Organic Coffee is ‘Hot’ Topic at Specialty Coffee Association of America Conference
Speakers from Equator Estate Coffees & Teas, Green Mountain Coffee, and S&D Coffees will discuss the increasing availability of high quality organic coffee on menus from drive-ins to fine dining establishments, while coffee sustainability expert Daniele Giovannucci will present the latest organic coffee market trends data.
North American Organic-Coffee Demand Rose in 2009, Analyst Says
The $1.4 billion organic-coffee market expanded by 4.1 percent this past year and an average 21 percent annually for the past five years, compared with estimated 1 percent growth in the “conventional coffee industry,” Giovannucci said…
A United Voice
The fourth Terra Madre gathering of food communities came to a close with more than 6,000 participants filling a stadium in Turin to hear a panel of distinguished speakers present the sustainability and food policies drafted during the preceding four days of meetings.
Organic Coffee Sales Soar Above Competition
At the fifth annual coffee-tasting event hosted in New York, NY by the Organic Coffee Collaboration, a market study was released showing that organic coffee sales have taken off in recent years—big time, and in spite of the trend for coffee in general.
The Daily Cup Becoming an Expensive Habit
The price of coffee beans is at a historic high, as droughts and heavy rain in the world’s leading coffee-producing regions limit supply, while a rowing taste for coffee over tea in Asia fuels demand.
Coffee Made Happy
COSA’s collaboration with Mondelez, the world’s second largest coffee company, is a major contribution to building the world’s largest database of coffee farm sustainability metrics.
The innovative work builds on earlier collaboration between the two organizations to design a S.M.A.R.T information architecture to better assess and increase the impact of sustainability sourcing programs on farmers and their communities.
Conservation International (CI) announced today the launch of the Sustainable Coffee Challenge a call to action to make coffee the first sustainable agricultural product in the world – alongside a coalition of partner organizations including Starbucks, the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) and COSA.
Pierre Courtemanche, GeoTraceability CEO and Daniele Giovannucci, Co-founder and CEO, COSA are pleased to announce they have signed an Alliance Agreement enabling the organisations to work together to identify concrete opportunities to augment the value they can offer in collecting, processing and analysing data.
Textile Exchange Builds on Success with Organic Cotton Sustainability Assessment
Textile Exchange (TE) announces the release of The Organic Cotton Sustainability Assessment Tool (OC-SAT) – an online tool that measures the environmental, economic and social aspects of organic cotton production.