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Inside Coffee & Cocoa International, July 2010...
- Training initiatives help farmers increase yields and enhance quality
- Coffee research initiative will be led by specialty industry
- Report says Venezuelan production in a spiral of decline
- Kakaoverein chairman has harsh words for speculators
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IWCA ACCELERATES MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT EFFORT
The IWCA board has voted to accelerate a fundraising and donor campaign to raise money for social development programmes to bring the coffee industry closer to meeting UN Development goals. |
NESTLE INVESTS CHF 500 MILLION IN COFFEE PROJECTS
Nestle has launched a new initiative, the 'Nescafe Plan,' bringing under one umbrella its commitments on coffee farming, production and consumption. |
GRANT RATTRAY TO BE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CUP OF EXCELLENCE
The Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE) is expanding its management team and has appointed Grant Rattray as Managing Director. |
YOUNG COFFEE DRINKERS "NOT SATISFIED WITH INSTANT"
Younger people are more likely to choose alternatives such as a cappuccino (43 per cent), a latte (39 per cent) and an Americano (22 per cent). |
VIA READY BREW HITS USD100 MILLION MARK
Approximately 10 months after its debut, Starbucks reports that VIA Ready Brew has achieved US$100 million in global sales. |
COFFEE PRICES COULD HIT US$2 SAY ANALYSTS
Coffee prices jumped to a 12-year high at the end of July as inventories fell for the 20th straight month, and could rise even further it is claimed. |
CUP OF EXCELLENCE PRICES REFLECT GROWING DEMAND
The combined prices of the four 2010 Central American Cup of Excellence auctions indicate that global demand for award winning coffee "continues to grow rapidly". |
VM GROUP REITERATES POSITION ON DEFICIT
VM Group says its estimate for cocoa supply-demand in the 2009-2010 period is a deficit of 88,000 tonnes. |
PRICES CONSOLIDATE AFTER ARMAJARO INTERVENTION
Macquarie Bank reports that futures prices have consolidated and fallen in New York and London. |
NEW YORK FUTURES FALL ON STRONGER DOLLAR
Macquarie Bank reports that a stronger Dollar and selling pressure from the Brazilian harvest recently pushed New York futures to below 160c/lb. |
NEW RESEARCH CONFIRMS LINK BETWEEN FLAVANOLS AND BLOOD PRESSURE
New research undertaken seems to confirm that consuming high concentrations of flavanols lowers blood pressure, improves the health of blood vessels... |
TULLY'S COFFEE APPOINTS PENNINGTON AS CHAIRMAN
Tully's Coffee, the well known specialty coffee retailer in the US, has appointed current company President and CEO Carl W Pennington to the post of Chairman of the Board. |
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