CU is brought to you by
Coffee news from around the world
Stay on top of your coffee education by reading the latest coffee news.
Coffee producers face ethics onslaught - Business Daily Africa
07.27.10 12pm |
Business Daily Africa
Apart from UTZ there are other international certification programmes active in Kenya including the Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade even though they have,Coffee Looks Outside the Cup - Coffee Things (blog)
07.26.10 4am |
Coffee Things (blog)
Also in the US, a roasting company is promoting coffee husks for use in tea. Sold as qishr, which is more commonly used as goat feed or fertiliser,Hawaii's statewide cupping competition is making a difference - ROASTe (blog)
07.23.10 7pm |
ROASTe (blog)
The Specialty Coffee Association of Europe (who recently awarded the top scorer their Outstanding Producer of the Year Award), The Coffee Quality InstituteCoffee perks up memory and balance in geriatric animals - Science News
07.22.10 4pm |
Science News
It showed that roasting appears to not only increase the availability of coffee's polyphenols to brain cells (at least to cells growing in a dish),Coffee judges pick Rusty's Hawaiian - Honolulu Star-Advertiser
07.21.10 7am |
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Lorie Obra, a one-woman operation who produces Rusty's Hawaiian, was recently named 2010 Outstanding Producer by the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe.Kopi Luwak cat-poop coffee may get Muslim ban - NewsLite
07.20.10 10am |
NewsLite
Lucky workers then have the job of sorting through civet cat poop and hunting for the hard beans which have fermented in the cat's stomach, before roastingCoffeemania ? from the mouths of baristas - Seattle Times
07.18.10 12am |
Seattle Times
Andrew Milstead, who got hooked by a great shot of espresso at Espresso Vivace, is now a barista at Kirkland's Urban Coffee Lounge.Getting Paid With Purpose: Sustainable Harvest - Tonic
07.15.10 10am |
Tonic
Today, Sustainable Harvest farmer partners supply one out of every eight pounds of certified Fair Trade and organic coffee sold in North America.Hawaii Coffee Association holds conference - Big Island Weekly
07.14.10 5pm |
Big Island Weekly
This year the contest will be blind judged by an independent panel of expert coffee "cuppers." There will be winners in the categories of 'Best of OriginIntelligentsia: 'Putting a coffee bar in Seattle would be like putting a ... - Seattle Times
07.13.10 8pm |
Seattle Times
Although it's become known for its competition-winning baristas -- including Glanville, who was the 2008 US barista champion, and Michael Phillips,Peruvian female coffee farmers get 30 percent additional income - Living in Peru (blog)
07.13.10 9am |
Living in Peru (blog)
Green Awakening is a savory, all-organic, 100% Fair Trade Certified coffee grown exclusively by small cooperatives in the mountains of Peru. Their motto?Coffee with a Conscience: Support Transfair USA with your Morning Brew - Earthtimes
07.12.10 7pm |
Earthtimes
Green Awakening? Coffee, an inclusive and socially responsible, fair trade, organic coffee company partnered with TransFair USA as part of its overallMypressi Announces New Origins Program, Helping Coffee Farmers With One-of-a ... - PR Web (press release)
07.12.10 4am |
PR Web (press release)
The new mypressi Origins program puts coffee farmers first with an ongoing donation of mypressi TWIST espresso makers. When you purchase a TWIST at $199,Is civet coffee worth the price? - The Guardian
07.09.10 6am |
The Guardian
Reiss is a 'coffee person' par excellence. He takes coffee so seriously that he roasts and blends beans to order for individual customers, so when he asksFarm to Table: Coffee - HONOLULUMagazine.com
07.08.10 4pm |
HONOLULUMagazine.com
Steiman feels that the time is right for producers of artisanally made coffee?also known as specialty coffee?to find a wider audience.Will Moka Be America's Next Coffee Tradition? - The Atlantic (blog)
07.08.10 9am |
The Atlantic (blog)
It has a balanced taste, neither bitter nor sour (somewhat dependent on roast?more roasting produces more bitterness), and a clean aftertaste.Ristretto | Hot Water - New York Times (blog)
07.01.10 3pm |
New York Times (blog)
Even though espresso was the star at the World Barista Championship held in London last week, the thousands of coffee geeks who gathered under the soaringGreen Awakening' Fair Trade, Organic Coffee and TransFair USA Partner to Raise ... - Earthtimes (press release)
06.30.10 2pm |
Earthtimes (press release)
(theCSRfeed/3BLMedia) Winterpark, FL - June 30th, 2010 ? Green Awakening Coffee, an inclusive and socially responsible, fair trade, organic coffee companyANACAFE launches the VII Competition of coffee cupping - Latino Business Review
06.30.10 12pm |
Latino Business Review
The National Coffee Association of Guatemala (ANACAFE) held its seventh edition of the World Competition Coffee Cupping (WCTC) and the World BaristaIntelligentsia's world champion barista could be serving at Lakeview cafe - Chicago Tribune (blog)
06.29.10 5pm |
Chicago Tribune (blog)
Last Friday in London, Intelligentsia Coffee barista, Michael Phillips, took first place in the 2010 World Barista Championships.Indicative coffee prices on the cards - The Citizen Daily
06.28.10 3pm |
The Citizen Daily
In addition, he said TCB would continue to market Tanzania's coffee at international fairs such as the one organised by the Specialty Coffee Association ofIntelligentsia Coffee barista wins world championship - Chicago Tribune (blog)
06.28.10 1pm |
Chicago Tribune (blog)
A barista representing Chicago's Intelligentsia Coffee took first place at the 2010 World Barista Championships in London last Friday.Too Much Caffeine For Coffee Traders? - Daily Markets
06.25.10 10am |
Daily Markets
This lack of origin selling ? especially out of Vietnam ? has caused exchange warehouse stockpiles to decline, triggering concerns of a possible shortPoor Harvests Push Coffee to 12-Year High - Wall Street Journal
06.24.10 5pm |
Wall Street Journal
Sales of beans sold directly from coffee growers, who are referred to as "origin" sellers in market parlance, were expected to pressure prices with theSOFTS-London cocoa touches 32-yr high, arabicas 12-yr peak - Forexyard
06.24.10 11am |