Enterprise Bean Voyage Giving Women Farmers More Control, More Income
A young social enterprise nonprofit called Bean Voyage is seeking to dramatically increase the incomes of women farmers by cutting middlemen from the supply chain, improving quality and leveraging an...
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Seattle’s Atlas Coffee Importers Joins the Neumann Kaffee Gruppe
The multinational green trading company Neumann Kaffee Gruppe has made a majority investment in the Seattle green coffee import company Atlas Coffee Importers. The financial terms have not been made...
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