Coffee

Brazil 2018/19 Coffee Output, Yield At 'Record Highs'

Brazil's coffee harvest will rise to a record 60.2 million 60kg bags in the 2018/19 crop year – up 18% year on year – as the world's bigge...

Italian Coffee Producers End 2017 On Positive Note

Leading Italian coffee producers Lavazza, Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group and illycaffé have all reported positive results from 2017. Turin-based...

Brazilian Coffee State Boosts Irrigation, Adds Crops After Drought

Espírito Santo state, Brazil's leading robusta coffee producer, has improved its irrigation systems and farmers have added new crops such as black p...

Nestlé To Pay Starbucks $7bn In Global Coffee Alliance

Swiss-based food giant Nestlé will pay Starbucks $7.15 billion in cash for the rights to sell the US coffee chain's products around the world, tying...

Portugal's Coffee Market Boosted By Capsule Growth

The coffee market in Portugal grew by 3.1% in 2017, compared to the previous year, to be valued at €500 million. The figures come from a sector stu...

Lavazza ‘Turned Down JAB And Nestlé’ To Maintain Independence

Italian coffee maker Lavazza is determined to stay independent, one of its family owners said on Thursday, revealing the firm had rejected bid approaches f...

Italian Coffee Sales Down In 2017, But Capsules Buck The Trend

Roasted coffee sales in the Italian retail channel were worth €1.19 billion in 2017, down by 0.6% in value and by 4.3% in volume compared to the previ...